Ministry of Education had decided to start the Academic Year in the month of August every year.

The announcement was made by the Education Minister, Dr. Aishath Ali at a Ministry press conference this morning at the President's Office.

Currently, schools open in January and the Academic Year closes in December.

Speaking at the online press conference, the Education Minister said that the decision to start the academic year in August is going to increase the opportunities for the students as many of the developed nations have their academic year starting in August, in the middle of the year.

Dr. Aishath Ali said that the current administration aims to teach students work and it is a focus of the government that can be addressed through this decision.

The Education Ministry also announced that with the academic year starting in August, the O' Level and A' Level examination are now going to be held in May/June.