Shorter week for schools

DENPASAR, Bali: The local education authorities said schools which do not share premises could start experimenting with the five-day school week.

Schools which still share premises in shifts however must continue to function six-day a week, head of the local Education and Cultural Office Dewa Putu Tengah said, as reported by the Antara news agency.

Because of the lack of facilities, particularly buildings, many schools in Bali still operate on a shift basis, morning and afternoon. Experts said that the five-day school week scheme entails longer hours during the weekdays and this means that the shift arrangement will have to be changed to morning and evening. (pwn)