Hundreds of children returned to school last Monday.
The number of pupils attending State schools, including kindergarten, is 1,505, while students attending secondary schools number 1,400.
Students in Church schools number 1,223.
A total of 275 students will be attending Mcast in Xagħra and Xewkija. Around 580 students will be following courses at Sir Michaelangelo Refalo Centre for Further Studies in Victoria.
Meanwhile, the new Gozo Boys Secondary School in Victoria is nearing completion.
During the last scholastic year some students started using the first section of the new school, which incorporates science laboratories and art, design and technology classes.
Following the demolition of the remaining classes, students will be using the new facilities this year – 45 classrooms, nine science labo-ratories, three food laboratories, a textile classroom, three design and technology workshops, an arts classroom, library and physical education facilities.
Newly-installed lifts will provide easy access to all the facilities within the school, which has also been furnished with solar energy panels and double glazed windows.