Lagos State Schools Resumption Date 2019/2020 [UPDATED]

COVID-19: Lagos State Public / Private Pre-Primary, Primary and Secondary Schools First [1st], Second (2nd) and Third (3rd) Term Resumption Date for 2019/2020 Academic Session [UPDATED].

Latest Update: Lagos State Will not Hesistate to Shut Down Schools Again if there is a Spike in New COVID-19 Cases.

The Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Lagos State Ministry of Education, Mrs Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, has disclosed that the state government will not hesitate to shut schools if there is a spike in COVID-19 cases after the reopening of schools.

She made this known during a two-day training for school leaders and educators on the sustainable approach to the safe reopening of public and private schools in Lagos State.

She said, “Schools must be willing and ready to close or shut down briefly should there be a case of COVID-19 occurrence in the school premises. It is not enough to reopen but to remain open since some schools all over the world had to shut down after reopening due to a spike in the pandemic.

She urged school leaders to have qualitative safety plans that would help protect students, teachers, and workers when schools reopen in the state.

She also advised schools to have flexible teaching and learning plans where students and teachers who felt sick could teach or learn from home via online platforms.

The Lagos State Government has disclosed that final year students in tertiary institutions in the state will resume first before students on other levels as from Monday September 14th, 2020. 

The Lagos State Government has disclosed that all primary and secondary schools will not resume on September 21st, 2020 as earlier announced.

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo Olu disclosed this at a media briefing on Saturday and also shared the information on their social media accounts.

Tertiary institutions as well as primary and secondary schools have been shut since March after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, this afternoon, he directed all Lagos tertiary Institutions to re-open on September 14th, 2020 while Primary & secondary schools to remain shut till further notice.

Meanwhile, Primary and secondary schools are also tentatively scheduled to re-open from September 21st, 2020.

NB: This decision is not cast in stone and is subject to review.

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LASG ANNOUNCES SCHOOL RESUMPTION DATES FOR ACADEMIC SESSION

The Lagos State Government has announced dates for the resumption of Public and Private Schools after the closure that resulted from the global COVID-19 pandemic a few months ago.

According to a statement issued, today, by the Honourable Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo, the Ministry is adopting a phased approach to the reopening of public schools in Lagos State in order to enable them to meet COVID-19 physical distance rules and safety protocols.

She explained that the present set of JS3 and SS2 students in public schools in the State are to resume classes from Monday, 21st of September, 2020, so as to allow JS3 students who are already in an exit-class to revise and prepare adequately for their forthcoming Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) organised by the Lagos State Examination Board and scheduled to hold between Tuesday, 6th October and Monday, 12th October 2020.

The Commissioner added that the resumption will also afford the present SS2 students the opportunity to prepare effectively for their transition to SS3, as the scheduled dates and venues for their Entrance Examination into Lagos State Model Colleges will soon be announced by the State Examination Board.

Assuring parents that announcements relating to the resumption of other classes will be made as soon as the government is certain of safety, Adefisayo disclosed that the students belonging to the yet-to-resume classes in public schools will continue their lessons on the various distance learning platforms created by the State Government.

Regarding the resumption of Private Primary and Secondary Schools in the State, the Commissioner said they are permitted to resume from Monday, 21st of September, 2020, noting, however, that the State Government strongly implores school owners to institute all necessary safety protocols as well as resume in phases similar to the plans for public schools.

“Phased opening includes strategies for staggered resumption in the mornings, classes on alternate days during the week and teaching through various distance learning methods. Schools must also comply with safety protocols and hygiene guidelines as instructed by the State Government, through the Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA), which will also continue to monitor and evaluate Schools’ preparedness”, Adefisayo said.

She emphasised that pre-primary classes in both public and private schools will remain closed until further announcements are made and reiterated that the pandemic still exists, urging all stakeholders to prioritise the safety of the children, teachers and parents as well as the whole community.