The Management of Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the 2023 academic calendar for all public schools.
This covers senior high secondary and technical schools, junior high schools, primary schools and kindergarten.
A statement signed by Deputy Director General, Dr Kwabena Bempah Tandoh, asked various heads of schools to take note of the provisions in the calendar.
“Regional Directors are by this letter directed to ensure that Heads of Schools for Basic and Second Cycle Schools in their respective regions take note of the provisions in the calendar and comply accordingly to facilitate a smooth running of the academic year.”
The statement said this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination would start in September 2023.
Meanwhile, all kindergarten, primary and Junior High schools (JHS) were to operate a trimester academic calendar with the first term commencing on January 10, 2023 to March 24, 2023 and vacation on March 25, 2023 to April 2, 2023.
The second term would start from April 3, 2023 to June 15, 2023 and break from June 16, 2023 to June 26, 2023; with the third term starting from June 27, 2023 to September 14, 2023.
The statement said the 2023 Transitional Academic Calendar for Double Track Senior High Schools (SHS) for Form Threes commenced from January 10, 2023 to April 5, 2023 for first term.
It would also break from April 06, 2023 to April 16, 2023, with the second term starting from April 17, 2023 to June 1.
It would break from June 2, 2023 to June 8, 2023, and the third term from June 9, 2023 to September 15, 2023.
For Form Twos in the same category, their first term would commence from January 10, 2023 to February 17, 2023 with a break from February 18, 2023 to April 10, 2023; while, the second term would start from April 11, 2023 to June 1, 2023 with a break from June 2, 2023 to August 11, 2023 and resume for third term from August 14, 2023 to November 30, 2023.
Also, the Form Ones in the same category would have their first term from February 20, 2023 to April 13, 2023, and break from April 14, 2023 to June 8, 2023.
The second term would start from June 9, 2023, to August 10, 2023, with a break from August 11, 2023 to September 17, 2023. Third term would start from September 18, 2023, to November 30, 2023.
According to the statement the single track academic calendar for Senior High Schools would have Form Threes commencing the first term from January 10, 2023 to April 5, 2023, with a break from April 6, 2023 to April 16, 2023; second term from April 17, 2023, to June 1, 2023, with a break from June 2, 2023 to June 8, 2023, and third term from June 9, 2023 to September 15, 2023.
The Form Twos of the same category would have their first term from January 10, 2023 to April 5, 2023, with a break from April 6, 2023 to April 16, 2023, and second term starting from August 17, 2023 to August 25, 2023.
However, the Form Ones would also run two terms just as the Form Twos, with the first term starting from February 20, 2023 to April 5, 2023, with a break from April 6, 2023 to April 16, 2023, and the second term starting from April 17, 2023 to September 15, 2023.
BY SONNY SEYRAM QUARTEY
