The government has announced the reopening of schools for final-year students, as part of its first phase of opening up the country after restrictions were imposed to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

Effective Monday, 15 June 2020, schools and universities would be reopened to allow final-year junior high, senior high and university students to resume classes ahead of the conduct of their respective exit examinations.

President Akufo-Addo announced this in a televised address to the nation on Sunday, 31 May 2020.

Final-year university students are to report on 15 June, final-year SHS students together with SHS 2 gold track students on 22 June and final-year JHS students on 29 June.

JHS 3 classes will comprise a maximum of 30 students, SHS classes a maximum of 25 students and university lectures will take place with half the class size.

All others are to remain home.