The term 2 vacation date and day for the 2023–2024 academic year are drawing to a close as Easter approaches. Although public and private basic schools do not have the same reopening and vacation dates in Ghana, the information provided in this post will be useful to all schools, teachers, parents, and students as they plan their holidays as well as make plans for the third term of the academic year.
When did basic schools start the second term in January 2024?
The second term of the 2023–2024 academic year for basic schools started on Tuesday, January 9, 2024.
Will basic schools in Ghana vacate before Easter in 2024?
No, public basic schools will not vacate before Easter however some private schools will vacate before Easter and reopen ahead of other schools.
Basic schools in Ghana will not vacate before Easter. Instead, they will have a short break.
However, the vacation dates for term 2 in basic schools in Ghana are March 25th to March 29th, 2024. After the break, they will return to school to continue with their academic work.
When do basic schools start their term 2 examinations in Ghana?
For schools that use the calendar released by the Ghana Education Service, they will start their end-of-term examination before the Easter break and continue when they return or start the examination right after they return to school on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. For schools that will start their examination after Easter, the revision week is scheduled from March 25th to March 29th, 2024.
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Term 2 Vacation Date
The 2023–2024 academic calendar released by the Ghana Education Service (GES) shows that all basic schools in Ghana will end the second term on April 11, 2024.
Dr. Eric Nkansah, the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), has guaranteed that the calendar will run smoothly. Concerning the effects of the transitional calendar on Form Two pupils as opposed to Form One children under the single-track calendar, Africa Education Watch’s Kofi Asare stresses the need for explanation.
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