{"id":44228,"date":"2020-03-24T10:00:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T01:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=44228"},"modified":"2026-04-05T15:49:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T06:49:57","slug":"north-korean-authorities-release-instructions-first-day-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korean-authorities-release-instructions-first-day-school\/","title":{"rendered":"N. Korean authorities release instructions about first day of school"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Korea\u2019s education ministry recently issued instructions to schools about what activities they should plan for on the first day of school following the end of the country&#8217;s extended winter vacation, which is set to end on Apr. 15, Daily NK has learned. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The release of details about what schools should do on the first day of school suggests that educational authorities will not delay the school year past Apr. 15, sources in North Korea told Daily NK on Mar. 19.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A DETAILED SET OF INSTRUCTIONS<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the orders, the education ministry told schools that the new school year will start at 8 AM on Apr. 17 (North Korea takes two days off to celebrate Kim Il Sung&#8217;s birthday on Apr. 15, meaning the school year will officially start on Apr. 17). <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After arriving at school, students are to read aloud an \u201coath\u201d related to Kim Il Sung\u2019s birthday and start classes at 9 AM. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The education ministry also reportedly ordered elementary, middle and high schools to conduct two 45-minute periods and for universities to hold three 90-minute lecture periods on the first day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Korean schools are typically on winter break until Feb. 16 (Kim Jong Il\u2019s birthday). Typically, the first month of a new school year is focused on reviewing material from the past year. Sometimes, students review material that was not covered in the previous year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Education authorities in the country, however, have reportedly condensed this review period into the space of a week.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAt the start of a new school year, first year middle students typically review what they learned in fifth grade at the elementary schools they graduated from,\u201d one source explained. \u201cThe extended winter break this year has led to a situation where first year middle school students will take these review classes at middle schools, instead of elementary schools.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First year high school students will also have to take their review classes at their new high schools, instead of the middle schools they graduated from, the source added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>NO OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION FROM STATE MEDIA<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Mar. 19, South Korea\u2019s Ministry of Unification released information about North Korea&#8217;s extended winter break based on the country&#8217;s media reports.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ministry, however, said that North Korean media reports failed to mention when the extended vacation period will end.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Korean state media has mentioned the extended winter break on multiple occasions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, Rodong Sinmun made reference to the extended winter vacation in an article published on Mar. 13, reporting, \u201cFollowing the announcement of extended vacations for students, the central emergency disease control command, educational institutions, local neighborhood watch units and families have all urged students not to travel more than necessary.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daily NK sources reported on Mar. 16 that the ministry had issued an \u201curgent\u201d order directing all schools to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/sources-north-korea-extends-school-closures-until-april-15\/\">delay the start of the new semester<\/a> until Apr. 15. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schools are closed for two days to celebrate Kim Il Sung\u2019s birthday on Apr. 15, \u201cso the start of the school semester will probably be Apr. 17,\u201d one Daily NK source reported at the time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>On Mar. 21, Daily NK reported that North Korean officials had delayed the start of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korea-closes-schools-throughout-country-one-month\/\">new school year by a month<\/a>, a week before the school closures were confirmed by North Korea&#8217;s state media.<\/p>\n<p><em>*Translated by Violet Kim<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/%E5%8C%97-%EA%B5%90%EC%9C%A1%EC%84%B1-%EA%B0%9C%ED%95%99%EC%9D%BC-%EC%A7%80%EC%B9%A8%EB%8F%84-%EB%82%B4%EB%A0%A4%EA%B0%9C%ED%95%99-%ED%9B%84-%EC%9D%BC%EC%A3%BC%EC%9D%BC%EA%B0%84-%EC%B4%9D\/\"><em>Read in Korean<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korea\u2019s education ministry recently issued instructions to schools about what activities they should plan for on the first day of school following the end of the country&#8217;s extended winter vacation, which is set to end on Apr. 15, Daily NK has learned. 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