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Next school calendar to start Sept/Oct and end June/July – GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) says it has put measures in place for the next academic year school calendar to commence from the usual September/October to June/July instead of the current January to December.

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GES following the outbreak of the global coronavirus pandemic that lead to the total closure of all schools across the country on March 15, 2020, scheduled for the 2020/2021 academic year to start January and end late December.

But, the Director-General of the GES, Prof Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa has disclosed his outfit is currently working to ensure the country returns to the old school calendar which ends in June/July and starts in September/October.

“The calendar that we are drawing also looks beyond 2022 to 2023 and 2024 to see how we can gradually come back to the school calendar year, which ends in June/July and starts in September/October,” he told Daily Graphic last year.

The forthcoming school calendar he said is being worked on by the calendar committee chaired by the Deputy Minister for Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour and other representatives from GES, NaCCA and TVET service.

When completed, the next academic year calendar would mean that final year Senior and Junior High School (SHS) students will sit for their Basic Education Certificate Examination and WASSCE for School in May/June respectively.

In a related development, a staff of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has told EducationWeb.com.gh his outfit is planning to administer the 2022 edition of the WASSCE for School in May/June and not August/September.

According to the WAEC official, Prof. Ato Essuman, the Chairman of Council after Nigeria’s Education Minister pushed for the international examination to be conducted in May/June this year has said the new date will be considered.

Though, the Management of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) is yet to communicate to release the 2022 WASSCE timetable to stakeholders, students and the general public on the actual date to commence the examination.

A total of 446,352 candidates, made up of 221,439 (49.6%) males and 224,913 (50.4%) females from 965 schools sat for examination in 2021. A total of 3,545 of the candidates who registered were absent from the WAEC examination.

About 1,339 subject results and 174 entire results have been cancelled for various exams malpractices such as bringing foreign material including mobile phones into the exam hall, tearing off parts of question papers and collusion.

The non-profit-making organization (WAEC) has said it will after a thorough investigation into the cases release the withheld results. The withheld results it said may be cancelled or released based on the outcome of the investigations.

15 thoughts on “Next school calendar to start Sept/Oct and end June/July – GES”

  1. They haven’t learn anything yet even the year ones are on the same level with them so how are they supposed to learn and write within this short period of time

  2. It’s unfortunate that the next academic year has come too soon and students are stranded because last year and the previous year has caused them harm so its going to be a mystery for them to write within a short time

  3. This isn’t going to help because we’ve not completed our syllabus not even half.
    The normal academic year should start with those in form one now since they didn’t get affected by the one year break.
    Thank You.

  4. This 2022 candidate haven’t finished half of their syllabuses so how can they write and pass well i hope they can start from 2023 candidates due to the misfortune occurrence of that disease

  5. I don’t think starting the usual calendar with this 2022 final year is gonna bring hope because this was the exact students who wasted their time home think about this before it gets though

  6. Don’t think about the calendar now but think about what the final year students have been taught because they wasted much time at home as compared to others so please let’s think about this very well

  7. It will be very good to see the old academic year back. It is not this academic year (2022/2023) but next academic year (2023/2024) . I’m it is right direction.

  8. If that’s what they’re planning then I suggest that they should limit the syllabus for students in order to prepare well for the exams.

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