Chennai, Sept 25:
Schools across Tamil Nadu will reopen on October 5 after the quarterly examination vacation, the School Education Department has announced.
Government, government-aided and private schools will remain closed from September 26 to October 4. Classes will resume on October 5.
The department has directed education officials to ensure that second-semester textbooks are distributed to students of Classes 1 to 7 on the day schools reopen.
Officials have also been instructed to make arrangements for the admission of Class 1 students in government and government-aided schools on Vijayadashami.
The directions have been issued to ensure that academic activities resume smoothly after the vacation.