The first term schooling session for the 2022 academic session for primary and secondary schools, sixth form centres, vocational schools and Institute of Brunei Technical Education, IBTE under the Ministry of Education and private schools will begin on Monday, the 3rd of January 2022 with face-to-face teaching and learning sessions conducted in stages. The Minister of Education shared that international schools and training centres, IBTE's; Public and Private Higher Education Institutions will commence according to their respective academic calendar.

The Minister of Education said that the reopening of schools in phases aims to monitor the infection situation among students, teachers and staff of the education institutions prior to allowing the school to be opened to the next phase, aside from enculturing the new normal among the staff of IBTE, public and private higher education institutions, IPTA and IPTS. At this first stage and to safeguard the welfare of students and school staff, the Ministry of Education has prepared a Whole School Modification Approach and guidelines as well as comprehensive measures for schools to implement the reopening of school sessions. According to Yang Berhormat, this is an addition to the schools' existing Business Continuity Plan, BCP wherein students, teachers and non-teaching staff who have completed their second dose of the vaccine, will undergo the Antigen Rapid Test, ART once a week starting from the First Stage of January 2022 until an assessment is made for its implementation is changed.

Source: Radio Television Brunei