The government has secured a $200 million financing facility from the World Bank to permanently end the double-track system in senior high schools, Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has announced.
According to the Minister, the double-track arrangement has contributed to recent poor performance in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), largely due to reduced contact hours for teaching and learning.
He said the new funding will be channelled into infrastructure expansion to ensure a smooth transition to a single-track system nationwide.
“They (students) spend less time with teachers, less time in the classroom than they should,” Mr Iddrisu stated. “We remain very committed, and the government has secured $200 million from the World Bank to work to end double track.”
He assured the school of government support to improve facilities and sustain the initiative.
The minister made these remarks during the inauguration of Governing Councils for four Colleges of Education: Agogo Presbyterian Women’s College of Education, Gbewa College of Education, Al-Faruq College of Education, and Enchi College of Education.
Mr. Iddrisu praised St Peter’s Secondary School in Kwahu for independently taking steps to abolish the double-track system at the school level, describing the move as proactive and commendable.
The Minister further disclosed that President John Dramani Mahama has secured a $30 million grant from the Chinese government for the construction of a new University of Science and Technology in Damongo.
The project, he said, forms part of broader efforts to expand access to tertiary education and strengthen Ghana’s human capital base.
He reaffirmed government’s commitment to improving the quality of education through sustained investment in infrastructure, policy reforms, and strategic partnerships aimed at long-term national development.
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