Panjabi School

We feel it is important for our community to learn Panjabi because Panjabi is the mother tongue of the Panjabis as well as the language of the Sikh Religion. Through learning Panjabi, we gain an understanding of the Sikh cultural and spiritual heritage and develop a strong tie with the Panjab, the birthplace of Sikhism.

More importantly, the Guru Granth Sahib Ji is written in Gurmukhi and it is only through knowing and understanding Punjabi that a Sikh can fully participate in the worship of the Guru Granth Sahib Ji in the sangat.

1984 Punjabi School

The Panjabi Language School teaches Panjabi up to G.C.S.E level. It was opened in 1975 and since then over 2,500 children have been taught Panjabi in this school. Currently there are nearly 200 children attending the school, aged from 5 to 16 years.

The aim is to provide fun and enjoyable activities for children to learn to speak, read and write in Panjabi. The starting age is 5 years and most progress to take GCSE Panjabi with an excellent success rate.

Fun days and Prize days are held annually in August/September and help to encourage and inspire the children and their families.

If you are interested in enrolling at the Panjabi School please contact us at the Panjabi School. School policies and procedures are available upon request from the School Office. All children and parents are expected to follow the appropriate Code of Conduct. Any behaviour which breaches this will trigger relevant safeguarding steps to be taken, The Panjabi School and Creche follow a zero tolerance policy against abusive and/or bullying behaviour.

Class times

The Panjabi classes for children are held as two separate sessions every Sunday. The first session is from 10:00am to 11:30am and the second from 11:45am to 1:15 pm.

Important dates and holidays

These are the key calendar dates for the Panjabi school.

GGSG Education Services – Key dates for 2021/22

Date	Event
5 September 2021	Punjabi School classes re-commence
8 September 2021	Sikh Studies classes re-commence
7 November 2021 10 November 2021	Bandi Chor Divas Holiday
26 December 2021 29 December 2021	Holiday in remembrance of Martydrom of Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Ji & Sahibzada Fateh Singh Ji
2 January 2022 5 January 2022	Holiday to celebrate Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s Parkash Ustav/Birthday
30 January 2022 6 February 2022	Punjabi School assessments
20 February 2022	Punjabi School Parent’s meetings
10 April 2022 13 April 2022	Vaisakhi Holiday
29 May 2022 01 June 2022	Revision holiday
5 June 2022 – 15 June 2022	Exams
25 June 2022	Gurmat Camp
26 June 2022	Punjabi school holiday
3 July 2022	School Fun Day
10 July 2022 13 July 2022	Parent’s meetings
17 July 2022	Prize Day
23 July 2022	School Trip
24 July 2022	Transition Day
31 July 2021- 31 August 2022	Summer Holidays
4 September 2022	Punjabi School classes re-commence Parth Classes re-commence
7 September 2022	Sikh Studies classes re-commence

Please note – All dates & events are subject to change dependent on circumstances surrounding Covid-19 and Government guidelines.

Parent and student agreements

All students and parents are expected to read and sign an agreement. Anyone breaching the school code of conduct will be dealt with in accordance with school policies and procedures.

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