{"id":241396,"date":"2024-10-29T13:29:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T13:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/29\/dont-rush-to-abolish-double-track-system-adutwum-warns\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T13:29:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T13:29:57","slug":"dont-rush-to-abolish-double-track-system-adutwum-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/29\/dont-rush-to-abolish-double-track-system-adutwum-warns\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t rush to abolish double-track system \u2013 Adutwum warns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has cautioned against the hasty abolition of the double-track system, warning that an abrupt end to the system could have lasting consequences on students\u2019 futures.<\/p>\n<p>His remarks come in response to a pledge by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to eliminate the double-track system if elected in the 2024 elections.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Adutwum stressed that phasing out the system must be done strategically by first expanding facilities to accommodate more students.<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted that the government has already made progress through the Ministry of Education by constructing additional accommodation facilities in several schools and gradually phasing out the double-track system, with plans to extend this process to more institutions.<\/p>\n<p>During a presentation on the State of Ghana\u2019s Education to the clergy in the Ashanti Region on Tuesday, October 29, Dr Adutwum emphasized that cancelling the double-track system purely for political motives would risk creating further educational challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the concept of the double track was introduced in Ghana, it was to meet the increased demand in enrolment in our High Schools, especially the category A schools. So, it will surprise you to know that a number of the schools are no longer double-double track, even those schools with double track, we have transition calendars.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA school like Tamale Senior School (SHS) is no longer double-track, in fact, we\u2019re working for Opoku Ware Senior High School, and it\u2019s likely that it will not be double-track this coming academic year. Because the government had built more facilities there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome people come here to say that we will [they] abolish double track, and I say to myself, they don\u2019t know what they are talking about.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you abolish the double track at Prempeh College today, they will not be able to enrol one student. Presec will not take in one student. If you don\u2019t want double track and you cancel double track, 1,500 students who are going this year will not have space, so they can\u2019t go.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo we cancel it in the name of politics and push 1,500 students away from Opoku Ware? 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