Students to report to school at 8am, leave by 3:30pm, Ministry of Education directs
Students to report to school at 8am, leave by 3:30pm, Ministry of Education directs
The Education Cabinet Secretary, Julius Ogamba, has reaffirmed that the official reporting time for learners is 8am, with students expected to depart schools by 3:30 pm.
While appearing before Parliament on August 19, CS Ogamba clarified the aforementioned times, followed by co-curricular activities between 3:30 pm and 4:45 pm.
He noted that these hours apply to all-day public and private institutions, from Monday through Friday, without exception.
“The official operating hours for all day public and private institutions shall be from Monday to Friday as follows a. from 8am to 3.30pm for class hours and 3.30pm to 4.45pm for co-curricular activities,” Ogamba stated.
However, the CS explained that learners can technically arrive earlier, but no school is allowed to demand reporting before 7:15am as per Regulation 84 of the Basic Education Regulations 2015.
Ogamba was keen to stress that 7:15am is simply the earliest permissible reporting time, not a mandatory one, with the 45-minute window before 8am meant purely for learners to settle in ahead of lessons.
“Regulation 84, subsection 2 of the Basic Education Regulations 2015 stipulates that no day institution of basic education and training shall require learners to report earlier than 7.15am,” Ogamba added.
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Despite the directive, which has always been in place, some schools have continued forcing learners to report as early as 5am for remedial classes, an approach school administrators say helps them cover the expansive curriculum before the final term.
Other institutions require students to arrive early for duties like sweeping compounds and cleaning classrooms, while some parents prefer early drop-offs to beat traffic and match their own work schedules.
He also took the platform to address the school unrest that was experienced during the second term of the academic calendar this year, emphasising that the ministry has set adequate resources and plans this time round to counter any possible mishap.
Ogamba also addressed hygiene standards, noting that the Board of Management is required to put in place reasonable measures safeguarding learners’ cleanliness and well-being while within school compounds.
He added that these hygiene obligations extend to learners while outside the institution, particularly when they are travelling on official school business or engaged in school-related activities.
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