KUWAIT: Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Dr Saud Al-Harbi is seen during his tour yesterday. - Photos by Fouad Al-Shaikh

KUWAIT: Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Dr Saud Al-Harbi visited a number of schools yesterday to inspect the process of work on the first day back to school for 12th grade students through e-learning.

Twelfth grade students in public and Arabic private schools resumed the 2019-2020 academic year after a five-month break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as they will be taking classes online before taking their finals which end on September 17th.

The 2020-2021 academic year in public and Arabic private schools starts on October 4th for all stages, and teaching will be done through e-learning as well.