The academic calendar for basic schools and Senior High Schools (SHS) for 2024–2025 has been issued by the Ghana Education Service (GES).
All SHS students will start the academic year on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. at contrast, first-year students enrolled at schools using a transitional calendar will conclude their academic year for 2023–2024 on Monday, October 28, 2024, and will be promoted to Form Two to start the new academic year straight away.
A press release from the GES, copied to the Ghana News Agency, and signed by Mr. Prince Agyeman-Duah, Director of Schools and Instructions Division, contains this information.
The announcement stated that on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, incoming first-year students for Single Track and Transitional Schools would start classes.
Also, all continuing students in Single Track Schools would reopen for the new academic year on Wednesday, October 30, 2024.
“This re-opening date aims to ensure that the school calendar starts in September next year and pave the way for our final year students to write their 2025/26 WASSCE in May/June,” the statement noted.
