SaudiUpdated November 2

National Curriculum Center details public-school timetable standards

Okaz reported on November 2 that the National Curriculum Center directed public general-education schools for boys and girls to follow the timetable standards in the updated sixth edition of the study-plans guide. In-person learning comprises seven lessons a day: 45 minutes each in primary and intermediate school and 50 minutes in secondary school. Distance learning comprises 11 lessons, with minimum durations of 35 minutes in primary and intermediate and 40 minutes in secondary. In-person lesson counts may be increased within the school day by evenly reducing lesson time. Lessons must remain at least 30 minutes in primary and intermediate and 35 minutes in secondary. Additional lessons are calculated from the time deducted in five-minute increments, capped at 5% of lesson allocations for the relevant subjects, and must fit within the school day without impairing student focus. Distance-learning lessons must be integrated with those counted on in-person days, and weekly totals for each stage must not fall below the guide’s approved totals.

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Coverage started November 2