GES postpones reopening date of SHS 1 students.
GES postpones reopening date of SHS 1 disclosed a new SHS1 Re-opening date for first-year students. Management of the Ghana Education Service has in a press released disclosed that first-year Senior High School students shall report to school from Thursday, 18th March to Sunday 21st March 2021 instead of the 18th March date announced days after the release of the 2020 school placements.
This was contained in a press release by the education service on 7th March 2021.
Reasons for GES’ postponed reopening date of SHS 1 students
The new date has been necessitated by the challenges that some students have in accessing and completing their placements.
The New Re-Opening Date For SHS 1 Students also means candidates going through the self-placement system to get enrolled in schools will have more time to do that.
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This new date will further help parents, students, and guardians have enough time to prepare for school.
According to the GES, the new date will also permit Secondary schools to structure their admission processes to avoid overcrowding in the COVID-19 pandemic era we find ourselves in.
GES postpones reopening date of SHS 1 students; thus the start of academic work for first-year students has also changed.
When will Academic Work begin for SHS1 students after?
The GES has set Monday, 22nd March for the commencement of Academic work for SHS1 students.
The has been mixed reactions from parents and anxious students since the new directive was made public in a press release by the GES.
Source: Ghanaeducation.org