Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Cameroon and the postponement of the FENASCO games are the reasons for the postponement of the resumption of school activities initially scheduled for April 20, 2026.
Secondary school students will return to school for the final term of the 2025/2026 school year on April 27, 2026. In a press release dated April 09, the Minister of Secondary Education, Pauline Nalova Lyonga, indicates the reason for the one-week shift. With the agreement of Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute, the finals of the FENASCO ‘’A’’ games initially scheduled for April 08 to 15, 2026, will take place from April 19 to 26, 2026 in Bafoussam and Bangangte, the minister explains.
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The postponement of the FENASCO ‘’A’’ games is explained by the visit of Pope Leo XIV to Cameroon. The head of the Catholic Church in the world will make an apostolic visit to Cameroon from April 15 to 18, 2026. This visit will take the sovereign pontiff to the cities of Yaoundé, Douala and Bamenda. To give him an exceptional welcome, the population is preparing to mass on the sidewalks and stopping points along his routes, as well as at the locations selected for the celebration of the three masses in each of the cities concerned.
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The shift in the start of the third term is not without consequences for school programs as it causes a one-week delay. However, faced with this reality, the Minister of Secondary Education asks the regional delegates of secondary education to take the necessary measures for the organization of catch-up classes in all schools. The goal is to ensure compliance with the school calendar.
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