The National Center for Curricula set the maximum school day at no more than seven hours per day, allocating at least 10% of the weekly schedule to student activity programs, as part of the sixth edition of the approved study plans guide for the academic year 1448 AH, which included new regulations for organizing the school day, increasing the efficiency of utilizing educational time, and improving the quality of learning outcomes.

The guide mandated schools to implement the approved classes within the upper limit, while granting them flexibility to benefit from the minimum number of classes to implement student activity programs, achieving a balance between academic courses and educational and pedagogical activities, and enhancing the student's personality building and skill development.

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Non-classroom Periods The guide stipulated allocating non-classroom periods totaling at least one hour daily, including morning assembly, breaks, and prayer times, contributing to organizing the school day and achieving balance between educational and pedagogical aspects. It also specified designing daily school schedules ranging from 6 to 7 classes, with the possibility of reaching 8 classes in secondary schools of Dar al-Hadith al-Makkiyah and al-Madaniyah, according to the school's needs and availability of teaching staff, achieving balance between different learning areas.

Flexible Classes The center granted schools flexibility in implementing flexible classes, allowing a class period to extend to two consecutive periods within the school day, enabling more effective implementation of practical applications, projects, enrichment programs, and educational activities. The guide emphasized the necessity of allocating at least 10% of the weekly schedule to student activity programs, investing the available classes resulting from applying the minimum number of classes in implementing activities, provided that this percentage does not exceed 10% of the approved upper limit for each subject.

Approved Sequence The center stressed that secondary schools must deliver subjects according to their approved sequence, and provide elective courses (in-person and online), replacing the classes of self-learning electronic courses with activity classes within the school schedule, obligating students to attend and participate in approved programs. It also mandated teachers to implement the classes and activities assigned to them, and to activate e-learning activity hours via the Madrasati platform. The guide clarified that the number of school days is no less than 180 school days during the academic year, ensuring completion of the study plan and achieving targeted learning outcomes across different educational stages.