The Ghana Education Service has officially released the academic calendar for the 2025/2026 school year.
First-year SHS students will begin their first semester on October 18, 2025, marking the start of the new academic year.
Explore all the important dates on our Academic Calendar page. Stay updated, plan early, and prepare for a smooth and successful school year!
The academic year includes a number of public holidays, offering students and teachers valuable breaks. Take note of these key dates:
- Farmer’s Day: Friday, December 5th, 2025
- Christmas Day: Thursday, December 25th, 2025
- Boxing Day: Friday, December 26th, 202
- New Year’s Day: Thursday, January 1st, 2026
- Constitution Day: Wednesday, January 7th, 2026
- Independence Day: Friday, March 6th, 2026
- Good Friday: Friday, April 3rd, 2026
- Easter Monday: Monday, April 6th, 2026
- Eid al-Fitr: Tuesday, March 17th, 2026 (date may vary depending on the lunar calendar)
- May Day: Friday, May 1st, 2026
- Eid al-Adha: Wednesday, May 27th, 2026
- Founders’ Day: Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
- Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day: Monday, September 21st, 2026
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