The City School

Timetabling Models for Academic Year 2023-2024 – Central and Northern Regions.

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Two timetable models have been approved for the following academic year 2023-2024

1. 5-Day on-site model

2. Online model (5-days online)

 FTE calculations will be based on the 5-day onsite model.

 Both the models must be included in the school file.
 Whenever a school needs to be closed, it will automatically switch to online teaching the
very next day.

This model will be implemented fully at the beginning of term 1, academic year 2022-2023

Important points.

 For CR and NR the time between 8:10 am and 8:25 am (Monday to Thursday) will be
utilised as follows.
a. PG to KG will have a 15 minute circle time session
b. Class 1-11 will have 15 minute period for Nazra (in the presence of the class
teacher)

Changes from previous academic year.

 One period from Urdu was reduced for class 6, 7 and 8. Additional period for History is
given, which makes total history periods 3.
 One art period and one library period is added to class 4 and 5.
 One library period is added to class 3.
 One General Knowledge period is added to class 1 and 2.
 Suggested break time is moved to 10:45 am. There are 4 lessons before the break and
5 lessons after the break for classes 1 and above.

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 1. Five DAY ON-SITE MODEL
1.1 Periods and School Timing for CR/NR

Class Day Periods Periods Period Start Finish

Level each day per week Duration Time Time
Mon – Thurs 7 35 8:00 AM 12:50 PM
PG 34
Friday 6 35 8:00 AM 12:00 PM
Mon – Thurs 8 35 8:00 AM 1:25 PM
Nur – KG 38
Friday 6 35 8:00 AM 12:00 PM
Mon – Thurs 9 35 8:00 AM 2:00 PM
1 – 11 43
Friday 7 35 8:00 AM 12:35 PM

1.2 Bell Timings for all levels (5 day Model) – for CR/NR

Monday to Thursday Bell Timings Friday – Bell Timings

Periods From To Time Periods From To Time
allotted allotted
Reading Time Reading Time
/Assembly 8:00 AM 8:10 AM 0:10 /Assembly 8:00 AM 8:10 AM 0:10
Circle Time/
Nazra (1-11) 8:10 AM 8:25 AM 0:15 1st 8:10 AM 8:45 AM 0:35
1st 8:25 AM 9:00 AM 0:35 2nd 8:45 AM 9:20 AM 0:35
2nd 9:00 AM 9:35 AM 0:35 3rd 9:20 AM 9:55 AM 0:35
3rd 9:35 AM 10:10 AM 0:35 4th 9:55 AM 10:30 AM 0:35
4th 10:10 AM 10:45 AM 0:35 Break 10:30 AM 10:50 AM 0:20
Break 10:45 AM 11:05 AM 0:20 5th 10:50 AM 11:25 AM 0:35
5th PG- KG 6th
11:05 AM 11:40 AM 0:35 11:25 AM 12:00 PM 0:35
6th 11:40 AM 12:15 PM 0:35 1-11 7th 12:00 PM 12:35 PM 0:35
PG 7th 12:15 PM 12:50 PM 0:35
Nur- KG 8th 12:50 PM 1:25 PM 0:35
1-11 9th 1:25 PM 2:00 PM 0:35

1.3 Staff Timings

Monday – Thursday Fridays Attendance
SLT + admin + domestic 7:30 am – 3:30 pm 7:30 am – 2:00 pm Must attend physically
Teachers 7:45 am – 2:30 pm 7:45 am – 1:00 pm Must attend physically

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 1.4. Period Allocation:

PG – KG (5-Day Model)
Learning Areas PG NUR KG
Communication, Language and Literacy (English) 8 8 8
Communication, Language and Literacy (Urdu) 6 7 7
Mathematics 8 8 8
Understanding the World (Science) 4 5 5
Library / Story Telling & Role Play 2 2 2
Personal, Social and Emotional Development 2 2 2
Physical Development 2 2 2
Computing - 2 2
Expressive Arts and Design 2 2 2
Total Periods 34 38 38
Duration of each period Monday to Friday 35 Minutes

Class 1-11 (5-Day Model)

