Confirmed 2025/2026 academic calendar for SHS/SHTS with provision for off-campus (online) learning for students in transition schools
Confirmed 2025/2026 academic calendar for SHS/SHTS with provision for off-campus (online) learning for students in transition schools.
The Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) wishes to inform Heads, teachers, students, parents, and all relevant stakeholders of Senior High Schools and Senior High Technical Schools that the 2025/2026 Academic Calendar, issued at the beginning of the academic year, remains unchanged.
Details of the academic calendar are summarised below:
SINGLE TRACK SCHOOLS.
Forms 1 and 2
Report to School: 5 January – 27 February 2026
Break: 27 February 3 May 2026
Report to School: 4 May 21 August 2026 (End of Academic Year)
Form 3
Report to School: 5 January – 27 February 2026
Break: 28 February 13 March 2026
Report to School: 14 March-21 June 2026 (End of School Year)
TRANSITIONAL SCHOOLS
Form 3
Report to School: 5 January 31 March, 2026
Easter Break: 1-8 April 2026
Report to School: 9 April-21 June 2026 (End of School Year)
Form 2
Report to School: 5 January 15 March 2026
Online/Off-campus: 16 March-17 April 2026
Vacation: 18 April 17 May 2026
Report to School: 18 May-4 September 2026 (End of Academic Year)
Form 1
Online/Off-campus: 5-30 January 2026
Vacation: 31 January 15 March 2026
Report to School: 16 March-17 May 2026
Online/Off-campus: 18 May 12 June 2026
Vacation: 13 June-2 July 2026
Report to School: 3 July-4 September 2026 (End of Academic Year)
Management announces that provisions have been made to support online/off-campus teaching and learning for students in transition schools during the online/off-campus periods on the academic calendar.
These provisions include;
- First, projects and assignments: students are supported and guided through self-learning by undertaking the projects, tasks, and assignments in the approved textbooks and curriculum resources. All these approved textbooks and curriculum resources, for all levels and subjects, are accessible on the site curriculumresources.edu.gh FOR FREE.
- Second, TV broadcast: lessons shall be broadcast live daily on the Ministry of Education TV (MoE TV), available on Multi TV.
- Third, School-based Learning Management Systems (LMS): Schools that have and operate learning management systems are urged to fully operationalise them during the online/off-campus periods. Management will support such schools.
Management has put in place these varied arrangements to ensure that every student gets the opportunity to participate in the online/off-campus teaching and learning through at least one of the avenues.
The online/off-campus periods are NOT vacations or breaks; they are counted and considered a mandatory part of teaching and learning.
Management urges all Heads of Schools, teachers, parents, and guardians to take careful note of these arrangements, support and supervise students to fully access and participate in these online/off-campus engagements.
