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Ministry of Education Report School Closures

The Ministry of Education has initiated a new requirement for schools to report the reason for full day closures.

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Feb 19, 2026

The Ministry of Education has initiated a new requirement for schools to report the reason for full day closures. Those reasons (excluding Statutory Holidays) will be reported to the Ministry of Education when any change is made. The available reasons have been supplied by the MoE.

Go to School Dates in the Administration Menu. If this button is red, you have closed days awaiting your attention.

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Click the button and select the reason for the days requiring attention and/or to view the reasons already entered for previously recorded days.

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