Kuwait government to end 2019-2020 public school year

The cabinet of ministers is set to decide during their meeting this week on ending the 2019-2020 school year as per the recommendations of the Minister of Education, Dr. Saud Al Harbi.

The government suspended all public schools on March 12 and extended the suspension until August 4. The 2020-2021 school year for public schools was scheduled to begin on December 1 as the government did not approve e-learning in replacement.

Dr. Duna Al Mashaan, an educational consultant K-12, “The government has set up an e-learning platform but students have been complaining that they cannot access it.”

Al Harbi will be proposing that the school year for public schools ends for kindergarten students up until 11th grade students. As for 12th graders, they are to continue e-learning and the ministers will decide on how and when they will complete their final examinations.

As for the reopening of schools, Al Harbi’s report proposes that the 2020-2021 school year begins between October 4 and 11. If the COVID-19 situation does not settle, then classes will be online.