EXTRAORDINARY

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Education

DIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION

Notification

Whereas, the draft Rules, namely, the Goa School Education (Amendment) Rules, 2025 which the

Government of Goa proposed to make in exercise of the powers conferred by section 29 of the Goa School

Education Act, 1984 (Goa Act 15 of 1985) and were pre-published as required by sub section (1) of section

29 of the said Act vide the Government Notification No. DE/Plng/GSER1986.Amendment/2025/70 dated

12/03/2025, of the Directorate of Education, in the Official Gazette, Series I No.50, dated 13/03/2025 and

Corrigendum thereof bearing No. DE/Plng/GSER1986. Amendment/2025/70/2429 dated 17/03/2025, in

the Official Gazette, Series I, No.51 dated 20/03/2025, inviting objections and suggestions from all persons

likely to be affected thereby within a period of 15 days from the date of publication of the said Notification

in the Official Gazette.

And whereas the said Official Gazette was made available to the public on 13/03/2025;

And whereas the objections, recommendations and suggestions were received from the public on

the said draft and after due consideration of the same, following rules have been considered to be published

by the Government.

Now therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 29 of the Goa School Education Act,

1984 (Goa Act 15 of 1985) and all other powers enabling it in this behalf, the Government of Goa hereby

makes the following rules so as to further amend the Goa School Education Rules, 1986, namely: —

1. Short title and commencement. — (1) These rules may be called, the Goa School Education

(Amendment) Rules, 2025.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

DE/Plng/GSER 1986.Amendment/2025/70/2510

Date: 28-Mar-2025

Suggestions are welcomed on e-mail: [email protected]

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2. Amendment of rule 21.- In rule 21 of the Goa School Education Rules, 1986, in sub-rule (2), for

clauses (iii), (iv) and (v); the following clauses shall be substituted, namely: -

“(iii) The academic year for Class I to V and Class XI shall ordinarily commence from June and shall

end in April.

(iv) The academic year for Class VI to X and Class XII shall ordinarily commence from April and

shall end in March:

Provided that there shall be a break of one week between the end of the academic year and the

beginning of the new academic year for this category.

(v) The academic year may be suitably divided into terms by the Director of Education, by issuing an

order in that behalf.

(vi) There shall be a summer vacation of five weeks for all classes from 1^st of May for such a period

as may be specified by the Director of Education. There shall be a break of three weeks in the

month of October or November and/or both, to fit in with the Diwali Festival.

(vii) The Director of Education may declare a break of not more than one week for Ganesh Festival:

Provided that loss of actual working days on account of this break shall be made good by

proportionately reducing the discretionary holidays.

(viii) There shall be a Christmas vacation for the period from 24^th December to 2^nd January of every

year”.

By Order and in the name of the Governor of Goa

Shailesh R Sinai Zingde, Director (Education) and Ex-Officio Jt. Secretary to Government of Goa

Place: Porvorim

Date: 28^th March 2025

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