Class 1 Class Class Class Class 5 Class Class 7 Class 8 Class 9 Class Class
Subjects
2 3 4 6 10 11
English 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 7
Mathematics 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 8
Urdu 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 -
Islamiyat 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 -
Science - - - 5 5 5 5 5 - - -
Social Studies - - - 3 3 - - - - - -
General Knowledge 7 7 7 - - - - - - - -
History - - - - - 3 3 3 - - -
Geography - - - - - 3 3 3 - - -
Music 2 2 2 2 2 - - - - - -
Art 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 - - -
PE 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
Computing 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 - - -
Library 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 - - -
Pakistan Studies - - - - - - - - 6 6 -
Physics/ Economics - - - - - - - - 4 4 9
Chemistry/ Business
- - - - - - - - 4 4 9
Studies
Biology/Accounting/
- - - - - - - - 4 4 9
Computer Studies
Total Periods 43
Period Duration 35 Minutes

* Nazra lessons from class 1 to 11 will be held every day from 8:10 am to 8:25 am except Friday.

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1.5 Weekly Workload

Weekly Workload (PG-Class 2)

Nursery &
Class levels Playgroup Class 1-2
Kindergarten
Class teacher occupied periods 34 31 29
Class teacher free periods 0 7 14
Total # of lessons/week 34 38 43

Nursery-Class 2

 EYE, Language & ICT teachers: 28-29 lessons per week (65%-67%)
 Music, Art and PE teachers: 30-32 lessons per week (69%-74%)

Weekly Workload (Class 3-11)

Class levels Class 3 – 8 Class 9 -11
Total # of lessons 43 lessons/week 43 lessons/week
Average lessons/week 28 – 30 26 – 28

Class 3 – 10

 Language teachers: 26–28 lessons per week (60%-65%)

 Other subject teachers 28-30 (65% - 69%)
 Art and ICT teachers: 30–32 lessons per week (69%-74%)
 Music & PE teachers: 32–34 lessons per week (74%-79%)

𝑁𝑜. 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 × 𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑑𝑠 𝑝/𝑤

Staffing Formula: 𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑇𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 = 𝐴𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑙𝑜𝑎𝑑 𝑝/𝑤

2. ONLINE MODEL (5-DAYS)

 Music, Art, PE teachers are not allocated in this model and the schools will follow separate
instructions of HR department with regard to these teachers.

2.1 Periods and School Timing

Class Day Periods Periods Period Start Finish

Level each day per week Duration Time Time
PG – 2 Mon – Fri 4 20 35 9:15 AM 12:15 PM
3 – 11 Mon – Thurs 8 37 35 8:30 AM 2:30 PM
Friday 5 35 8:30 AM 12:15 PM

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 2.2 Bell Timings

PG – Class 2 (Online Model)

PG - Monday to Friday School Bell Timings
Periods From To Time allotted
Assembly 9:15 AM 9:25 AM 0:10
Period 1 9:25 AM 10:00 AM 0:35
Break 1 10:00 AM 10:10 AM 0:10
Period 2 10:10 AM 10:45 AM 0:35
Break 2 10:45 AM 10:55 AM 0:10
Period 3 10:55 AM 11:30 AM 0:35
Break 3 11:30 AM 11:40 AM 0:10
Period 4 11:40 AM 12:15 PM 0:35
 Active teaching time for PG – Class 2 must not exceed 25 minutes.
 Breaks between lessons can be reduced from 10 minutes to 5 minutes at the heads
discretion

