The government has allocated GH¢1billion from the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) towards the phasing out of the double-track system in Senior High Schools (SHS) next year, the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has revealed.
The amount, to be captured in the 2026 annual funding budget to be presented to Parliament in November, would be used to expand existing infrastructure projects and complete ongoing ones in SHSs across the country to create more access to accommodate all students at a go.
Mr Iddrisu disclosed this when he inaugurated a new staff accommodation facility at Accra Girls’ Senior High School in Accra yesterday.
He explained that the substantial investment was central to the President’s vision of enhancing the quality of SHS education in the country.
The Minister explained that the proposed investment was to tackle the long-standing infrastructure deficit that necessitated the double-track system, stressing that “The funds would be used to complete stalled projects, including classroom blocks and assembly halls, to ensure all students can be accommodated in a single, unified system.”
“We remain committed to ending the double-track system as our contribution to improving the quality of SHS education. President Mahama has directed the Minister of Finance to make an allocation of GH¢1 billion dedicated to managing the transition and responding to the challenges of the transition,” he said.
Mr Iddrisu, who is also the Member of Parliament for Tamale South, reaffirmed the administration’s commitment to the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy, assuring the public that it will not be discontinued.
He added that the government would explore and implement additional measures, such as digital solutions, to expand access to quality education.
“Free Senior High School has come to stay,” he stated.
He said his administration would work to enhance the programme by investing in infrastructure and improving literacy and numeracy rates across the country.
BY CLIFF EKUFUL
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