First Term & Second Term Holidays for TS Schools 2019-2020

First Term & Second Term Holidays for TS Schools: PROCEEDINGS OF THE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, TELANGANA, Rc.No. 405, SCERT, Telangana, Hyderabad – Implementation of Academic Calendar• Strict implementation of academic calendar and observation of 1st term holidays (Dasara holidays) from below mentioned dates in all the schools under State Government i.e., Government and Private Aided Schools-Orders issued.  

Dussehra vacations were announced for schools in the state in October(13 days). The Director of School Education has suggested to the education department of the districts to take this action. All private schools are also required to implement this and ensure that they do not have to be strictly committed. Schools will resume from October five. Intermediate officials from Dasara holidays to junior colleges in the state.

Short Term Holidays for TS Schools:

Holidays	Dates
Dassara Holidays	28-09-2019 to 13-10-2019 – 16 days
Christmas Holidays for Missionary Schools	22-12-2019 to 28.12.2019 – 7 days
Sankranthi Holidays other than Missionary Schools	11.01.2020 to 16.01.2020 – 5 days

Examination Schedule for TS Schools:

Type of Assessment	Schedule
Formative Assessment – FA 1	By 31.07.2019
Formative Assessment – FA 2	By 27.09.2019
Summative Assessment – SA 1	21.10.2019 to 26.10.2019
Formative Assessment – FA 3	By 30.11.2019
Formative Assessment – FA 4	By 31.01.2020 for SSC and 29.02.2019 for classes I to IX.
Summative Assessment – SA 2 I to IX classes	07.04.2020 to 16.04.2020
Pre-final for Class – X	Before 29-02-2020
SSC Board Examinations	March 2020.

All the RJDSEs and DEOs in the State are hereby informed that vide subject cited the Academic Calendar was communicated to all the Government and Private schools in the State. As per the academic calendar, 1st term holidays (Dasara holidays) are from 28-09-2019 to 13-10-2019 – 16 days for all the schools under State Government i.e., Government, Government Aided and Private Aided Schools.

In this regard, it is observed that some of the management of private schools are not following the academic calendar and running the schools during the Dasara Vacation. The DEOs are instructed to take this issue seriously and take immediate action as per the rules in vogue. Instruction may be issued to all the DyEOs, MEOs to monitor the closure of all types of schools for Dasara Vacation i.e., from 28-09-2019 to 13-10-2019 – 16 days and issue circulars to all private schools to follow vacation and other matters as p:r the academic calendar communicated. DEOs are also directed to issue a press release in the local dailies for the strict observations of Dasara Vacation and serious action may be initiated for deviation if any against the managements.

1. First Term Holidays – from 28-09-2019 to 13-10-2019 – 16 days
2. Second Term Holidays – 11.01.2020 to 16.01.2020 – 5 days