Infrastructure Expansion Can’t End Double Track- Eduwatch
Education think tank Africa Education Watch has encouraged the government to institute an effective school placement system to outlaw the double-track system in second-cycle institutions.
The government, in its budget, allocated GH¢ 4.2 billion, representing about 42 per cent of GETFund resources, to support the Free SHS Programme, an increase from GH¢ 3.5 billion in 2025.
An additional GH¢ 1.1 billion will fund the Ghana Secondary Learning Improvement Programme (GSLIP), a two-year effort aimed at ending the double-track system.
According to Eduwatch, infrastructure expansion cannot end the lingering challenge.
“While noting that GSLIP’s approach includes upgrading 50 selected Category A, B, and C schools, and completing 30 E-blocks to expand access, timely disbursements and participatory monitoring are essential to achieving the two-year target of ending Double Track. As infrastructure expands, the Ministry of Education must strengthen the effectiveness of the School Selection and Placement System.”
“Without an effective school placement system, no amount of infrastructure expansion can end double track,” it said in its assessment of the 2026 Budget Statement and Economic Policy.
Story by Hajara Fuseini
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