The Ghana Education Service(GES) has released the 2023 academic calendar for all government schools nationwide.
In a statement dated Wednesday, February 8, 2023, the GES said the calendar is purposely released for Senior High, Senior High Technical Schools, Junior High Schools, Primary Schools and Kindergartens.
The statement directed all regional directors to ensure that Basic and Second Cycle schools in their regions comply accordingly.
“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 attached calendar and comply accordingly to facilitate a smooth running of the academic year,” the statement said.
For double-track students in form 3 [three] who opened schools on January 10, 2023, the GES noted that they would go on break between April 6 -16, 2023 and return on April 17, 2023.
The students will then go on another break between June 2-8, 2023. They will resume on June 9 and stay in school until September 15, 2023, to end the academic year for the first term.
GES underscored that JHS 3 students will go on vacation between March 25 -April 2, 2023, and will resume on April 3, 2023, for the second term.
They will then go on vacation between June 16-26, 2023, and return to school on June 27, 2023, for the third term.
According to GES, the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) will start in September 2023.
Below is the full statement and calender from GES