Important | Riyadh Education Department announces the start date for winter school hours

The General Directorate of Education in the Riyadh region will begin implementing winter working hours in all boys’ and girls’ schools in the region on Sunday, 11 Jumada Al-Awwal 1447 AH (November 2, 2025).

The morning assembly will be at 6:45 AM, while the first class will begin at 7:00 AM.

The official spokesman for Riyadh Education, Abdul Salam Al-Thumairi, explained that the winter school hours will continue until 29 Shaban 1447 AH (February 17, 2026 AD), and then the Ramadan school hours will be implemented later.

Al-Thumairi pointed out that setting the times for assembly and the first period aims to organize the school day in a way that suits the weather conditions and ensures the discipline of the educational process, wishing all students a semester full of success and excellence.