Accra: The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the 2024/2025 academic calendar for basic schools and Senior High Schools (SHS), with all schools set to commence on October 30, 2024.
According to Ghana News Agency, the press release signed by Mr. Prince Agyeman-Duah, Director of Schools and Instructions Division, detailed the schedule for the upcoming academic year. For SHS, the year kicks off for both new and continuing students on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. In contrast, current first year students in transitional calendar schools will finish their 2023/2024 academic year on Monday, October 28, 2024, and will immediately progress to Form Two under the new calendar.
The statement further explained that the chosen re-opening date is strategic, aiming to realign the school calendar to start in September from the following year, facilitating the final year students to undertake their West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in May/June of the 2025/2026 academic year.