The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that all public basic schools will begin the 2022 academic year on January 18, 2022. The first semester from KG to JHS will begin from January 18 until June 9, 2022, with a mid-semester break from April 12 to 18, 2022, while the second semester will begin from […]
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Stable, definite academic calendar that looks beyond 2022, 2023, 2024 out soon – GES
The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES,) has expressed regret for the delay in putting out the academic calendar for pre-tertiary schools for 2022. He said the delay was for a good reason, assuring stakeholders that the calendar for the 2022 academic year would soon be announced. The Director-General was responding to concerns expressed […]
Form 3 mid-semester break begins tomorrow
All Form Three students of senior high schools are permitted to go on mid-semester break from tomorrow, Tuesday July 20 to Sunday, July 25, 2021. A letter signed by the Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) in charge of Quality and Access, Dr Kwabena Bempah Tandoh, however, said academic work should resume on […]
Education Ministry rolls out scheme to rank SHSs
The Ministry of Education has rolled out two ranking schemes for all senior high schools (SHSs) in the country to place each institution in its proper perspective and to fully assess the free SHS policy. The first, which is to be the national ranking, is expected to rank each school on the scale of one […]
Form 2 Green Track students resume June 1
Gold Track senior high school form two students are to begin their end-of- semester vacation today, May 28, 2021 to pave the way for the Green Track Form Two students to report to school on June 1, 2021. A statement signed and issued by the Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) in charge […]
GES adjusts 2021 academic calendar
The management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has adjusted the academic calendar and dates for senior high schools (SHSs) for the 2021 academic year. It, therefore, asked all heads of schools to take note of the adjusted calendar and dates and communicate same to staff, students and parents. This was contained in a letter […]
SHS 3 students to report to school on May 5 – GES
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has rescheduled the reopening of school for SHS final year students to May 5, 2021. “This is to give the forms 3 students an uninterrupted instructional period till they write their final examination,” a statement from the GES on Tuesday, April 6, said. Final year SHS students were to report […]
COVID-19: Government suspends 64th Independence day parade
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced a suspension of the 64th Independence Anniversary parade, which had been scheduled to take place on March 6, 2021. The suspension follows a directive from the Office of the President as a result of the high prevalence rate of COVID-19 cases in Ghana. The directive was communicated to the […]
Government commits to addressing TEWU’s concerns after strike on Wednesday
Government has expressed its commitment to address the concerns of the Teachers and Education Workers Union (TEWU). This comes on the back of a nationwide strike declared by the union on Wednesday. The industrial action by members was to demand better conditions of service from government. TEWU says its cannot comprehend that for close to […]
Schools to reopen mid-January 2021
Schools in Ghana will return to full academic work beginning mid-January 2021, sources within government have told Graphic Online. The major decision, the outcome of Wednesday’s cabinet meeting chaired by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is expected to be announced soon. The exact resumption date is unclear yet but the sources say it could be […]
GES posts 18,000 newly trained teachers
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the list of postings of about 18,000 newly trained teachers. Out of the figure, 16,500 are teacher trainees who completed the colleges of education in 2019, while the remaining 1,500 are those who completed in 2017 and 2018 and were also considered in the mop-up exercise. A statement […]
VP Bawumia commissions Training Institute for GES Staff
The Vice President, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, has commissioned a Training Institute for staff of the Ghana Education Service, at Saltpond in the Mfantseman Municipal of the Central region. Conceived by the Kufuor administration, construction works began in 2011 but were abandoned in 2012 by the Previous administration due to lack of funds. The project was […]