Senior High Schools (SHSs) across the country are reopening today, January 3, as the Ghana Education Service (GES) has dismissed calls for a postponement.

In a statement released on January 2, 2025, the GES reaffirmed that the 2024/25 academic calendar remains unchanged despite concerns raised by the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS).

The GES clarified that SHS students are to return to school on January 3, 2025, while primary and Junior High Schools (JHS) will reopen on January 8, 2025, maintaining the previously announced schedule.

This comes after CHASS urged the Ministry of Education to address financial challenges faced by second-cycle schools, warning that unresolved issues could disrupt the reopening process. CHASS had also strongly advised against the January 3 reopening for SHS students, calling for a postponement.

However, GES insisted in its January 2 statement that “the academic calendar remains intact” and emphasized that reopening dates for all educational levels will proceed as scheduled.

The service urged students, staff, parents, and the general public to take note of the schedule and comply accordingly.