All Pakistan Private Schools Federation (APPSF) has issued a notification announcing that summer vacation holidays for private schools under APPSF will start from 15th June and will continue till 14th August, 2023.
The notification was signed by presidents & secretaries of APPSF from all regions including Balochistan, Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Federal territory of Islamabad.
The announcement regarding summer vacations from mid-June to mid-August differs from the announcement of different provincial governments regarding summer vacations.
Notification by Sindh government through Sindh Education Department declared summer holidays to be starting from 1st June and will continue till 31st July. This announcement was made by Education Secretary but it was based on the decision of steering committee for educational institutes.
The notification of Sindh Government will be applicable for all educational institutions which are under the administrative control of the School Education and Literacy Department Government of Sindh. It not only includes government schools and colleges but also private schools in the province, which are mostly located in the biggest city of the province, i.e. Karachi.
Similarly, Punjab provincial government announced that schools will observe summer holidays from 6th June to 20th August. Private Schools Association President Kashif Mirza criticized the announcement by Punjab government as he said examinations have been scheduled till June 15 which means holidays can’t be observed from 6 June.
Conflict between government and private school association isn’t something new, differences arise each year during announcement of holidays for summer and winter, reflecting that no coherent process for final verdict has been decided. No notification has been issued by Balochistan Government or Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial government. But it is expected that date for summer holidays will be announced in few days. It is expected that like other provinces vacations will from the start or mid of June and will continue till mid-August.