The Ministry of Education announced the school calendar for the next academic year 2019-2020, where the academic year begins on the first of September and ends on July 2, 2020, while the actual days of study «school days» including the days of tests 185 days, compared to 90 days leave Weekly and official and seasonal holidays, while student students shortened the duration of the academic year by reducing vacation days between the classrooms.

In addition, the Ministry of Education announced that the academic staff of the public education schools and the schools applying for the Ministry's curriculum for the next academic year 2019-2020 will start on August 25 and that the students will begin their studies on the first of September. On December 15, 2019, and extended for four weeks, to return to their seats on 12 January 2020, while spring vacation begins the "second semester vacation" on March 29, and students return to their seats at the beginning of the third semester on 12 April until the end of the academic year On the second of July 2020.

Students in their comments on the official account of the Ministry of Education agreed to prefer to return to the two-semester system, including two weeks leave, or to reduce the period of leave between classes to three weeks at most if the Ministry insists on continuing to implement the three-semester system. To shorten the academic year and prevent the repetition of the absence of students at the end of each year, especially in the month of Ramadan.

The parents responded to the Ministry's publication of the new school calendar on its website by calling for a reduction in the period of leave between the classes and only one week between each semester instead of four weeks and two weeks, so that the summer vacation will be three months, noting that their children sat at home during the last school year , And most schools have stopped teaching before exams for at least 15 days.

The commentators criticized the allocation of four weeks to leave the first semester at a time when the weather is moderate, forcing students to study in June at high temperatures, and repeated the request to reduce the duration of class leave to end the school year with the beginning of the month of Ramadan.

Others called for a rethinking of the three-semester system to avoid prolonging the academic year for students and applying a school calendar to encourage them in the educational process, noting the need for a university calendar system that ends in May and avoids the hot summer months.

The account of one of the teachers called for reconsidering the system of the three classes and described it as exhausting for students and teachers. He pointed out that the students are not responding to the warning messages of the repeated absence of their children. They also claim that students are tired of the entire school year. Examinations after Eid increases the percentage of absenteeism.

Al-Jassimi said that the subject of the school calendar is not easy because it also includes private schools. He pointed out that it is necessary to look at it from all angles and in a holistic manner, especially since the society is multi-national and the school calendar must take into account the students and their families. While an account called «Omar Ahmed», the Ministry of Education to announce the achievements of the system of the three seasons, and the percentage of academic success and progress achieved, and the objectives to be achieved from continuing to apply, to respond to repeated complaints from parents, and prevent a split in the field of education between OK and refuse to continue to apply.

«Education» announced the start of the academic body for the academic year next on 25 August.

Integrated educational system

An educational source, who preferred not to be named, pointed out that the three classrooms constitute the integrated educational system, as it is better for the student and the educational process to be distributed vacations throughout the year, so that the summer vacation does not exceed two months, pointing out that the ministry organizes holidays Activities, programs and strengthening programs for students, in addition to training programs and the development of the skills of educational and administrative staff in schools.