All public schools for boys and girls in the Madinah region will switch to winter hours from next Sunday, 14/5/1448 AH, the region's General Administration of Education has announced.

Under the new timetable, morning assembly at boys' schools begins at 7:30 a.m. and the first lesson at 7:45 a.m. At girls' schools, assembly starts at 7:15 a.m. and the first lesson at 7:30 a.m.

The department called on all schools to stick to the winter timings so that students' arrival and departure run in an orderly way.