Haruna Iddrisu Inaugurates 11-Member Committee to Oversee Reversal of Double-Track System
Accra, Ghana - 27 March, 2025 - A high-powered committee has been inaugurated by the Minister of Education, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, to oversee the reversal of the double-track system in Senior High Schools (SHS) and Senior High Technical Schools (SHTS) to a single-track system.
The 11-member committee is chaired by Prof. Peter Grant of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) and comprises representatives from various institutions.
The committee members include:
- Prof. Godwin Awabil, University of Cape Coast (UCC)
- Prof. Samuel A. Atintono, PRINCOF
- Prof. Smile Gavua Dzisi (Mrs.), Deputy Director-General (Management Service), GES
- Dr. Munawaru Issahaque, Deputy Director-General (Quality and Access), GES
- D. W. Agbenyo, WAEC
- Rosemond Wilson (PhD), WAEC
- Mr. Augustus Agyemfra, CODE
- Mr. David Odjidja, CHASS
- Addo Nicholas Nii Kpakpoe, COHBS
- Prince Charles Agyemang-Duah, Schools & Instructions Division, GES
The committee's mandate includes reviewing the 2024/2025 academic calendar, realigning the WASCCE calendar with other West African countries, and providing a roadmap for reversing the SHS/SHSTS double-track system to a single-track system.
Present at the inauguration ceremony were Mr. Clement Apaak, Deputy Minister for Education, Prof. Ernest Kofi Davis, DG GES, Professor George K.T. Oduro, Technical Advisor to the Minister, and other officials from the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service.
Source: Lead News Online
