Accra: First year students are to report to school on Saturday, October 18, 2025, based on the Academic Calendar of 2025/2026, the Ghana Education Service (GES) said on Sunday. ‘The Management of the GES wishes to inform Heads of all Second Cycle Institutions of the 2025/2026 Academic Calendar,’ it said, emphasizing the reopening date (October 18) for both Single Track and Transitional Schools.
According to Ghana News Agency, a letter signed by Mr. Prince C. Agyemang-Duah, the Director, Schools and Instructions Division, and copied to the regional directors, requested that they disseminate the attached Academic Calendar to all Heads of Second Cycle Institutions under their jurisdiction. ‘By a copy of this letter, Regional Directors are kindly requested to disseminate the attached Academic Calendar to all Heads of Second Cycle Institutions under your jurisdiction and ensure that heads strictly adhere to the calendar to guarantee consistency and smooth implementation across all schools,’ it said.
The letter further asked the regional directors to provide the necessary monitoring and support to the Heads of Schools in the execution of the calendar. It urged all stakeholders to note the following: the opening week for Senior High School (SHS) 1 is October 18-20, 2025, while the reopening week for SHS3 is October 27 to 29, 2025. The Christmas Break is scheduled from December 20, 2025, to January 4, 2026. January 5 to 7, 2026, marks the reopening week for SHS 2 and the resumption of SHS 3. Vacation for SHS 2 is from March 14 to May 17, 2026. The Easter break is from April 1-8, 2026. The 2026 WASSCE is slated for April 20 to June 20. The proposed starting date for the 2026/2027 Academic Year is September 11, 2026.