Kalahandi: The Kalahandi district administration has cancelled Christmas holiday for the Class X students preparing for the annual High School Certificate (HSC) Exam 2020.
The step has been taken in order to achieve the target of cent percent result in the district.
As per the direction of the Collector, the District Education Officer (DEO) has written a letter to headmasters of all High Schools in the district in this regard.
“All high schools will remain opened during X-Mas holiday in order to teach Class 10 students. The step has been taken to improve pass percentage of Class 10 students and achieve the target of cent percent result in the district,” the letter stated.
The teachers have also been directed not to take any leave during the holiday and take classes and tests as per the scheduled programme.
However, the schools will remain closed on December 25 for Christmas, it added.