The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that all Presbyterian Church schools will observe a special holiday on Thursday, 29th May 2025, in celebration of Ascension Day.
In a letter signed by Mr. Prince C. Agyemang-Duah, Director of the Schools and Instructions Division, GES said it had received a request from the General Manager of Presbyterian Church Schools for the holiday to be observed.
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The GES directed all Regional Directors of Education to pass the message to the heads of Presbyterian Church schools in their areas. The statement added that “Regional Managers of Presbyterian church schools are to ensure that the day is observed in all schools and educational unit offices.”
According to the letter, “Approval has been granted Presbyterian Church Schools (Basic and Second Cycle Institutions) to observe Thursday, 29th May, 2025 as a holiday in recognition of the church’s 2025 Ascension Day.”
This means that on Thursday, May 29, 2025, students and teachers in Presbyterian basic and senior high schools will not go to school to mark this important Christian event.
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The letter was issued from the GES headquarters in Accra on 28th May 2025.
Ascension Day is a Christian holiday that celebrates the day Jesus Christ rose into heaven, and it is usually observed 40 days after Easter.
