The Kerala government has announced a new schedule for Christmas holidays and half-yearly exams in government and aided schools. Christmas vacations will begin on December 24 and schools will reopen on January 5. The half-yearly exams will now conclude on December 23. Earlier, exams were planned from December 11 to 18, with holidays starting on December 19. Schools were to open again on December 29. But these dates changed because the State Election Commission scheduled local body elections on December 9 and 11. This move affected the school calendar, leading to the rescheduling of exams and holidays.