QUETTA: The Balochistan School Education Department has announced summer vacations for government and private schools located in the province's cold regions.
According to a notification issued by the School Education Department, schools in the cold areas will remain closed from July 18 through Aug. 2.
The department said academic activities in both the cold and warm regions of the province will resume on Aug. 3 following the conclusion of the summer break.
Education authorities directed divisional directors, district education officers, school principals and other administrators to ensure strict implementation of the vacation schedule and to make necessary arrangements for the timely reopening of schools.
The department also urged parents, teachers and students to plan their academic activities according to the announced schedule to ensure an organized start to the new academic session.
More read, KP govt announces summer vacations from May 22 to August 31 in plain areas
Earlier, The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Education Department had announced summer vacations for educational institutions in the province’s plain areas, officials said on Monday.
According to education department sources, the holidays will be observed from May 22 to August 31, 2026.
Officials said the original schedule had planned summer vacations in the plain areas from June 1 to August 31, but the dates were advanced due to Eid holidays and consecutive weekly off days falling on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
They added that summer vacation schedules for both plain and colder mountainous regions have already been issued separately.
In the colder mountainous districts of the province, summer vacations will be observed from July 1 to July 31, 2026, according to education officials.
