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January 14th, 2022 at 05:28 pm
The Ghana Education Service (GES) announces to the general public. particularly, parents, teachers and pupils/students of Public KG-Primary, JHS, and Second Cycle Schools that the re-opening of schools as approved by the Hon. Minister for Education upon the recommendation of the Ministerial Committee on Schools’ Calendar is as follows:
1. SECOND CYCLE SCHOOLS
| CLASS | DAY | DATE |
| SHS 3 | Monday | 7th February 2022 |
| SHS 2 | Monday | 7th February 2022 |
| SHS 1 | Monday | 4th April 2022 (Tentative) |
2. BASIC SCHOOL
| CLASS | DAY | DATE |
| JHS 1-3 | Tuesday | 18th January 2022 |
| Primary 1-6 | Tuesday | 18th January 2022 |
| KG 1-2 | Tuesday | 18th January 2022 |
The full calendar for the 2022 Academic Year for pre-tertiary public schools will be made available at various media platforms, MOE/GES websites, and other social media handles.
SIGNED
PUBLIC RELATIONS UNIT
GHANA EDUCATION SERVICE
ABOUT GHANA EDUCATION SERVICE
The Ghana Education Service (GES) was established, as part of the Public Service of Ghana, in 1974 by NRCD 247 and was subsequently amended by NRCD 252, 357 and SMCD 63. Under the forth Republican Constitution of Ghana, these earlier legislations have been amended by Acts of Parliament, including Act 506 (1994) and Act 778 (2008). The GES is governed by a fifteen-member Council called the GES Council.
Vision Statement
Ghana Education Service seeks to create an enabling environment in all educational institutions and management positions that will facilitate effective teaching and learning and efficiency in the management for the attainment of the goals of the Service.
Mission Statement
To ensure that all Ghanaian children of school-going age are provided with inclusive and equitable quality formal education and training through effective and efficient management of resources to make education delivery relevant to the manpower needs of the nation.
Mandate of GES
GES is responsible for the implementation of approved national pre-tertiary educational policies and programs to ensure that all Ghanaian children of school-going age irrespective of tribe, gender, disability, religious and political affiliations are provided with inclusive and equitable quality formal education.