Discover and download the Ghana Education Service (GES) Academic Calendar for 2024/2025 PDF. Below is the full calendar for the 2024/2025 Academic Year for SHS,/SHTS, TVET, and Basic schools in Ghana. Pre-tertiary public schools are made available on various media platforms, MOE/GES websites, and other social media handles.
The GES Academic calendar contains dates for all public school activities, including reopening, vacations, and examinations from 2024 to 2025.
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GES Academic Calendar
The Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has officially released the transitional academic calendar for pupils/students of Public KG-Primary, JHS, Second Cycle Schools (SHS), and TVET. The reopening date of schools as approved by the Hon. Minister for Education upon the recommendation of the Ministerial Committee on School Calendar is as follows:
Academic Calendar for SHS Schools in Ghana 2024/2025
Here’s a detailed academic calendar for second-cycle institutions in Ghana for the 2024/2025 academic year. The table outlines the academic calendar for different forms in second-cycle institutions:
2024/25 Transitional Academic Calendar
| Form | In School | Break/Out of School |
| Form 3 | 3rd Jan. 2025 – 16th April 2025 | 17th April 2025 – 22nd April 2025 |
| 23rd April 2025 – 29th Aug. 2025 | END OF ACADEMIC YEAR | |
| Form 2 | 30th Oct. 2024 – 5th Dec. 2024 | 6th Dec. 2024 – 9th Feb. 2025 |
| 10th Feb. 2025 – 23rd May 2025 | 24th May 2025 – 27th July 2025 | |
| 28th July 2025 – 17th Oct. 2025 | END OF ACADEMIC YEAR | |
| Form 1 | 30th Oct. 2024 – 7th Feb. 2025 | 8th Feb. 2025 – 25th May 2025 |
| 26th May 2025 – 25th July 2025 | 26th July 2025 – 30th Aug. 2025 | |
| 31st Aug. 2025 – 17th Oct. 2025 | END OF ACADEMIC YEAR |
2024/25 Single Track Academic Calendar
| Form | In School | Break/Out of School |
| Form 3 | 30th Oct. 2024 – 5th March 2025 | 6th March 2025 – 29th March 2025 |
| 30th March 2025 – 29th Aug. 2025 | END OF ACADEMIC YEAR | |
| Form 2 | 30th Oct. 2024 – 5th March 2025 | 6th March 2025 – 29th March 2025 |
| 30th March 2025 – 29th Aug. 2025 | END OF ACADEMIC YEAR | |
| Form 1 | 30th Oct. 2024 – 5th March 2025 | 6th March 2025 – 29th March 2025 |
| 30th March 2025 – 29th Aug. 2025 | END OF ACADEMIC YEAR |
2024/2025 Academic Calendar for KG/Primary and JHS
| Level | In School | Vacation |
| JHS 3 | 10th Sept. 2024 – 19th Dec. 2024 | 20th Dec. 2024 – 7th Jan. 2025 |
| 8th Jan. 2025 – 17th April 2025 | 18th April 2025 – 5th May 2025 | |
| 6th May 2025 – BECE in July 2025 | END OF ACADEMIC YEAR | |
| KG – JHS 2 | 10th Sept. 2024 – 19th Dec. 2024 | 20th Dec. 2024 – 7th Jan. 2025 |
| 8th Jan. 2025 – 17th April 2025 | 18th April 2025 – 5th May 2025 | |
| 6th May 2025 – 24th July 2025 | END OF ACADEMIC YEAR |
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