After noting that the schools’ academic year is clashing with the government’s financial year, it has been proposed that the schools’ first term to start in September . This is because schools have experienced difficulty in running smoothly due to lack of funds. Mostly, the funds are released to the schools towards the end of the term, which is an inconvenience. In the proposed system, schools’ first term will commence in September and end in November, Second term will start in January end in March, Then third term from May to July.
Therefore, according to the proposal, it is convenient for first term to start in September, after the parliament has passed the budget and funds released by the Treasury for the public schools. If the recommendation is passed, both the primary and secondary schools are expected to adopt this system like the public universities. Although it is unclear whether private primary and secondary institutions are expected to adopt this system as well.
The proposed system is acceptable because in the current one; students who are not sitting for the national examinations are mostly expected to leave school until the examination period is over. In the suggested system, however, students will go for their holiday except for the candidates who will sit for their examinations during this period. The system will therefore, provide smooth running of schools and lack of funds for a new academic year will be long gone affair. What is your opinion on this?
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