The academic year is changing effective October 2023, and it is important that teachers, parents, learners, and all stakeholders get to know the 10 New Facts About The New GES Academic Calendar.
The Ghana Education Service has decided to go back to the old and normal academic calendar which was disrupted due to Covid-19. The G. E.S. has made changes and adjustments to the current academic calendar.
10 New Facts About the New GES Academic Calendar
Parents are to note the following.
1. The G.E.S. will revert to the old academic calendar.
2. There will be 3 full terms this year and 1 term of the next academic year all within this year making 4 terms from January to December 2023.
3. Term 1- January to March 2023.
Term 2-April to June 2023
Term 3- July to September
4. Term 1 for the 2024 academic calendar is from October to December 2023.
The above means that parents will pay fees 4 times in 2023 but three times each year from 2024.
Learners will be promoted to the next class ain October which will start the first term of the new academic year.
5. Your wards will be promoted from their current class to the next class in October 2023. eg.
If your ward is in class 6 now, by October, he will be promoted to JHS 1
6. Parents will be required to buy the books for their wards in the 2023/ 2024 academic year in October 2023 instead of January 2024.
7. Parents are to note that the books they buy in October 2023 will be used by their wards until the end of the 2023 /2024 academic year which would be in August 2024.
8. Parents are to note that even though this arrangement will bring discomfort now, it will be a relief to them in January 2024 when they might have been now buying the books for their wards right after the Christmas festivities.
9. Parents are to note that vacation days within this terms will be very short. Meaning it will be less than two weeks.
10. Kindly take note that this is solely the decision of the G.E.S. and not the School.
10. Parents are to plan and prepare adequately for the next 6 to 7 months when these changes mentioned will reach their peak.