Class 3 - 11 – Online Model

Class 3-11 - Monday to Thursday Class 3-11 - Friday
Periods From To Time allotted Periods From To Time allotted
Assembly 8:30 AM 8:40 AM 0:10 Assembly 8:30 AM 8:40 AM 0:10
Period 1 8:40 AM 9:15 AM 0:35 Period 1 8:40 AM 9:15 AM 0:35
Break 1 9:15 AM 9:25 AM 0:10 Break 1 9:15 AM 9:25 AM 0:10
Period 2 9:25 AM 10:00 AM 0:35 Period 2 9:25 AM 10:00 AM 0:35
Break 2 10:00 AM 10:10 AM 0:10 Break 2 10:00 AM 10:10 AM 0:10
Period 3 10:10 AM 10:45 AM 0:35 Period 3 10:10 AM 10:45 AM 0:35
Break 3 10:45 AM 10:55 AM 0:10 Break 3 10:45 AM 10:55 AM 0:10
Period 4 10:55 AM 11:30 AM 0:35 Period 4 10:55 AM 11:30 AM 0:35
Break 4 11:30 AM 11:40 AM 0:10 Break 4 11:30 AM 11:40 AM 0:10
Period 5 11:40 AM 12:15 PM 0:35 Period 5 11:40 AM 12:15 PM 0:35
Break 5 12:15 PM 12:25 PM 0:10
Period 6 12:25 PM 1:00 PM 0:35
Break 6 1:00 PM 1:10 PM 0:10
Period 7 1:10 PM 1:45 PM 0:35
Break 7 1:45 PM 1:55 PM 0:10
Period 8 1:55 PM 2:30 PM 0:35
 Breaks between lessons can be reduced from 10 minutes to 5 minutes at the heads
discretion.
2.3 Staff Timing
Monday – Thursday Fridays Physical attendance
SLT + admin + domestic 8:00 am – 3:30 pm 8:00 am – 2:00 pm Must attend physically
Teacher 8:15 am - 2:30 pm 8:15 am – 1:00 pm At Principals discretion

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 2.4 Period Allocation

PG – Class 2 (Online Model)

Learning Areas PG NUR KG Class 1 Class 2
Communication, Language and Literacy (English) 5 5 5 4 4
Communication, Language and Literacy (Urdu) 5 5 5 4 4
Mathematics 5 5 5 5 5
Understanding the World (Science) 2 2 2 - -
General Knowledge - - - 3 3
Islamiyat - - 2 2
Library / Story Telling & Role Play 2 1 1 1 1
Personal, Social and Emotional Development 1 1 1 0 0
Physical Development 0 0 0 0 0
Computing - 1 1 1 1
Expressive Arts and Design 0 0 0 0 0
Total Periods 20
Duration of each period Monday to Friday 35 Minutes

Class 3-11 (Online Model)

Subjects Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7 Class 8 Class 9 Class 10 Class 11
English 8 8 8 8 8 8 4 4 6
Mathematics 8 8 8 8 8 8 5 5 7
Urdu 8 8 8 7 7 7 5 5 -
Islamiyat 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 -
Science - 5 5 5 5 5 - - -
Social Studies - 3 3 - - - - - -
General Knowledge 7 - - - - - - - -
History - - - 2 2 2 - - -
Geography - - - 2 2 2 - - -
Music 0 0 0 - - - - - -
Art 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -
PE 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Computing 2 2 2 2 2 2 - - -
Library 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
Pakistan Studies - - - - - - 6 6 -
Physics/ Economics - - - - - - 4 4 8
Chemistry/ Business - - - - - - 4 4 8
Biology/Acct/Comp.St. - - - - - - 4 4 8
Total Periods 37
Period Duration 35 Minutes

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 2.5 Weekly Workload (Online Model)

Weekly Workload (PG-Class 2)

Nursery &
Class levels Playgroup Class 1-2
Kindergarten
Class teacher occupied periods 20 13 12
Class teacher free periods 0 7 8
Total # of lessons/week 20 20 20

Nursery-KG
 Language teachers: 15 lessons per week
 Computing teachers: 16-17 lessons per week
Class 1-2
 Language teachers: 11-13 lessons per week
 Computing teachers: 13-14 lessons per week
Weekly Workload (Class 3-11)

Class levels Class 3 – 5 Class 6 – 8 Class 9 -11

Total # of lessons 37 lessons/week 37 lessons/week 37 lessons/week
Average lessons/week 24 – 26 24 – 26 22 – 24

Class 3 – 10
 Language teachers: 22–24 lessons per week
 Computing teachers: 26–28 lessons per week

𝑁𝑜. 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 × 𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑑𝑠 𝑝/𝑤

Staffing Formula: 𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑇𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 = 𝐴𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑙𝑜𝑎𝑑 𝑝/𝑤

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