Unconfirmed reports point to the fact that SHS1 Reopening Date has been postponed until further notice.
If this is confirmed later, what it would mean is that the reopening date announced earlier by the GES for BECE graduates to report to school as SHS1 students would have changed by GES and a new date given.
Per the GES transitional calendar announced earlier, SHS1 students were projected to report to school on 20th February 2023.
By postponing the reopening date for BECE graduates getting ready for SHS1, it is possible that the release of the BECE results may be impacted as well as the date for the release of the school placements.
Facts Checked: SHS1 Reopening Date Postponed Until Further Notice?
The GES did not mention any such details in its latest update on reopening dates for school.
This portal believes that if the GES did not touch on the 20th February 2023 reopening date announced for SHS1 students in its latest announcement, then it means the date remains the official reopening date for SHS1 students. The reopening date for schools has only been rescheduled by a day and nothing more.
But it is important to add that, the frequent poor decision-making and changing of timetables released at the last hour need to be stopped.
It’s time Ghana Education Service draws a proper yearly Academic Calendar where all holidays are considered. This type of communication all the time to the nation and stakeholders is out of time. The GES must be conversant with holidays for election years, non-election years, etc, and ensure that timetables are created with these and other critical considerations analysed.
New reopening dates released by the GES
Second Cycle Schools Final Year Students (SHS 3) will report to school on Tuesday, 10th January 2023.
Students in their second year (SHS 2) will return to school on Tuesday, 10th January 2023.
For SHS 1 thus, BECE graduates waiting for their results and the school placement are expected to report to school on 20th February 2023 unless the GES updates the public with any new date
However, Basic Schools, thus KG, Basic 1-6, and Junior High School (Basic 7-9) will reopen on Tuesday, 10th January 2023 to start the 2023 academic year.
READ: Just In: New Reopening Date For All Basic & Senior High Schools In Ghana
Now that schools only have a reopening date, the question is which calendar are they going to use?
The one in circulation is a proposed one. At least, the GES should have added the final calendar to the announcement contained in this letter to clear the minds of the public.
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