The All Sindh Private Schools and Colleges Association has called on the Sindh government to reconsider the new extended school timings, saying the schedule is difficult to implement under existing conditions.
Association Chairman Haider Ali urged Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah to review the revised timings and introduce a schedule based on ground realities.
He said factors such as high temperatures, lunch and prayer breaks, madrassa timings, household responsibilities of older students, travel time for students and teachers, and second-shift schedules make longer school hours difficult to manage.
Haider Ali said developed countries may operate schools for longer hours, but their institutions have facilities and arrangements that are not generally available in local schools.
He added that the new timings have created difficulties for parents, teachers, and school administrators.
The association also maintained that students in government and private educational institutions should have the same school timings.
Haider Ali and other senior association officials said the new schedule issued for Sindh schools is practically difficult to implement and is unlikely to produce the desired results.
They urged the Sindh government and Education Department to immediately review all relevant factors and issue a revised timetable that reflects local conditions.
The association also acknowledged the Sindh government’s recent measures and the education minister’s focus on schools, describing the initiatives as an example for the rest of Pakistan. Haider Ali said Sardar Ali Shah understands the province’s social and practical challenges.
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