President Akufo-Addo has announced the reopening of schools at various levels of education.
Kindergarten, primary and Junior Highs school (JHS) pupils in both private and government schools will resume school on 15 January 2021 President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced.
This was announced during his 21st Coronavirus update on Sunday 3rd January, 2020.
It comes after schools were closed down last year March as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.
President Akufo-Addo said continuing Senior High School (SHS) students will go back to school on January 18, 2021.
However, first year SHS students are expected to begin school on March 10, 2021.
Tertiary students will also return to lecture halls from Saturday, Janurary 9, 2021.
“So, from 15th January, our children in kindergarten, primary and Junior High, in both private and public schools, will be back in school. All SHS 1 students will start classes from 10th March, with all students embarking on a single-track academic calendar. Their seniors in SHS 2 and SHS 3 will, however, return to school from 18th January. Students in universities and other tertiary institutions are to be in school from Saturday, 9th January. ”
“Schools and institutions with their own hospitals and clinics will be equipped with the necessary personal protective equipment and have isolation centres to deal with any positive cases. All other schools and institutions without their own clinics and hospitals have been mapped to health facilities,” President Akufo-Addo announced.














