A new academic session calendar has been approved by the Oyo State Government for primary and secondary schools in the state.
The Oyo State Government, on Monday, announced September 21, 2020 as the beginning of the 2020/2021 academic session in a statement by the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Olasunkanmi Olaleye, titled, ‘Oyo govt releases calendar for school resumption’.
The new calendar, which is to guide the resumption of schools and educational activities in the state amid the coronavirus pandemic, had been approved on July 21 at a meeting of the State Executive Council.
According to the statement by the Commissioner, “The first term of the new academic calendar will run between September 21 and December 18, 2020”.
“The second term of the academic session is expected to run from January 11 to April 9, 2021, while the third term will run between May 3 and July 30, 2021.
It added, “The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology enjoins all stakeholders and members of the public to take note of the details of the academic calendar”.