NO SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION FOR BOARD EXAMS

DUBAI — School transportation has been suspended for Grade 10 and 12 students attempting the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) examinations, IGCSE, and state board exams; said the UAE Ministry of Education (MoE). Furthermore, full-time medical staff, including a doctor and a nurse, must be present at the examination halls at all time.

“The medical staff must monitor every student, tracking their health, and in case of any student experiencing any symptoms, they should immediately be sent home,” said the ministry. Students are not allowed to have direct contact with other students.

The ministry issued a joint circular with the Department of Education and Knowledge, Abu Dhabi (Adek), Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), and the Sharjah Private Education Authority, informing the Indian and Pakistani curriculum schools on the best practices to follow while conducting the examinations.

Calculate average grade for internal exams

As per instructions for Indian curriculum schools, the official end of the academic year is March 8. In case of schools that have cancelled the internal exams for Grades 1- 9 and Grade 11, the ministry said: “Schools are expected to calculate the average grade for students during the 2019- 2020 academic year.”

For Pakistani curriculum schools, from KG to Grade 8, the end of the academic year is also on March 8. The statement said: “Schools are expected to calculate the average grade for students during 2019-2020 academic year for the subjects that students have not sat exams for.” For Grades 9 to 12, schools must make sure to finish the board exams based on the dates specified by the examination board.