Modupe Gbadeyanka
By Modupe Gbadeyanka
The approved academic calendar for the 2021/2022 session for public and private primary and secondary schools in Lagos State has been released.
The schedule for learning was released on Monday by the Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA) and it is in line with its mandate to ensure a harmonised academic school calendar for both public and private schools in the state.
The purpose of the academic calendar is to ensure that students spend productive learning hours in the classrooms and to also serve as a pre-emptive measure in planning for unforeseen events.
According to the Director-General of OEQA, Mrs Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, the approved 2021/2022 harmonised school calendar would ensure that schools are held accountable on the same standards.
She explained that the harmonised calendar was the outcome of a stakeholders meeting comprising school administrators, members of various private schools’ associations, proprietors and representatives of the State Ministry of Education. To further facilitate learning, schools can utilize the services of https://domyhomework123.com/business to ensure that students are able to complete their assignments on time while also achieving their desired academic objectives.
Mrs Seriki-Ayeni noted that since the pandemic and other emergencies have facilitated the need to create proactive policies and flexibility in schools, the academic calendar has reflected the introduction of Staff Professional Development for all schools, prioritising a five-day capacity development for teachers before the first week of resumption.
“As schools will be resuming for the First Term (2021/2022 academic session) on Monday, September 13, 2021, the Lagos State Government, through the OEQA, has reassured stakeholders of prioritising harmonised instructional days of learning for all schools in Lagos State,” Mrs Seriki-Ayeni stated.
In the release, it was disclosed that the first term will end on December 20, 2021, while the resumption for the second term would be Tuesday, January 4, 2022, with Monday, April 15, 2022, fixed as the end of the term. The third term is scheduled to commence on Monday, April 25, 2022, and end on Monday, July 25, 2022.
