The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the academic calendar for Senior High Schools (SHSs) and Senior High Technical Schools (SHTSs) for the 2026/2027 academic year.
According to the GES, the calendar is intended to provide parents, guardians, students and the general public with clear timelines for the new academic year.
“The calendar is intended to provide parents, guardians, students and the general public with clear timelines for the 2026/2027 academic year,” the Service said in a statement dated June 1, 2026.
The calendar covers schools operating under the single-track system as well as transitional schools.
Under the schedule, Form One and Form Two students in single-track schools will begin the first semester on September 18, 2026, and remain in school until January 29, 2027.
They will proceed on vacation from January 30 to March 29, 2027, before returning to school on March 30 for the second semester.
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The second semester will run until July 30, 2027, marking the end of the academic year, with vacation beginning on July 31.
For Form Three students, the first semester will run from September 18 to December 18, 2026.
They will break for vacation from December 19, 2026, to January 31, 2027, and return to school on February 1, 2027, to begin the second semester.
The academic year for Form Three students will end on June 18, 2027.
The release of the calendar is expected to enable schools, parents, guardians and students to plan effectively around the various academic and vacation periods for the 2026/2027 academic year.
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