Heavy overnight rains that left several parts of Accra flooded on Monday, June 29, have forced the Ghana School of Law to postpone the start of its scheduled examinations, with management moving quickly to reassure students they would not be made to suffer for the disruption.
In a notice issued on June 29, 2026, the school explained that it had spent two hours tracking the weather situation and consulting with the Chair of the Independent Examinations Committee (IEC) bef ore reaching a decision.
“Your safety is our highest priority. No student should risk their life or personal safety by attempting to travel through heavy rain or floodwaters to the Examination Centre,” the statement read.
Anticipating concerns from candidates worried about losing marks or missing their papers entirely, the school’s management was emphatic that the flooding would not work against any student.
“No student will be disadvantaged. Students will not be penalised or disadvantaged in any way with respect to today’s examinations due to this Act of God,” the notice stated.
Rather than fixing a new start time immediately, the school said it would only let papers begin once it judged the roads safe enough for students to travel.
“Examinations will not commence until it is safe to travel. The start of any examination today will be delayed until conditions are considered safe for students to make their way to the Examination Centre,” management said.
Should the papers eventually go ahead later in the day, the school promised students a reasonable buffer once the rains eased and floodwaters receded, to allow them time to make their way to the centre without danger.
With the schedule still in flux, the Ghana School of Law asked students to keep a close eye on official communication, including email, text messages, WhatsApp, and the institution’s website and social media pages, for word on when examinations would actually begin.
The disruption follows a night of intense rainfall that swamped roads and neighbourhoods across the capital, snarling traffic and prompting authorities to urge residents to stay indoors unless travel was absolutely necessary.
