The Ghana Education Service (GES) has declared today, Tuesday, March 7, 2023, a holiday for all students in the country.
This decision follows the Independence Day celebration held on Monday which students across the country participated in.
In a press statement released by the Ghana Education Service, the Head of the Public Relations Unit, Cassandra Twum Ampofo noted that, “it is announced for the information of all schools and the general public that Tuesday, March 7th has been declared a holiday for all school children in Ghana. This is to enable them have some rest after preparing vigorously for the Independence Day Anniversary Parade.”
“School resumes fully on Wednesday 8th March 2023. All parents and guardians are therefore to take note,” parts of the statement read.
Thousands of schools in the country and people from all walks of life on Monday, March 6, 2023, thronged Adaklu in the Volta Region to celebrate Ghana’s 66th Independence Day Anniversary.
Various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies also celebrated the event at the local level giving students the opportunity to take part in the 6th March parade.
