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Education News Ghana
GES Cancels Double-Track System and Urges All SHS Schools to Return to Single Track for 2025/2026 Calendar
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced a major change to how senior high schools (SHS) will operate starting with the 2025/2026 academic year.
They have decided to cancel the double-track system and go back to the single-track system for all SHS schools in the country.
This indicated that instead of splitting students into two groups attending school at different times, all students will now follow one continuous school calendar together, as it was before.
The decision to reverse the double-track system shows the GES’s willingness to listen and adjust based on the needs of students, parents, and teachers.
The double-track system was first introduced to handle issues such as overcrowding in schools and the limited availability of space and resources.
However, over time, the Ghana Education Service has realized that the system had several challenges that affected the overall learning experience for senior high school students.
Moving back to the single-track system means that all students will now be able to attend school at the same time, without having to wait for their turn.
This change will help improve better stability in the learning environment by providing a full academic year where students can benefit from consistent teaching and school activities without interruptions caused by shifting timing or track changes.
The Ghana Education Service is confident this decision will improve the quality of education and allow teachers to plan and teach more effectively.
Parents and students who struggled with the changes from the double-track system will likely welcome this move.
The previous system sometimes caused confusion, with students and parents needing to remember different schedules depending on their assigned track.
By returning to a single track, all students will follow the same start and end dates for the academic year, making it simpler for families to plan and support their children’s education.
Teachers also stand to gain from this change. Under the double-track system, teachers had to adapt lessons and assessments for two different sets of students attending at different times.
This often made lesson planning and examination scheduling more complicated. Now, with a single calendar, teachers can focus on one complete school year with all students together, which could lead to better preparation and delivery of lessons in the class.
