Lagos approves harmonised 2014/2015 academic year calendar

The Lagos State Government has approved a revised and harmonised schools’ calendar for the 2014/2015 Academic Session for all public and private schools in the state, the state Commissioner for Education, Olayinka Oladunjoye, has disclosed.
Oladunjoye, who disclosed this on Thursday in Lagos, urged all private schools’ operators of both primary and secondary schools in the state to adhere strictly to the new schools’ calendar and the subsequent ones.
She pointed however out that schools affiliated with embassies, missions and those who usually present candidates for international examinations have been given a window of flexibility of one week before and after the official resumption date.
She said: “Private schools should adhere strictly with the 2014/2015 Academic Year Calendar and subsequent ones in the opening, resumption and mid-term dates.
“However, schools affiliated with Embassies, Missions as well as those presenting candidates for international examinations may be given a window of flexibility of one week before and after official resumption or closing dates but they must comply with the mid-term dates.”
The Commissioner stressed that it is important and compulsory for all schools in the state to complete the 38 to 39 weeks of academic contact period with the student in order to adequately cover their schools’ curriculum as it is done in other parts of the world.
Oladunjoye said: “It is mandatory for all Schools to complete the 38 to 39 weeks of academic contact periods where the curriculum is well covered by schools as seen in other developed countries.
“Regular monitoring visits will be made to private schools while sanctions will be given to schools that do not comply with the Academic Year Calendar.”
According to the approved 2014/2015 Academic Year Calendar, students and pupils are expected to resume for the first term academic session on September 15, 2014, have the mid-term break on November 30 and 31, 2014, and end the term on December 12, 2014, while vacation will be between December 15, 2014 and January 2, 2015.
Academic activities for the second term will commence on January 5, 2015 and ends on April 3, 2015.
Mid-term break will be on February 19 and 20, 2015.
Mock examinations for SS III students will be held between February 24 March 6, 2015, while end of term Unified Examinations will be held from March 24 through April 3, 2015.
The approved 2014/2015 Academic Year Calendar indicates that academic activities for the 3rd term will begin on April 20, 2015 and end on July 17, 2015, with Junior School Certificate Examination taking place from June 16 through June 29, 2015.
Mid-term break will be observed on June 4 and 5, 2015.
The End of Session Unified Examination will take place between July 7 and 17, 2015, while the resumption date for the 2015/2016 academic session will be September 15, 2015.