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2024 GES Academic Calendar For All Schools – Latest Update

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has made some changes in the 2023/2024 academic calendar for basic schools and SHS. Below is the new update in the academic calendar.

ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR BASIC SCHOOLS

First Term

Schools will resume on 3rd October, 2023 and end on 22nd December, 2024. Students will then go on break from 23rd December, 2023 to 8th January, 2024.

Second Term

Second term will resume on 9th January, 2024 and end on 11th April, 2024. Students will then go on break from 12th April, 2024 to 29th April, 2024.

Third Term

The third term will start on 30th April, 2024 and end on 25th July, 2024. JHS 3 students are expected to write their BECE in July, 2024.

ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR SHS – SINGLE TRACK

First Semester

SHS 1 – Students will be in school from 4th December, 2023 to 15th March, 2024. Vacation starts from 16th March, 2024 to 2nd May, 2024.

SHS 2. – Students will be in school from 1st November, 2023 to 5th March, 2024. Vacation starts from 6th March, 2024 to 2nd May, 2024

SHS 3 – Students will be in school from 1st November, 2023 to 28thth March, 2024. Vacation starts from 29th March, 2024 to 2nd May, 2024. Vacation Date for SHS 3 students used to be 5th March, 2024.

Second Semester

All students will resume from 3rd May, 2024 to 28th August, 2024.

TRANSITIONAL ACADEMIC CALENDAR (DOUBLE TRACK)

First Semester

SHS 1 – SHS 1 students will begin the Academic year on 4th December, 2023 and end it on 5th March, 2024. Students will then go on break from 6th March, 2024 to 12th May, 2024.

SHS 2 – SHS 2 students to begin their academic year on 8th March, 2024 and end on 9th May, 2024 for first semester. They will then go on break from 10th May, 2024 to 11th July, 2024.

SHS 3 – Students will begin the year on 2nd January, 2024 and end on 28th March, 2024. Students will break from 29th March to 16th April, 2024.

Second Semester

SHS 1

In school: 13th May, 2024 to 9th July, 2024
Break: 10th July, 2024 to 2nd September, 2024.
In School: 3rd September, 2024 to 15th November, 2024.

SHS 2

In School: 12th July to 15th November, 2024

SHS 3

In school: 17th April, 2024 to 23rd August, 2024