The Ghana Education Service (GES) has informed the general public, particularly parents, teachers, and pupils/students of public KG-Primary, JHS, and Second Cycle Schools of the 2022 Academic Calendar.
The Public is hereby encouraged to take note of the GES 2022 Academic Calendar for SHS, JHS & Primary.
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.
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.