Ending double-track will improve WASSCE performance – Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has said the government’s plan to phase out the double-track system in Senior High Schools will improve students’ academic performance by restoring adequate contact time between teachers and learners.
President John Dramani Mahama has announced that the government's plan to eliminate the double-track system in Senior High Schools will boost students' academic performance by reestablishing sufficient contact time between educators and learners. Addressing the Upper East Region on August 13, 2026, Mahama highlighted that the double-track arrangement had curtailed the time teachers spent interacting with students, thereby diminishing the quality of education.
He tied this reduced interaction to obstacles in preparing students for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), asserting that discontinuing the system would facilitate superior conditions for effective teaching and learning. "We recognized that one of the factors impacting Free Senior High School was the diminished contact hours between students and teachers," Mahama stated.
"Therefore, we believe that discontinuing the double-track will augment student-teacher contact hours, which we anticipate will enhance their performance in the WASSCE exams." The government has set 2027 as the deadline for fully transitioning away from the double-track system, contingent upon the augmentation of infrastructure to support the single-track model for all students.
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