Grade 1-4, 6-7 students to be promoted without exams in fed govt schools

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Good news for the students of federal government educational institutions as the students of grade one to four and six to seven will be promoted without exams.

The decision came after the NCOC gave the approval for in-person classes, after seeing a decline in the coronavirus cases of the federal capital.

The government has decided to promote students of government schools of federal capital studying in grade I to IV, VI and VII without exams. While, the students of grade V and VIII will have to sit exams.

Last year, all students from grade one to eight had to sit exams.

It also pertinent to mention here that schools across Punjab will reopen from June 7 (tomorrow), the provincial education department announced. The schools are already conducting classes for grades 9-10.

Educational institutes will be allowed to call 50% students to attend classes on alternate days, the education department said in a statement. No student should be allowed to attend classes for two consecutive days.

Educational institutions across Pakistan were to reopen May 24, but the government decided to keep them closed till June 7 in the districts where the coronavirus positivity rate was above 5 per cent.