Himachal changes vacation schedule for Government Schools

Shimla: Faced with varied climatic zones that range from minus 30 degree Celsius temperatures in winter in places like Lahaul and Spiti to sizzling summer temperatures of over 40 degree Celsius in Una district, the Himachal Pradesh education department has come out with a new vacation schedule for government schools that will come into force from the 2014-15 academic session.

In all there are to be a total of 52 vacation days in an academic year for both winter and summer closing schools except Kinnaur, Pangi and Bharmour, where schools will remain closed for 62 days.

This new schedule of vacations has been divided into three phases i.e. winter break, monsoon break and festive break.himachal school

For winter closing schools new academic session will start from March 1st and will end on February 28. For these schools, other than those located in Kullu and Lahaul Spiti. winter break will remain from 1st January to 5th February, the festive break of 6-days will start two days before Diwali and monsoon break of 10 days will be from 21st 30th July.

For summer closing schools other than Kullu and Lahaul Spiti winter break will be form 7th Jan to 16th Jan, festive break of 6 days will be during Diwali and monsoon break will be from 25th June to 30th July for 36 days.

In Kullu district schools will remain closed from 1st Jan to 24th Jan in winters and 22nd July to 10th August during monsoon and 6 days during Dussehra.

In Lahual and Spiti schools will remain closed during summer from 17th July to 27th August and festive break of 10 days will start from one day before Dusshera onwards. No winter break for Lahual and Spiti.

Schools of Kinnaur, Pangi and Bharmour will remain closed during winter from 1st Jan to 26th Feb and monsoon break of 5 days will start from the first Monday of August.  These three places won’t have any festival break.

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3 Comments

  1. says: कमल किशौर

    सर/मैडम,मैं शिक्षा विभाग में शिक्षक के रूप में कार्य करता हुं। मैं 22जनवरी 2007 को winter closing school से transfer होकर summer closing school में आया । जनवरी में विन्टर क्लोसिंग में vacation था तो मुझे समर क्लोसिंग स्कूल में मानसुन ब्रेक के दौरान 22दिन deputy director office में देनी पड़ी। मैं जानना चाहता हुं कि अगर education session 1st march TO 28feb.तक है तो मेरी2006-07और2007-08 क्यों कम की?मुझे क्या करना चाहिये?

  2. says: ishant

    I am employee of jw marriott chd. i have done 4 year hotel management and MBA in operation management. I want to join edu. as a vocational trainer. can I?
    if I can then how to I apply for tourism and hotel trainer job.

  3. says: Dr. RP Kaushal

    Rescheduling of vacations particularly in summer closing schools does not coincide with the purpose these vacations are given. The vacations finish but vigorous rainy season remain continue. As a consequent of it many students who are to reach schools by crossing some types of water hurdle face troubles which many a times end in the sacrifice of life of the pupils. Parents keep on waiting their offspring’s at home. But their wait ends with reception of dead body of their wards.
    My opinion and suggestion is that rainy season-break must cover the whole rainy season and not merely of counting the days of vacations. It must be w.e.f. 1st July to 31st August. This was pattern in the past and was very satisfactory and scientific.
    Innocent pupils who died due to heavy rains, are not meant to meet such catastrophe. This simply can be concluded due to unmindful change in the vacation schedule and not giving and serious thought and anticipating the consequences. Please rethink and prepare a schedule which is least harmful and most acceptable.

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