Source: newsthemegh.com
Cassiel Ato Forson, the minority leader, has urged the Ministry of Education to create a thorough plan to end the double-track system and return Ghana to the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).
The continued use of the double-track system in Senior High Schools (SHS) is the reason for Ghana’s current absence from WAEC, a problem Forson feels has to be addressed right away.
During Tuesday, December 19, during the Ministry of Education budget estimates debate, the Minority Leader expressed his dissatisfaction with the current situation and highlighted the far-reaching effects of Ghana’s exclusion from the WAEC.
“We are no longer part of the West Africa School Certificate Examination largely because of the double track. Until we eradicate the double-track system, Ghana will forever write the Ghana version of the West African school certificate,” Forson said.
He emphasized the difficulties in comparing Ghana’s educational standards to those of its neighbors who follow the West Africa School Certificate Examination, stressing the necessity for a practical strategy to resolve the persistent discrepancy.
Forson lamented the lack of a clear plan from the Ministry of Education, saying, “I would have thought that, as part of their report, they would have given us a roadmap for us to eradicate the double-track system, but strangely, I’m not seeing any roadmap yet.”
Even with GH¢29 billion allocated to the Ministry of Education for 2024, Ato Forson voiced dissatisfaction with the lack of advancement in doing away with the current secondary school administration system.