Kabul, Afghanistan
Ghulam Haidar Khan High School

The school day

Four shifts, from early morning until night

Shifts follow one another without a break, so the school is in continuous use from 06:00 AM to 08:00 PM.

  1. Shift 1
  2. Shift 2
  3. Shift 3
  4. Shift 4

How a shift begins

Each shift starts in the same way. The entire incoming shift gathers in the central courtyard for Saff, a mandatory assembly lasting 15 to 20 minutes, before going to classrooms.

Read about Saff

The schedule

  1. 1

    Shift 1

    06:00 AM – 10:00 AM

    Grade 12 and the first half of Grade 11

  2. 2

    Shift 2

    10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

    Grades 9 and 10, and the second half of Grade 11

  3. 3

    Shift 3

    02:00 PM – 06:00 PM

    Grades 7 and 8

  4. 4

    Shift 4

    06:00 PM – 08:00 PM

    Eshpi, the night school for adult learners and non-traditional students

Shift 4

Eshpi night school

Eshpi is the school’s night school for adult learners and non-traditional students.

It runs from 06:00 PM to 08:00 PM, after the day’s three student shifts have finished, so the school’s doors stay open to people beyond the usual school age.