Jordan | School and university students working hours according to the decision to install summer time

Written By رنا السيلاوي on 2022/10/05

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

Weather of Arabia - The Council of Ministers directed the Ministries of Education and Higher Education and Scientific Research to adjust their working hours in proportion to the dates of sunrise, after installing summer time throughout the year; And to ensure that they go out to their schools and universities at appropriate times.

The Minister of Education, Higher Education and Scientific Research, Wajeeh Aweys, decided the following:

  1. School students schedule 8:15 a.m
  2. The first class starts at 8:30 am
  3. All schools will open their doors to receive students at 7:45 am; This is to allow parents, especially employees, to deliver their children to schools before the start of the working hours of ministries and public institutions, which start at 8:30 in the morning.

Read also: A government decision to install daylight saving time in Jordan throughout the year

As for the 882 schools in which the two-shift system is applied, the daily study ends before sunset.

With regard to university students, it is left to the university administrations to determine what they see fit, taking into account the requirements of the public interest, bearing in mind that universities start mainly after eight o'clock in the morning.

According to the decision, working hours, times and periods of school classes will start from Sunday, October 30, and continue until April 2, 2023.

More: What is daylight saving time and how did it start in the world?

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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