GES academic calendar: The new updated Term dates for 2023/2024
The Ghana Education Service (GES) is a government organisation under the Ministry of Education tasked with carrying out policies that guarantee Ghanaians of school age acquire quality formal education regardless of their gender, ethnicity, impairment, religion, or political beliefs. The organisation has recently released new updated calendar dates for 2023 and 2024. So, what's the new GES academic calendar for 2023?
Source: UGC
The Ghana Education Service's revised academic calendar applies to all public schools. This includes Senior High Secondary (SHS), technical and vocational education training (TVET), Junior High (JHS), elementary, and kindergarten institutions.
GES academic calendar for 2023/2024
The updated academic calendar is a significant educational breakthrough since it is projected to increase educational quality and allow students to make up for lost academic time.
GES academic calendar for SHS 2023
The following is the SHS's current double-track schedule, released by the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ministry of Education.
SHS double track first semester reopening date
| Form | Opening date | Closing date |
| 1 | 20 February 2023 | 13 April 2023 |
| 2 | 10 January 2023 | 17 February 2023 |
| 3 | 10 January 2023 | 5 April 2023 |
SHS double track first semester break
| Form | From | To |
| 1 | 14 April 2023 | 8 June 2023 |
| 2 | 18 February 2023 | 10 April 2023 |
| 3 | 6 April 2023 | 16 April 2023 |
Back from first-semester vacation/break for Senior High Secondary double track
| Form | Opening date | Closing date |
| 1 | 9 June 2023 | 10 August 2023 |
| 2 | 11 April 2023 | 1 June 2023 |
| 3 | 17 April 2023 | 1 June 2023 |
SHS double track first semester vacation date/break
| Form | From | To |
| 1 | 11 August 2023 | 17 September 2023 |
| 2 | 2 June 2023 | 13 August 2023 |
| 3 | 2 June 2023 | 8 June 2023 |
SHS double track second semester reopening dates
| Form | Opening date | Closing date |
| 1 | 18 September 2023 | 30 November 2023 |
| 2 | 14 August 2023 | 30 November 2023 |
| 3 | 9 June 2023 | 15 September 2023 |
New GES single-track academic calendar for SHS
Source: UGC
The following is the SHS's current single-track academic calendar, released by the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ministry of Education.
SHS single track first semester reopening date
| Form | Opening date | Closing date |
| 1 | 20 February 2023 | 5 April 2023 |
| 2 | 10 January 2023 | 5 April 2023 |
| 3 | 10 January 2023 | 5 April 2023 |
SHS single track first semester vacation date
| Form | From | To |
| 1 | 6 April 2023 | 16 April 2023 |
| 2 | 6 April 2023 | 16 April 2023 |
| 3 | 2 June 2023 | 8 June 2023 |
SHS single track second semester reopening date
| Form | Opening date | Closing date |
| 1 | 17 April 2023 | 15 September 2023 |
| 2 | 17 April 2023 | 25 August 2023 |
| 3 | 9 June 2023 | 15 September 2023 |
SHS single track second semester vacation date
- Form 1 second-semester vacation date is 16 September 2023.
- Form 2 second-semester vacation date is 26 August 2023.
Source: UGC
GES academic calendar for 2023 for basic schools
The following is the 2023 academic calendar for basic schools in Ghana, released by the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ministry of Education.
| JHS 2, KG, Basic | Opening date | Closing date |
| First term | 10 January 2023 | 24 March 2023 |
| Second term | 3 April 2023 | 15 June 2023 |
| Third term | 27 June 2023 | 14 September 2023 |
JHS 2, KG, and basic school vacation
| JHS 2, KG, Basic | From | To |
| First term | 25 March 2023 | 2 April 2023 |
| Second term | 16 June 2023 | 26 June 2023 |
| Third term | End of the academic year | End of the academic year |
The new academic calendar for JHS 3
The current academic schedule for Junior High School 3 has been made public by the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ministry of Education.
| JHS 3 | Opening date | Closing date |
| First term | 10 January 2023 | 24 March 2023 |
| Second term | 3 April 2023 | 15 June 2023 |
| Third term | 27 June 2023 | BECE in September 2023 |
JHS 3 vacation
| JHS 3 | From | To |
| First term | 25 March 2023 | 2 April 2023 |
| Second term | 16 June 2023 | 26 June 2023 |
| Third term | End of the academic year | End of the academic year |
Above is the new updated GES academic calendar for 2023. The academic calendar applies to all public schools, which includes Senior High Secondary (SHS), technical and vocational education training (TVET), Junior High (JHS), elementary, and kindergarten institutions.
Are you looking for the 2023 academic calendar for SHS? Yen.com.gh recently released a new and updated calendar with all the details. All the events during the academic year are listed on an academic calendar.
The Ghana Education Service (GES), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, has released the 2023 academic calendar for Basic Schools, Senior High Schools (SHS), and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in preparation for the forthcoming academic year.
Source: YEN.com.gh
