{"id":93832,"date":"2025-09-12T17:05:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T17:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=93832"},"modified":"2025-09-12T17:05:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T17:05:55","slug":"govt-earmarks-gh%c2%a21bn-to-end-double-track-system-education-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=93832","title":{"rendered":"Gov\u2019t earmarks GH\u00a21bn to end double-track system \u2013 Education Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced that the government has earmarked GH\u00a21 billion to phase out the double-track system in Senior High Schools (SHSs).\u00a0<\/p>\n

He said this during the inauguration of a new staff accommodation facility at Accra Girls\u2019 Senior High School.<\/p>\n

The massive investment, which will reflect in next year\u2019s budget, will be sourced from the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund).\u00a0<\/p>\n

The double-track system was introduced in the 2018\/2019 academic year to accommodate the surge in student enrolment following the implementation of the audacious Free SHS policy.<\/p>\n

It was expected to be a temporary measure to address the issue of insufficient infrastructure and overcrowding by dividing students into two groups to alternate in cycles, utilising the existing facilities more efficiently.<\/p>\n

Mr Iddrisu explained that the proposed investment aimed to tackle the long-standing infrastructure deficit that necessitated the double-track system.<\/p>\n

Mr Iddrisu explained that \u201cthis substantial investment is central to President Mahama\u2019s vision for enhancing the quality of senior high school education.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Education Minister said the funds would be used to complete stalled projects, including classroom blocks and assembly halls, to ensure all students were accommodated in a single, unified system.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe remain committed to ending the double-track system as our contribution to improving the quality of senior high school education,\u201d Mr Iddrisu quoted President Mahama.<\/p>\n

He added that \u201cPresident Mahama has directed the Minister of Finance to make an allocation of GH\u00a21 billion, dedicated to managing the transition and responding to the challenges of the transition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Iddrisu, who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale South, reaffirmed the government\u2019s commitment to the Free SHS policy, assuring the public that it would not be discontinued.<\/p>\n

He said most people had thought that with the coming of President Mahama, Free SHS was going to be scrapped.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhatever it is, Free SHS is here to stay and it is contributing significantly to improving literacy and numeracy,\u201d he assured.<\/p>\n

Mr Iddrisu stressed that his administration would work to enhance the programme by investing in infrastructure and improving literacy and numeracy rates across the country.<\/p>\n

He said so far, the ministry had phased out 100 double-track schools, adding that the remaining ones would be rigorously phased out with next year\u2019s budget.<\/p>\n

The minister added that the government would explore and implement additional measures, such as digital solutions, to expand access to quality education.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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