Overview
- All nurseries, kindergartens, and public and private schools, including teaching and administrative staff, will operate online under the extended directive.
- Higher education institutions will continue distance learning for the same period, with private providers permitted to request in-person teaching when necessary.
- The federal government introduced flexible remote-work options for eligible caregivers to support families during the extended online schooling.
- Spring break was brought forward to March 9–22, and the planned March 23 return now shifts to at least two more weeks of distance learning subject to weekly review.
- Families who traveled abroad report extending stays to continue classes online, with parents noting greater supervision needs for younger children and tight exam timelines despite an International Baccalaureate deadline extension and an April 15 school data upload cutoff.