The government has announced plans to end the double-track system in all senior high schools by 2027 as part of reforms aimed at expanding access and improving quality in Ghana’s secondary education sector.
Presenting the 2026 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to Parliament on Thursday, November 13, 2025, Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson said the phase-out would begin in 2026 with targeted investments in infrastructure, staffing, and teaching resources to restore full-time schooling for all students.
Dr Forson told Parliament that the government would complete 30 abandoned E-Block projects and upgrade 40 existing senior high schools nationwide to create additional classroom space and reduce overcrowding, the main factor behind the double-track system.
“From 2026, government will implement an education expansion plan to phase out the double-track system and ensure every Ghanaian child attends school full-time,” he said.
