Educational institutions in the country were closed for several months in order to avoid the spread of Coivid-19 and to ensure the safety of teachers, students and other stakeholders. This closure of these institutions forced the delivery of education to be completely transferred to online mediums where possible. This unprecedented shift took a huge toll on the delivery of education in the country and led to a number of problems. Recently, the ministry of education has announced that all education institutions are being allowed to reopen in a phased manner. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), which was responsible for the consultation behind the policy, the key factor determining the policy was the safe continuation of education in the country. The government announced that middle schools (Classes 8 to 11) will re-open from January 18, while the primary schools (Classes nursery to 8) will re-open from January 25. Higher education institutions - colleges and universities - are also scheduled to re-open from February 1. This policy of phasing the re-opening, according to experts, is aimed at reducing the pressure on hospitals and other public health facilities on account of a spread of the virus post re-opening. The All Pakistan Private Schools Federation (APPSF) is not happy. Their objections relate to additional costs on account of the SOPs for which they are not being compensated. An important determinant of the policy is the strict implementation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in educational institutions. However, according to students, when the institutions first re-opened in September, many institutions failed to ensure strict compliance with the SOPs. Reports of weak implementation of SOPs have predictably caused parents, students and teachers to be extremely apprehensive about the reopening. There are also concerns on the other hand that a lot of precious time has been lost and that the educational processes have been so badly disrupted that it might take quite some time before the learning outcomes match those achieved before the pandemic-related lockdowns. Additionally, there is a lot of uncertainty about examinations and standardized tests and consequently higher education prospects for the relevant cohorts.