The Secondary 4 student thought she would be spending her Deepavali holiday studying at home for her O-level exams.
Instead, Geetha Meyyappan can get a short break for Deepavali after a revision to the exam schedule, following a change to the date of the Hindu festival.
The 16-year-old was supposed to sit for her Combined Humanities and Biology exams two days before Deepavali, which was initially set on Nov 3, a Sunday. Her Higher Tamil paper is set for Nov 6.
When the Indian almanac became available, Deepavali was changed to a day earlier, Nov 2.
Geetha welcomed the change in dates because it means that she will have a longer break between some papers.
Read the full report in The New Paper on Tuesday (May 28).
Instead, Geetha Meyyappan can get a short break for Deepavali after a revision to the exam schedule, following a change to the date of the Hindu festival.
The 16-year-old was supposed to sit for her Combined Humanities and Biology exams two days before Deepavali, which was initially set on Nov 3, a Sunday. Her Higher Tamil paper is set for Nov 6.
When the Indian almanac became available, Deepavali was changed to a day earlier, Nov 2.
Geetha welcomed the change in dates because it means that she will have a longer break between some papers.
Read the full report in The New Paper on Tuesday (May 28).
