Schools should aim to reopen to key groups of pupils in the third week of August, Northern Ireland's education minister has said.
All children are intended to restart classes on a phased basis - involving a mixture of physical attendance and remote learning - in September, if enough progress is made in curbing coronavirus.
Exams for entrance to post-primary schools are due to be held two weeks later this autumn to allow more time for primary teachers to catch up on lost lesson time since the lock down halted teaching in March.
Minister Peter Weir said: "This will not be a return to school as it was prior to Covid, but rather a new normal reflective of social distancing and a medically safe regime. "For all pupils it will involve a schedule