Archive · 11 Aug 2025
Punjab Extends School Summer Holidays Due to Heat
In Pakistan's Punjab province, schools will stay closed longer for summer.
The government decided to keep schools shut until the end of August because it's very hot.
This is the second time the school calendar has changed this summer.
If schools open early, they could be punished.
Some school leaders are upset, saying it's not fair because they still have to pay bills even when school is closed.
They also say students' learning will be hurt.
Meanwhile, schools in other parts of the country have already gone back to classes.
Punjab extends school summer holidays to August 31 due to extreme heat.
Rawalpindi Education Authority warns private schools against early reopening.
Complaint cells are set up to report schools violating the extended holiday.
The extension is the second change to the academic calendar this summer.
Private school associations express strong disapproval of the extension.
- Who
- Punjab government, school authorities, and private school associations.
- What
- Punjab has extended summer school holidays.
- When
- Holidays extended until August 31st.
- Where
- Punjab province, Pakistan.
- Why
- Due to extreme heat and adverse weather conditions.
- Holiday Extension End Date
- August 31
- Reopening Date
- September 1
- Region Affected
- Punjab, Pakistan
- Authority Warning
- Rawalpindi Education Authority