No second Saturday holiday for Telangana schools on July 11
The Telangana School Education department has declared July 11 a working day for all schools, cancelling the usual second Saturday holiday. The move aims to compensate for academic time lost after the reopening of schools was postponed from June 12 to June 15.
Hyderabad: This second Saturday, students across the State have to attend their schools as usual as there is no closed holiday on July 11.
The School Education department has recently dropped holiday for second Saturday on July 11 as it extended summer vacation in the month of June.
As per the academic year, the schools were to reopen on June 12. However, due to representations from the stakeholders, the department deferred reopening to June 15, as June 13 was the second Saturday and June 14 being Sunday.
In order to compensate for the academic time lost due to the postponement of reopening and ensure adherence to the prescribed instructional days under the academic calendar 2026-27, the department had announced July 11 (second Saturday) as a working day for all schools under it.
