FCT/EDS/DQA/SCA/026/IV/906 / FCT Education Secretariat. All Directors of Agencies / All Chairman of Boards / FME Inspectorate Services / All Zonal Coordinating Evaluators, FCT. / All Principal of Secondary Schools, FCT. / All Head Teachers of FCT Primary Schools. / All FCT LEA Secretaries / Director, Administration and Finance / FCT Education Secretariat. Provost / FCT College of Education / National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) / Association of Muslim Islamic Schools (AMIS) / Association of Christian Schools (ACIS) / Association of Private Educators of Nigeria (APEN) / Education Secretary, Catholic Secretariat. This is to inform you that the Permanent Secretary, FCT has approved the 2023/2024 School Calendar for Primary and Post Primary levels in the FCT as detailed below:
| TERM | BEGINS | ENDS | DURATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Term | Sunday 10th September, 2023 | Friday 15th December, 2023 | 14 Weeks |
| HOLIDAYS | Saturday 16th December, 2023 | Saturday 6th January, 2024 | 3 Weeks |
| 2nd Term | Sunday 7th January, 2024 | Thursday 28th March, 2024 | 12 Weeks |
| HOLIDAYS | Friday 29th March, 2024 | Saturday 20th April, 2024 | 3 Weeks |
| 3rd Term | Sunday 21st April, 2024 | Friday 26th July, 2024 | 14 Weeks |
| HOLIDAYS | Saturday 27th July, 2024 | Saturday 7th September, 2024 | 6 Weeks |
(i) All National Public Holidays are to be observed / (ii) All Boarding Schools are to resume on Sundays / (iii) Any school that has a genuine reason to close earlier or later than the stipulated dates in the school calendar should seek for approval from Education Secretariat through Department of Quality Assurance (DQA) one month before the desired date. / (iv) All approved private schools in the FCT are to comply with the above.
Dr. (Mrs) Favour M. Edem-Nse
Director DQA
For: Secretary, Education FCT Published: 2nd August, 2023
