Tag: school year
Macedonia 31.08.23 | 13:57

The school year starts tomorrow, a spring break is introduced for the first time

The next academic year will start on September 1 and will end on June 17th next year, the Minister of Education Jeton Shaqiri confirmed on Thursday. He explained that for the first time in Macedonian history, the elementary and high school students will have a spring break, from April 29 to May 5. It...
Macedonia 06.07.23 | 20:35

Three options for the start of the next school year

Education Minister Yeton Shaqiri announced that in 10 days the Ministry will decide if the school year is going to start on the 1st of September. Shaqiri stated that in a week the Commission of human resources will give three suggestions for when the school year should start and when will it end. The...
Macedonia 11.08.22 | 12:43

School year to start on September 1, every next year to start on September 10

Elementary and high school students in the country return to school this year on September 1, although there was an idea to start the school year 10 days later, that is, on September 12, Minister of Education and Science Jeton Shaqiri confirmed for Meta.mk. He announces that this new practice is set...
Macedonia 31.01.22 | 20:21

High-school students welcome the start of in-person classes

The Association of high-school students welcomed the decision to have the school year resume with in-person classes. School starts tomorrow, after the winter break, that began with New Year, was extended by 10 days. Citing quality of education, the Association asks that school is held either in-person,...
Macedonia 01.09.21 | 11:31

I am convinced that children already know why they wear face masks, says Zaev on start of school year

I am convinced that the children already know why they wear face masks and why they will hang out maintaining distance, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said in a video address on Wednesday, wishing a successful school year to all students and teachers. Everyone in favor of students’ healthy psychosocial...
Macedonia 31.08.21 | 13:19

Kicevo Crisis Headquarters requests start of school year be postponed

Following closely the surge in new Covid-19 cases in the Kicevo region, the Kicevo Crisis Headquarters headed by Kicevo Mayor Fatmir Dehari has requested the Infectious Diseases Commission postpone the start of the 2021-22 school year or introduce online instruction for Kicevo elementary and high schools. Kicevo...
Macedonia 31.08.21 | 09:31

School year starts Wednesday, Carovska assures that health protocols are well established and clear

Both elementary schools and high schools are ready to implement the Plan and Protocols for in-person classes starting September 1. This is nothing new, given that last year about 40 percent of the total number of students attended in-person classes and fortunately we had no virus transmission in schools,...
Macedonia 31.08.21 | 09:04

Struga requests postponement of the school year, several schools in Bitola demand that classes are held online

The Municipality of Struga requested the Government, the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Health and the Commission for Infectious Diseases to postpone the start of the school year in the Municipality of Struga. After Monday’s meeting, the Municipality of Struga informed on Facebook...
Macedonia 30.08.21 | 14:49

Fear that classrooms could become hotbeds of virus transmission fuels debate ahead of start of school year

Two days before the start of the school year with in-person learning for primary and secondary school students, parents and high school principals demand more precise explanations about the implementation of certain obligations from the protocols. Fear that classrooms could become hotbeds of virus transmission...
Macedonia 18.08.21 | 10:13

10 days before the beginning of the school year, Carovska doesn’t say how classes will take place

Carovska without a compass, 10 days before the beginning of the school year does not inform the citizens how the classes will take place, VMRO-DPMNE said in a press release on Wednesday. Carovska is still thinking about a “scenario”, ie the model for conducting teaching from three possible...
Macedonia 12.08.21 | 10:20

Two weeks before the start, Carovska doesn’t know how the school year will take place

Two weeks before the beginning of the school year, and Carovska still has no concept of how the school year will take place, said VMRO-DPMNE. This lost government is again unprepared and without an idea how to conduct the school year. Students, parents and teachers only 15 days before the start of the...
Macedonia 11.08.21 | 16:24

School year to start on September 1, in-person learning depends on Infectious Diseases Commission

Parents sending kids back to school on September 1 can expect one of three scenarios to play out, education authorities said Wednesday. According to the Ministry of Education’s playbook, the best case scenario is for students to attend classes in person, but what may also happen is for some students...
Macedonia 06.07.21 | 12:23

Filipce: Start of school year will depend on several factors

Health Minister Venko Filipce said Tuesday that now it is too early to say whether there the start of the new school year will be postponed. The start of the school year, as he said, will depend on several factors, and will mostly depend on the epidemiological situation in the country. In any case, the...
Macedonia 10.06.21 | 09:07

School year ends, instruction approach as of September yet to be decided

Thursday marks the final day of school year 2020/2021 in all primary and secondary schools. According to the amended Calendar for organizing the work of the schools (primary and secondary), the beginning of the school year was postponed for October 1, and the number of school days was reduced from 180...
Macedonia 02.10.20 | 11:36

New school year with 21 teaching days less, says Education Ministry

Instead of 180, students in primary education in the new school year will attend classes for 159 days. The Ministry of Education and Science has adopted changes in the calendar for organization and work of primary schools in the school year 2020/2021, according to which there will be 21 teaching days...
Macedonia 01.10.20 | 12:14

Zaev calls for solidarity from companies and citizens for every child to have a computer

In-person classes began Thursday in more than 600 primary and secondary schools across the country in line will health protocols. In most schools, students up to the third grade attend in-person classes, while those in higher grades will follow classes online. How did the first day of school go? On...
Macedonia 01.10.20 | 10:32

Delayed 2020/2021 school year starts

The 2020/2021 school year starts Thursday with a delay, amid growing uncertainties due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The school year starts with 270,000 high school and elementary school students, among whom 19 thousand are first graders – some will attend school in-person, and most will attend online...
Macedonia 30.09.20 | 10:00

Parents ask: Are children able to go to school, return home, eat alone and wait for their parents until 17h

A group of parents sent reactions to our newsroom because they are helpless regarding the beginning of the school year for children up to 10 years old, regardless of whether the learning will take place online or in person. They have several questions for the authorities: 1. Do the authorities consider...
Macedonia 24.09.20 | 17:22

SONK: If teachers do not have adequate working conditions, school year will not start on October 1

A large part of the schools have not provided technical means for attending online classes, shows the analysis made by the Trade Union for Education and Science-SONK, but the competent ministry says that all necessary preparations are being made for a successful start of the school year from October...
Macedonia 14.08.20 | 22:59

Naumovska: We expect delayed start of school year

Deputy Minister of Education and Science Elizabeta Naumovska says they expect a delayed start of the school year because of legislative changes to ensure shorten classes and online instruction. If we start the school year on September 1, the law stipulates that classes in elementary and secondary schools...
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