Skip to main content
All news & events

Announcements1 min read

Opening and Closing of Schools School Year: September 2018 to July 2019

Ministry of Education

Published by Ministry of Education

Ministry of Education

Circular No. 5/2014

REF. NO. ED: 25/8/1

From : Chief Education Officer

To: Deputy Chief Education Office, Assistant Chief Education Officers (Nursery, Primary, Secondary & Technical).

Senior Education Officers

Coordinators- School Board Secretariat, SCCP & Parent-Teacher Association

Superintendent of Examinations

Heads of Education Departments

Principals of Cyril Potter College of Education, Technical Institutions

Headteachers of Nursery, Primary and Secondary Schools, Heads of Practical Instructional Centres.

Date: April 14, 2014

Subject: Opening and Closing of Schools School Year: September 2018 to July 2019

1st Term September 03, 2018 to December 14, 2018 15 weeks

Vacation:

December 17, 2018 to January 04, 2019 3 weeks

2nd Term January 07, 2019 to April 12, 2019 14 weeks

Vacation:

April 15, 2019 to April 26, 2019 2 weeks

3rd Term: April 29, 2019 to July 05, 2019 10 weeks

Vacation:

July 08, 2019 to August 30, 2019 8 weeks

Re-opening for 2019 /2020 school year: September 02, 2019

Olato Sam

Chief Education Officer

C. Secretary, TSC

General Secretary, GTU

For Information

Minister of Education

Permanent Secretary

Chief Planning Officer

Share this post

Keep reading

See all

Ministry of EducationCo-operative Republic of Guyana

Eliminating illiteracy, modernising education & strengthening tolerance.

Contact

© 2026 Ministry of Education, Co-operative Republic of Guyana

An official website of the Government of Guyana