Ghana Education Service Gives Deadline for Phasing Out Double Track System: “By 2027”

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The Ghana Education Service expects to phase out the double-track system by 2027.

The Deputy Director-General for Quality and Access at the Ghana Education Service, Dr Munawaru Issahaque, said the service is working closely with leading university professors and the Minister of Education to phase out the double-track system.

Ghana Education Service Gives Deadline for Phasing Out Double Track System: “By 2027” — Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu visits a senior high school. Source: Ministry of Education GH
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Issahaque told Citi News the goal is to restore the traditional academic calendar.

“So, we have worked with key stakeholders behind the scenes to ensure that we revert the academic calendar and, with the Minister of Education’s approval, reverse the double-track system by 2027.”

Issahaque explained that the process of phasing out the double-track system involves both material and financial considerations.

The Ghana Education Service earlier said it will start reverting Senior High Schools from the double-track to the single-track system in the 2025/2026 academic year.

Starting in October 2025, approximately 99 double-track schools will transition back to the traditional single-track system.

Why was the double-track system implemented?

The service has double-track and single-track schools to account for infrastructure challenges brought on by the Free SHS policy.

The double-track shift system was introduced in 2018 to enable the free SHS programme to prevent overcrowding and accommodate the increased enrolment.

When the government introduced the policy, it explained it was guided by the principle that “no qualified child should be left behind.”

The Ministry of Education argued that contact hours between teacher and student will increase, enabling teachers to have more time to complete the syllabus.

The double-track school calendar was also to reduce congestion in schools, and this will lead to a reduction in class sizes.

Update on school placement

Issahaque also revealed that the automatic placement rate for this year’s Computerised School Selection and Placement System stood at 82%, reflecting successful placements for the majority of candidates.