208 Kuching schools, colleges shut after district becomes Covid-19 red zone

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These include primary, secondary, private schools and matriculation colleges. FMTNews Sarawak Kuching Covid19RedZone

The education ministry says all public and private schools and colleges in Kuching will be closed until Nov 13.

PETALING JAYA: The education ministry has announced the closure of 208 public and private schools and colleges in Kuching, Sarawak, after the district became a Covid-19 red zone.A teacher’s training institute under the ministry has also been closed. All the institutions, which include primary, secondary, private schools and matriculation colleges, will be closed for 14 days, from tomorrow to Nov 13. The full list of institutions affected amy be downloaded“Schools and colleges with dormitories will also be closed. Parents or guardians need to bring students who are staying at such schools and colleges home.

“But students who are waiting for their parents to bring them home or those who wish to remain at their dorms during the closure will come under the care of the dorm’s warden,” it said.It also said students sitting for international examinations must get letters from their respective schools. School administrators must ensure that teachers and students continue learning from home with materials downloaded from the ministry’s website, it said.

 

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