GES Announces Academic Calendar for 2024/2025 School Year for Basic and Senior High Schools

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has unveiled the academic calendar for the 2024/2025 school year applicable to both Basic and Senior High Schools.

In a statement issued on October 17, 2024, by Prince C. Agyemang-Duah, the Acting Director of the Schools and Instruction Division, it was confirmed that the new academic year will commence on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, for all Senior High Schools.

The GES indicated that first-year students enrolled in single-track and transitional schools will conclude the current academic year on Monday, October 28, 2024.

The academic year is set to start on Wednesday, October 30, for incoming first-year students in single-track and transitional schools, as well as for all continuing students in single-track institutions.

According to the GES, this adjustment is intended to facilitate the commencement of the 2025/2026 academic year in September, thereby allowing final-year students to sit for their West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in May/June.

The GES has directed all Regional Directors to relay the new academic calendar to Heads of Schools to ensure its effective implementation.