GES Releases Reopening Schedule for 2025/2026 Academic Year

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that all senior high schools nationwide will reopen in October for the start of the 2025/2026 academic year.

According to a circular issued on August 20, 2025, and signed by Mr. Prince C. Agyemang-Duah, Director of the Schools and Instructions Division, the new academic calendar will operate under a single-track and a modified double-track system, described as the transitional academic calendar.

Under the revised schedule, first- and second-year students are to report to school on October 18, 2025, while third-year students are expected to return a week earlier, on October 11, 2025. Join us on WhatsApp for more updates https://chat.whatsapp.com/HPfqFbuSt7fA2MVV742k2V?mode=ems_copy_t

The first term is scheduled to run until February 27, 2026, with a Christmas break from December 20, 2025, to January 4, 2026. The period between December 20 and 22 has been designated as a travel window for students heading home for the holidays.

The second term will commence on May 4, 2026, and end on August 21, 2026, bringing the academic year to a close. The 2026/2027 academic year is expected to begin on September 11, 2026.

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GES explained that the newly introduced transitional calendars are designed to ensure consistency and effective management of the academic year across all second-cycle institutions. Regional directors have been instructed to make sure school heads strictly follow the approved schedule to maintain uniformity in teaching and learning activities nationwide.