88 schools affected by earthquake in Aleppo
ALEPPO, Syria (North Press) – Eighty-eight schools in the city of Aleppo and its countryside need various types of maintenance works, the Directorate of Education in Aleppo said on Monday after completing 70 percent of inspections of schools in the province.
About 1,300 schools are ready to resume the educational process in the city and the countryside, a source from the Directorate of Education in Aleppo told North Press.
The Directorate of Education in Aleppo said on February 18 that it had suspended classes in 80 schools due to damage sustained by the earthquake, while some shifted to serving as shelters for earthquake victims.
After the earthquake, the directorate divided schooling into two shifts, a morning shift for girls and an evening shift for boys.
At dawn on February 6, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and Syria, killing more than 50,000 individuals. It also caused the destruction of thousands of buildings, leaving many homeless.
According to the same source, there are ministerial instructions to prepare a plan to complete the exams of the Basic Education Certificate (a degree awarded after ninth grade) and baccalaureate (the high school degree) within ten days.
On Sunday, the Syrian Minister of Education, Darem Tabbaa, told local media outlets that the Basic Education Certificate and baccalaureate’s exams will start on June 10 or 11.
The exams for the two certificates will be on the same day, as ninth grade exams will be at 8:30 or 9:00 am, while the baccalaureate exams will begin at 11:30 am, the minister indicated.