From the Office of the Secretary for Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development Reference: R/16/3 SECRETARY FOR HIGHER AND TERTIARY 2: 795891-5, 44- EDUCATION, INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND ‘730055:9 . ‘TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT Fax: 795790 rnanaowr P.O. Box CY 7732 ‘Telegraphic address “EDUCATION” causeway graphic address “EDU Causeway 3 December 2020 Principals of Teachers Colleges, Polytechnics and Industrial Training Colleges SUBJECT: CIRCULAR ON 2021 TERTIARY EDUCATION ACADEMIC CALENDAR ann SERRE eae eee The Ministry is directing that all students who were on Industrial Attachment and Teaching Practice in 2020 should complete their attachment and teaching practice in March 2021. All Polytechnics and Industrial Training Colleges will open for their term 3 of the 2020 Academic year on 11 January 2021 and the term will run until 31 March 2021. The 2021 academic calendar will be divided into 2 categories. Category A; Teachers Colleges and Category B; Polytechnics, Industrial Training Colleges including some Teachers Colleges whose students are going to complete their Term 3 in March 2021. HEXCO and Teaching Practice Examinations Examinations for Polytechnics and Industrial Training Colleges will be administered in March 2021 for the classes that were supposed to sit in November/December 2020 while Teaching Practice examinations will be done during the period January 2021 to March 2021. HEXCO examinations for 2021 academic calendar will be administered in November/December 2021. In this regard, the academic calendar is as follows: Page 1 of 2