AP Summer Half-Day Schools Timetable 2026: Summer Half-Day Schools in Andhra Pradesh will Start on March 16, 2026. The AP Education Department has issued a notification mentioning the AP Half-Day Schools Timetable and guidelines.
The AP Government will soon announce that half-day schools for 1st to 9th Class will be from 16th March 2026 up to the last working day of the academic year 2025-26, i.e., 23rd April 2026, with timings 7.45 am to 12.30 pm in all management schools, including Government, Zilla Parishad, Municipal, Aided, and Private Recognized unaided schools in the State.
AP Summer Half Day School Time Table
ఉదయం 10.30 గంటల నుంచి 11 గంటల వరకు మధ్యాహ్న భోజనం ఉంటుంది.
| Activity | Time |
| 1st Bell | 7. 45AM |
| Prayer | 7.50 AM – 8 AM |
| 1st Period | 8 AM – 8.40 AM |
| 2nd Period | 8.40 AM – 9.15 AM |
| Water Bell | 9-15am – 9-20am |
| 3rd Period | 9.20 AM – 9.55 AM |
| 4th Period | 9.55 AM – 10.30 AM |
| Lunch Break | 10.30 AM – 11 AM |
| 5th Period | 11 AM – 11.45 AM |
| 6th Period | 11.45 AM – 12.30 PM |
Further, in the schools with SSC examination centers, there will be no classes on the examination days (seven days in total).
Guidelines for Conducting Half Day During Summer 2026
Further, they are requested to issue the following instructions to all Field Officers and Headmasters of all Management Schools, while running half-a-day: Strictly implement the half-a-day school timings as per the School academic calendar.
- 2nd Saturday in the month of April should be counted as working day.
- Adequate drinking water should be provided in all schools with the support of Gram Panchayat & RWS Department wherever and whenever required.
- Classes shall not be conducted in the open areas / under the trees etc., under any circumstances.
- Keep some Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) sachets handy in every school for Students, in coordination with the Medical and health Department, in case any child is affected by Sun / Heat stroke.
- Provide buttermilk during Mid Day Meals in coordination with local community / Voluntary organizations.
- Mid-day-meals should be prepared and supplied to the students at the end of school hours and then send students to their homes.
- Monitor the above measures closely with the Head Masters, Inspecting Officers and other officials and see that all precautions are taken to avoid any hardship to the Students / Teachers.
- The above instructions shall not affect the schedule already issued for the SA -2 exams scheduled for classes 1 to 9.
Proceedings GO Rc.No.30027/2/2023-A&I-CSE, Dated:13-03-2026
Sub: SE – Academic Calendar 2025-26 – Commencement of Half -a-Day Schools from March 16th 2026 – Orders – Issued.
Ref: Academic Calendar Year 2025-26.
O R D E R:
Attention of all the Regional Joint Directors of School Education and District Educational Officers in the State is invited to the reference cited, and are informed that in pursuance with the Academic Calendar for the year 2025-2026, it is decided to implement half-day schools w.e.f.16-03-2026 to till the end of the Academic Year in the State, in order to protect students from the rising temperatures in the State.
During this period, classes from 1st to 10th will operate from 7:45 AM to 12:30 PM. This schedule shall be followed by all managements of schools, including Government, Zilla Parishad, Municipal, Aided, and Private Recognised Unaided Schools in the State. Further, the Mid-Day Meal Programme will continue during this period, ensuring that students receive the necessary nutrition.
Therefore, all the Regional Joint Directors of School Education and District Educational Officers in the State are hereby instructed to strictly comply with the above instructional timings for Government, Zilla Parishad, Municipal, Aided, and Private Recognised Unaided Schools in the State, as indicated in the Academic Calendar for the year 2025–26, without any deviation.
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