11 schools in Hulu Terengganu and Setiu will be closed tomorrow
The first day of school in 2017 in 25 schools this morning had to be postponed as these schools or their access roads were flooded. - BERNAMApic
Only 11 schools in two districts, namely Hulu Terengganu and Setiu, will be closed tomorrow due to floods.
State Education Department director, Shafruddin Ali Hussin said the temporary closure involved 10 primary schools and one secondary school.
"In Setiu, the three schools involved are Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Kampung Fikri, SK Kampung Las and SK Kampung Besut.
"The seven affected primary schools in Hulu Terengganu are SK Tengkawang, SK Kuala Ping, SK Kuala Jenderis, SK Padang Setebu, SK Matang, SK Bukit Tadok and SK Getang while the secondary school involved is Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Kuala Jenderis," he said when contacted by Bernama, today.
The postponement of the new school session involves 1,159 primary school pupils and 180 teachers, and 273 secondary school students and 37 teachers, he said.
The first day of school in 2017 in 25 schools this morning had to be postponed as these schools or their access roads were flooded. - BERNAMA
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