Mongolian Schools, Kindergartens To Begin Summer Vacation Earlier Due To COVID-19 Surge

Faizan Hashmi Published May 06, 2021 | 02:19 PM

General educational schools and kindergartens across Mongolia will begin summer vacation earlier than usual due to a COVID-19 surge, Mongolia's Ministry of Education and Science announced Thursday

ULAN BATOR, May 6 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 6th May, 2021 ) :-- General educational schools and kindergartens across Mongolia will begin summer vacation earlier than usual due to a COVID-19 surge, Mongolia's Ministry of education and Science announced Thursday.

Kindergarten and Primary school students will be on summer vacation beginning Monday, while secondary and high school students will take their vacation from next Friday, the ministry said in a statement, noting that the start of the new 2021-2022 academic year has been moved forward to mid-August accordingly.

Typically, summer vacation for all general educational schools and kindergartens in the country begins in late May or early June and lasts until the end of August.

TV or online classes have been offered to students of all levels across Mongolia since the country confirmed its first locally transmitted COVID-19 case in November 2020.

As of Thursday, Mongolia has registered a total of 42,464 COVID-19 cases, among which over 33,600 were detected since April this year.