All schools will reopen in September, Education Minister, Ali Al-Mudhaf said.

According to Mudhaf, kindergarten and first and second grade students will return to school on Sept 19, while the remaining elementary grades will return on Sept 20. Intermediate schools will reopen on Sept 26 and high schools on Oct 3.

Mudhaf added administrative and teaching staff of kindergarten, elementary and middle schools will commence work on Sept 12, and high school staff on Sept 19.

The minister also said that the Cabinet has agreed to hold paper-based exams for grade 12 students from May 30 to June 10. A second round of exams will be held from July 4 to July 13.

The minister stressed the importance of vaccinating all 12th-graders alongside their teachers and administrators.