GES give transitional track SHS/SHTS form 2 students Easter break
The Ghana Education Service(GES) management has announced an Easter break for second-year students in government Senior High Schools and Senior High Technical Schools operating on the transitional track.
In a social media post sighted by Pretertiary.com, the Ghana Education Service said the second cycle school Easter break will commence from Thursday, April 17, 2025, to Monday, April 21, 2025.
Describing this academic year’s Easter break as optional, the Service has directed Heads of Schools to permit students who wish to travel home and celebrate the Easter festivities with their families the opportunity to do so.
However, for prospective second-year students who choose to remain on campus, the management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has urged the school heads to appropriately supervise them.
“Heads of Schools are to permit students who wish to travel home and celebrate the Easter festivities with their families the opportunity to do so. However, this break is optional, and students who choose to remain on campus should be appropriately supervised,” GES said.
The GES under the auspices of the Ministry of Education further said, “All Students who will travel home are expected to return to school on Tuesday, 22d April, 2025, to resume academic activities promptly.”
In other news, the management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has rescheduled the reopening date for single-track Senior High Schools (SHSs) in the country from March 29, 2025, to April 23, 2025.
The postponement of the reopening date for single-track second cycle schools was communicated in a letter signed by Prince C. Agyeman-Duah, Director of the Schools and Instructions Division, dated March 27, 2025, sighted by Pretertiary.com and addressed to all regional Directors of Education.
“By this letter, regional directors of education are requested to communicate this information to all heads of single-track senior high and senior high technical schools to inform parents, guardians, and students to take note of the new date and prepare accordingly,” the statement read.
Students were originally scheduled to resume on March 29, 2025, following their vacation on March 4, 2025.; however, due to the Eid-Ul-Fitr public holidays on March 30 and 31, the reopening was initially pushed to April 1, 202,5, but after further consideration, the reopening date has now been extended to April 23, 2025.
Confirming the change, Cassandra Twum-Ampofo of the GES Public Relations Unit explained that reopening schools just before a series of holidays would not be ideal, as it would subject students to unnecessary travel risks.
“Monday and Tuesday had been declared as statutory holidays, and just after they returned, there would be a break for Easter celebrations. It would not be prudent to allow students to be travelling back and forth, considering the risks involved,” she explained.
When asked about the impact of the delay on final-year students preparing for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), Ms Twum-Ampofo assured that measures were in place to compensate for lost instructional time.
“There is always an instructional hour added to make up for breaks of this nature,” she said, noting that holidays such as Eid al-Fitr and Easter are unavoidable.
So, it is also not something new. The only thing is that we didn’t want the situation whereby when they come, just Monday, Tuesday, there’s a holiday, and then there is also an Easter break,” she emphasised.
The spokeswoman for the Service further clarified that the adjustment applies only to single-track Senior High Schools (SHSs), as double-track students remain unaffected and will continue their academic calendar as planned.
