Final year SHS students to return to school January 5

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced Sunday, January 5, 2020, as the re-opening date for all Form Three Senior High School (SHS) students.

GES says that the decision is to allow the final year students have adequate time to prepare for this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

The 2020 WASSCE exam is scheduled to be written between May and June.

In a statement signed by the Head of Public Relations Unit at the Ghana Education Service, Cassandra Twum Ampofo, it indicated that all stakeholders involved, including students, should report to their various schools over the weekend to ensure full academic work starts on Monday 6^th January 2020.

“This is to enable the final year students have ample time to prepare for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Students are expected to return over the weekend to ensure that full academic work resumes on Monday 6^th January 2020,” the statement noted.