The Ghana Education Service (GES) has revised the reopening date for Senior Secondary High (SHS) form one students to Monday, September 25, 2023.
This adjustment follows recommendations made subsequent to the release of a new academic calendar encompassing basic schools and senior high schools by the GES.
Initially, the students were scheduled to resume classes on September 18.
However, in the most recent announcement signed by Prince Agyemang-Duah, the Acting Director of the Schools and Instruction Division, GES has stated, “Regional Directors of Education are kindly requested to disseminate this information to all Head of Senior High and Senior High Technical Schools, instructing parents/guardians and students to take note of the new date and prepare accordingly.”
Background:
On February 8, 2023, the Ghana Education Service (GES) unveiled the 2023 academic calendar applicable to all educational levels, including Kindergarten, Primary, Junior High, Senior High, and Senior Technical schools.
Dr. Kwabena Bempah Tandoh, the Deputy Director of GES in Charge of Quality and Access, issued this statement to all Regional Directors of Education.
The announcement specified that the Basic Education Certificate Examination for this year would commence in September 2023. According to the statement, the academic calendar for Kindergarten, Primary, and Junior High Schools (JHS) would be structured into trimesters.
The first term was set to run from January 10, 2023, to March 24, 2023, with a vacation period from March 25, 2023, to April 02, 2023. The second term was scheduled from April 03, 2023, to June 15, 2023, followed by a break from June 16, 2023, to June 26, 2023.
The third term would span from June 27, 2023, to September 14, 2023.
Regarding the 2023 Transitional Academic Calendar for Double Track Senior High Schools (SHS) for Form Threes, the first term was set to commence from January 10, 2023, to April 05, 2023.
A break was scheduled from April 06, 2023, to April 16, 2023, with the second term starting on April 17, 2023, and ending on June 01, 2023. Students would then have a break from June 02, 2023, to June 08, 2023, with the third term scheduled from June 09, 2023, to September 15, 2023.
For Form Twos in the same category, the first term would start from January 10, 2023, to February 17, 2023, with a break from February 18, 2023, to April 10, 2023.
The second term would commence from April 11, 2023, to June 01, 2023, with a break from June 02, 2023, to August 11, 2023, and the third term resuming from August 14, 2023, to November 30, 2023.
Similarly, Form Ones in the same category were slated to have their first term from February 20, 2023, to April 13, 2023, with a break from April 14, 2023, to June 08, 2023.
The second term would begin from June 09, 2023, to August 10, 2023, with another break from August 11, 2023, to September 17, 2023. The third term would follow from September 18, 2023, to November 30, 2023.
The statement also detailed the single-track academic calendar for Senior High Schools. Form Threes were set to begin their first term from January 10, 2023, to April 05, 2023, with a break from April 06, 2023, to April 16, 2023.
The second term would run from April 17, 2023, to June 01, 2023, with a break from June 02, 2023, to June 08, 2023. The third term was slated from June 09, 2023, to September 15, 2023.
Form Twos in the same category would have their first term from January 10, 2023, to April 05, 2023, with a break from April 06, 2023, to April 16, 2023. The second term was set to start from August 17, 2023, to August 25, 2023.
Form Ones in this category would also follow a two-term structure, with the first term commencing from February 20, 2023, to April 05, 2023, and a break from April 06, 2023, to April 16, 2023. The second term would begin from April 17, 2023, to September 15, 2023.