Based on advice from The Meteorological Office, The Ministry of Education announces the following:

ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS ON ISLANDS THAT HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE ‘ALL CLEAR’ BY NEMA / THE BAHAMAS MET OFFICE, ARE ASKED TO REPORT TO WORK ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11th 2017 AT THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED TIME – the only exception being those islands where evacuations have taken place.

SCHOOL WILL REOPEN FOR STUDENTS ON ISLANDS GIVEN THE ALL CLEAR ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th 2017 - again, the only exception being on those islands where evacuations have taken place.

Hurricane warnings are still in effect for Bimini and Grand Bahama, therefore schools will remain closed on these islands until further notice. 
 

Please note that if the ‘all clear’ is given in the next 12 hours for Bimini and Grand Bahama, another update will be released regarding school openings for those areas.

The Ministry of Education is taking all precautions to ensure that schools are fit to receive students.

THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO DISREGARD ANY OTHER 'NOTICES' FROM UNOFFICIAL SOURCES

Update 2 - MOE School Closures Due To Hurricane Irma (Sept. 6, 2017)

Based on advice from The Meteorological Office, The Ministry of Education announces the following:

AS OF 3PM TODAY, SEPTEMBER 6th 2017, WHEN ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS CLOSE, THEY WILL REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

Continue to stay safe in the upcoming days and ensure that seasonal hurricane precautions have been addressed.

We will continue to keep you informed through our official website, (https://www.ministryofeducationbahamas.com) along with our MOE social media platforms.

https://www.facebook.com/ministryofeducationbah/
https://twitter.com/BahamasMoe

These should be your first points of reference as it may prove difficult to place radio announcements in a timely fashion.

THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO DISREGARD ANY OTHER 'NOTICES' FROM UNOFFICIAL SOURCES

Update 1 - MOE School Closures Due To Hurricane Irma (Sept. 6, 2017)

Based on advice from The Meteorological Office, The Ministry of Education announces the following SCHOOL CLOSURES:

PUBLIC SCHOOLS in the MICAL DISTRICT closed YESTERDAY – TUESDAY 5th SEPTEMBER, 2017:

These islands included:

INAGUA, MAYAGUANA, ACKLINS, CROOKED ISLAND and RAGGED ISLAND.

SCHOOLS ON ALL OTHER ISLANDS WILL REMAIN OPEN AND ALERT ABOUT POSSIBLE FUTURE SCHOOL CLOSURES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

The Ministry of Education will make a decision this morning as to school closures in the Central Bahamas, based on reports from the Bahamas Meteorological Office.

The Hurricane is still a long way from the Northern Bahamas and therefore schools in this area will not be closed.

We will keep you informed through our official website, (https://www.ministryofeducationbahamas.com) along with our MOE social media platforms.

https://www.facebook.com/ministryofeducationbah/
https://twitter.com/BahamasMoe

Continue to stay safe in the upcoming days and ensure that seasonal hurricane precautions have been addressed.

THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO DISREGARD ANY OTHER 'NOTICES' FROM UNOFFICIAL SOURCES.