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Provincial government extends school closure in KP until May 31, cancels all exams

March 31, 2020

PESHAWAR: KP government has extended school closure until May 31. The provincial government cancelled all upcoming school examinations as well.

This was announced by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Elementary and Secondary Education Department (KP-ESED) in a notification. It added that the duration of this closure will be considered as summer vacations.

The notification added that board examinations or any other internal examination or assessment, scheduled in the private schools and academies, shall also stand postponed until May 31.

Following the directives of the K-PESED, the K-P Private Schools Regulatory Authority (KP-PSRA) issued a separate notification which said that all private schools and tuition academies will also remain closed until May 31.