Doha: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education in Qatar announced the official working hours for government schools and kindergartens during the holy month of Ramadan for the academic year 2024-2025. For the students, the working hours in government schools and kindergartens will be from 8:30am to 12pm; While that of the administrative and teaching staff will be from 8:30am to 12:30pm.
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic Calendar and is a time when Muslims abstain from eating, drinking, and other activities from sunrise until sunset. Depending on the moon’s crescent sighting, Ramadan will likely commence on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
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Islamic months last either 29 or 30 days, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the 29th day of Shaban (February 28), official moon-sighting committees will convene to determine when Ramadan will officially start. If sighted on this day, the holy month begins on the next day.
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