UAE: School principals urge CBSE to hold board exams
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Robust vaccination drive, stringent protocols make UAE a safe place for exams to be held physically, school heads say.
As vaccination is open to students above 16 in the UAE, board exams can be easily held here, Indian school principals reiterated.
India’s Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) last week postponed class XII exams for both boards.
Heads of Indian schools in the UAE are urging CBSE to conduct exams here, claiming that the Gulf countries and especially the UAE, has dealt with the coronavirus pandemic quite well.
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COVID-19: Sharjah students all set for onsite classes
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Covid-19: Sharjah students all set for onsite classes
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Schools’ employees are actively seeking to get fully vaccinated and continue to remain compliant with the guidelines.
As on-campus learning resumes in Sharjah’s private schools today, parents are relieved that students have been required to present negative PCR test results to attend classes. Older pupils opting for face-to-face lessons are either taking the jab or booking appointments for their Covid tests.
Last week, the emirate’s education authorities have announced that a student above 12 years of age needs to undergo a PCR test no more than 72 hours prior to attending in-class lessons.
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Negative PCR test report a must to attend schools, the SPEA says
Private school pupils in Sharjah are gearing up to return to campus from coming Sunday (April 11).
However, pupils need negative PCR test results to attend classes. Pupils opting for in-class lessons in higher grades are either taking the Covid-19 jab or booking appointments for PCR tests.
Principals have announced that pupils aged above 12 years need to attend in-class lessons.
A pupil, who is above 12 years of age, needs to undergo a PCR test no more than 72 hours prior to attending in-class lessons on April 11.