Half day schools 2022- 23

 Half day schools 2022- 23 

*PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMISSIONER OF* *SCHOOL EDUCATION*

*ANDHRA PRADESH*, AMARAVATI*

*Present: S Suresh Kumar, I.A.S*

Procg.Rc.No. ESE02-30027/2/2023-A&I dated: 01/04/2023

Sub:School Education – School Academic Calendar 2022-23 – Half Day

Schools W.E.F 03.04.2023 in all Management Schools in the State

During the Academic Year 2022-23 – Orders – Issued - Reg

Ref: 1.School academic calendar 2022-

2. The weather report received from the Disaster management 

Department of AP

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In pursuant to the instructions issued in the reference 1st read

above, and keeping in view of the weather report released by the Disaster

management Department, it is hereby decided to declare Half-a-day

schools for classes I to IX from 7.45 am to 12.30 pm from 03-4-

2023 up to last working day i.e., 30-4-2023 in all Management Schools

including Government, Zilla Parishad, Municipal, Aided, Private Recognized

unaided schools in the State.

Further, in the schools where there are SSC examination centers

( 3349 centers in the entire state), there shall not be any classes on the

days of examination (Six days in total). These schools shall conduct

compensatory classes for six days on the available public holidays during

the period from 03.04.23 to 30.04.23. The compensatory classes also will

follow half day schedule as prescribed in para.1 above.

Therefore, all the Regional Joint Directors of School Education and

District Educational Ofcers in the State are requested to issue necessary

instructions to all Field Ofcers / Headmasters of all Management Schools

including Pvt. un-aided Schools to run Half-a-day Schools w.e.f. 03-04-

2023 without fail, as elaborated above.

Further, they are requested to issue the following instructions to all

Field Ofcers and Headmasters of all Management Schools, while running

half-a-day schools in the State.

• Strictly implement the half-a-day school timings as per School 

academic calendar.

• 2

nd Saturday in the month of April should be counted as working 

day.

• Adequate drinking water should be provided in all schools with the

support of Gram Panchayat & RWS Department wherever and

whenever required.

• Classes shall not be conducted in the open areas / under the trees

etc., under any circumstances.

• Keep handy some Oral Re-hydration Solution (ORS) sachets in every

school for use of Students, in coordination with the Medical & Health

Department for use in case if any child is afected by Sun/Heat

Stroke

• Provide buttermilk during Mid Day Meals in coordination with local

community / Voluntary organizations.

• Mid-day-meals should be prepared and supplied to the students at

the end of school hours and then send students to their homes. 

• Monitor the above measures closely with the Head Masters,

Inspecting Ofcers and other ofcials and see that all precautions

are taken to avoid any hardship to the Students / Teachers.

The above instructions shall not afect the schedule already 

issued for the SA-2 exams scheduled for class 1 to 9.

These instructions should be followed scrupulously.

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*Commissioner of School Education*