It may be recalled that the Ministerial Committee on School Calendar issued a calendar for the current academic year indicating that Kindergarten to Junior High School was to be based on the Semester System.
Following the directives to commence the Semester system, the Ministry has received representation from a section of the public and key educational stakeholders to re-instate the Trimester system.
After further consultation on the issue, the Honourable Minister for Education has directed that the calendar for Kindergarten to Junior High School for the current academic year should revert to the Trimester system.
Consequently, the dates for the various school terms for Kindergarten to Junior High School are as follows:
| 1st TERM | |
| 18th January | 14th January 2022 (12 Weeks) |
| 15th April | 9th May 2022 (Vacation) |
| 2nd TERM | |
| 10th May | 18th August 2022 (14 Weeks) |
| 19th August | 12th September 2022 (Vacation) |
| 3rd TERM | |
| 13th September | 22nd December 2022 (14 Weeks) |
SIGNED
FELIX A. BAIDOO
PRESS SECRETARY, GES
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.