ABEOKUTA– In order to avoid a total collapse of the education sector owing to the lockdown associated with the covid-19 pandemic, the Ogun State Government have announced a staggered re-opening of schools across the state
In a press release issued by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Kunle Somorin which was made available to newsmen, it stated that schools will reopen for first term 2020/2021 session on Monday the 21st September, 2020.
It further stated that as part of the efforts to meet the COVID-19 guidelines for school operations, the schools hours will be staggered.
The time re-opening for Primary 1 to primary 3, JSS 1 to JSS 3 would be between the hours of 8:00am to 11:00am, while those in Primary 4 to Primary 6 and SS 1 to SS 3 will have their session from 12noon to 3:00pm respectively.
The statement further reads, “Technical and Vocational will operate their normal school hours of 8.00am to 2.00pm
Early Child Care Development and Education classes i.e 3-5 years of age will not be resuming in public schools until the next phase of schools’ reopening”
“Private schools are also expected to take necessary measures to meet the COVID-19 protocols for physical distancing, among other requirements”
“Tertiary institutions are allowed to commence reopening from 21 September, 2020 as may be determined by their respective Management”
“It should be noted that the government had earlier announced that all students had been given automatic promotion to the next class, including automatic placement for primary 6 students in public primary schools into JSS1 of public secondary schools”
“However, primary 6 students desirous of placement into the State-owned Boarding Schools will sit for the Common Entrance Examination on Saturday, 12 September, 2020”.
“The hitherto JSS3 students who have now been promoted to SS1 will write their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in October, 2020”.
The Statement also stressed that the COVID-19 guidelines earlier issued for reopening of schools are still in effect and must be strictly adhere to.
