PANJIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said that schools will reopen as per the dates announced by the Education Department. He was speaking to told reporters at Mantralaya, at Porvorim.
The Directorate of Education has announced that from the academic year 2025-26, the new academic session for Class 6 to 10 and Grade 12 will commence from 1st April in all government, government-aided, and unaided recognised schools across the state.
In a circular, Director of Education Shailesh Sinai Zingde has stated that classes for these grades will be conducted in April until 11:30 am.
Students will then have their summer vacation from May 1 to June 3, with schools resuming regular timings from June 4, 2025.
However, this is being opposed by many parents across the state. Recently, accusing the Goa government of imposing the Centre’s ‘diktats’ on them, the aggrieved parents protested at Directorate of Education, Porvorim, demanding that the decision to reopen the schools from April 1, 2025, be withdrawn immediately.
Some of the parents have filed a writ petition in the High Court of Bombay at Goa, challenging the decision of the Education Department stating there was no proper consultative process involving the stakeholders and no debate before implementing the new academic year.
The High Court of Bombay at Goa issued notices to the Union Ministry of Education and Goa government in connection with a writ petition filed by a group of parents challenging the commencement of the Academic Year 2025-26 from April 1 for grade 6 to 10, instead of the first week of June.