Lagos Releases 2023 Academic Calendar

In line with its mandate to ensure a harmonized academic school calendar for both public and private schools in Lagos State, the Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA), Ministry of Education has released the approved harmonized school calendar for year 2022/2023 academic year.

FIRST TERM 

RESUMPTION

• Monday, 5th September 2022

FIRST HALF 

• Monday 5th September – Friday 21st October 2022

OPEN DAY 

• Thursday 20th October 2022 – Primary, Friday 21st October 2022 – secondary

MID TERM BREAK

• Monday 24th – Friday 28th October 2022

SECOND HALF

• Monday 31st October – Friday 16th December 2022

VACATION 

• Monday 19th December 2022 to Friday 6th January 2023

CELEBRATIONS

• International Literacy Day – Wednesday 21st September 2022
• Independence Day – Monday 3rd October 2022
• World Teachers Day – Wednesday 5th October 2022
• Eid–il-Maulid – Monday 10th October 2022

SECOND TERM

RESUMPTION 

• Monday, 9th January 2023

FIRST HALF

• Monday, 9th January 2023 – Friday 17th Febraury 2023

OPEN DAY:

• Thursday 16th February 2023 – Primary, Friday 17th February 2023 – secondary

MID TERM BREAK

• Monday 20th – Friday 24th February 2023

SECOND HALF

• Monday 27th February – Thursday 6th April 2023

VACATION 

• Monday 10th to Friday 21st April 2023

CELEBRATIONS

• Good friday – Friday 7th April 2023
• Easter Monday – Monday 10th April 2023
• Eid-il-Filtri – Monday 24th April 2023

THIRD TERM

RESUMPTION

• Tuesday 25th April 2023

FIRST HALF

• Tuesday 25th April – Friday 2nd June 2023

OPEN DAY

• Thursday 1st June 2023 – Primary,
• Friday 2nd June 2023 – secondary

MID TERM BREAK

• Monday 5th – Friday 9th June 2023

SECOND HALF

• Tuesday 13th June – Friday 21st July 2023

CELEBRATIONS

• Children’s day – Friday 7th April 2023
• Democracy day – Monday 10th April 2023
• Eid-ul-Adha – Wednesday 28th – Thursday 29th June 2023 

The year 2022/2023 academic calendar embes flexibility in schools and prioritizes harmonized instructional days of learning for all schools in the state to ensure that students spend productive learning hours in the classrooms while schools are also held accountable on the same standards. It is pertinent to note that, according to the school calendar, schools are to maintain a minimum of 180 learning days.

All schools are enjoined to adhere strictly to the academic calendar and the important notes, as approved, for the delivery of quality and sustainable education in Lagos State in tandem with the T.H.E.M.E.S. agenda of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Education and Technology.

January 08, 2023