GES Breaks SHS for 2024 Election for Staff and Students
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has officially confirmed that Senior High School staff and students will break on 5th December 2024 for the upcoming Presidential and Parliamentary elections scheduled for December 7th nationwide.
This was contained in a letter dated 29th November 2024.
“As the nation prepares to vote in the upcoming general election, we hereby direct schools to close on Thursday, December 5th, 2024, to allow staff and eligible student voters to exercise their right to vote on December 7,” the letter stated.
Regional Directors are instructed to ensure that Heads of Second Cycle Schools strictly adhere to the directive, allowing staff and students to travel to their respective constituencies to cast their votes.
The GES also noted that the break for SHS staff and students during the 2024 elections will provide teachers who serve as electoral officers of the Electoral Commission (EC) ample time and space to work with the EC during the election process.
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REGISTER YOUR WARD NOWThe letter, signed by Dr. Kwabena Bempah Tandoh, Deputy Director-General (Q&A), did not explicitly indicate the date on which students and teachers are expected to return to school for academic work. However, it is projected that students and staff will return to school on Monday, 9th December 2024.
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In a related development, Friday, 6th December 2024, has been declared a public holiday to mark the official 2024 Farmers’ Day celebration, which was held on 8th November 2024.
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