Abu Dhabi schools will resume in-person classes from Monday.
All year groups will resume in-person learning at Abu Dhabi schools on Monday.
Further Covid-19 restrictions will also be lifted in Dubai.
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Only pupils whose parents opt for them to continue distance learning will remain off campus for the rest of the first term of the academic year and this comes after all schools in the capital reverted to online education at the start of January as a precautionary measure amid a surge in COVID-19 infections.
On Friday, Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority – which administers private education in the emirate – announced that schools there could resume extracurricular activities from Monday and were earlier suspended since the start of term.
“Thanks to the support and co-operation of parents, educators and [pupils], PE lessons, gatherings, trips and extracurricular activities can resume from Jan 31. Canteens and eating areas can reopen. This applies to all private schools, early childhood centres and universities in Dubai.”
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Authorities announced a phased return of pupils at all government-run schools nationwide and private schools in Abu Dhabi would take place on January 24 and 31.
Several schools in the UAE require a negative PCR result within 96 hours before students are permitted to return.
