Staff members rehearse for students' returning at the junior high school department of Beijing Chenjinglun High School in Beijing, capital of China, on May 8 (XINHUA)

Over 84,200 students in their final year of junior high school in Beijing will resume class starting from May 11 as the COVID-19 epidemic is under control, Beijing Municipal Education Commission said on May 8.

Over 13,200 teachers will also return to classrooms, said Li Yi, spokesperson of the commission.

Li said junior three students are more in number and also younger, so more detailed management measures will be taken to prevent infection.

Accordingly, the physical education component of the senior high school entrance examination will be adjusted to take place in PE class.

On April 27, nearly 50,000 senior students of high schools in Beijing returned to campus to start their postponed new semester.

Li said teaching went smoothly and campus management was also carried out in an orderly manner.

Return dates for other grades as well as institutions of higher education are still under discussion, Li added.