The Lagos State Government has ordered all schools below the tertiary level in the State to resume for the First Term on Monday 5th September, 2022.
According to a circular approved by the approved by the Honourable Commissioner for Education Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo, the decision was make to ensure a uniformed academic session in the State.
The circular reads, “All schools below tertiary level in Lagos State are mandated to resume for First Term on Monday 5th September, 2022 as stated in the 2022/2023 Harmonized Academic Calendar as approved by the Honourable Commissioner for Education Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo.”
In the approved school calendar for the year 2022/2023, the first term will end on Friday, December 16, 2022.
In a similar report, the Director-General of the Office of Education Quality Assurance, Abiola Seriki Ayeni on Thursday, July 21, 2022 said the academic calendar for the year 2022/2023 was done to harmonize the calendars of both public and private schools in the state and prioritize harmonized instructional days of learning to ensure that students in the state spend productive learning hours in the classrooms.
He also stressed the need for schools to maintain a minimum of 180 learning days.
