The Ministry of Education is calling for all students and teachers to return to school today, Tuesday 7 January after the long Christmas and New Year break. Minister Carlos Amarante Baret is urging the 2,710,832 students to get back to school as well as the teachers and administrative personnel.
There are 1,983,909 children and young people in public schools and polytechnics, 663,863 in the private sector and 63,061 in the semi-official sector.
Work in earnest also resumes across the country today.