By Jejje Muhinde;
Day schools in Kigali, the capital city, will close for six days to ease traffic flow during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) slated for next week.
The announcement was made on Monday, June 13, by Gaspard Twagirayezu, the Minister of State in charge of Primary and Secondary Education.
“In order to ease traffic flow in the City of Kigali during CHOGM, and to avoid disruption to the movement of day scholars and their teachers, the Ministry of Education would like to inform parents and students… all-day schools in Kigali will be closed from 20th to 26th June 2022,” said Mr. Gaspard Twagirayezu, Minister of State in charge of Primary and Secondary Education in a statement issued on Monday.
Additionally, the Ministry noted that day students living in Kigali are encouraged to revise or engage in self/distance learning at home while boarding students will remain in their respective schools.
“End of 3rd term exams for students who follow the national curriculum will begin on 27th June 2022 countrywide. A detailed timetable will be provided by the National Examination and School Inspection Authority (NESA).
