Dr Kwabena Bempah Tandoh is a former Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Education Service
The former Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr Kwabena Bempah Tandoh, has strongly defended the double-track system introduced in senior high schools, stating that it was necessary and helped save the dreams of many Ghanaian students.
Speaking on JoyNews’ Personality Profile on Friday, February 27, 2026, Tandoh reflected on his seven years at GES and described the policy as a bold but important decision at the time.
He explained that without the system, many students would not have gained admission into senior high school because there were not enough classrooms and facilities to take the sudden increase in numbers after the Free SHS policy began.
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“Had it not been for the double track system some almost 1.3 million people, 1,274,000 or so children, had access to school beyond what would have been possible,” he said
“On the fact that the novel idea has been able to provide opportunity for another 1.3 million kids to have access to a teacher, I believe it’s absolutely worth it,” he added.
The double-track system was introduced as a temporary solution to deal with the sharp rise in enrolment.
By dividing students into two groups attending school at different times, government was able to use existing school buildings throughout the year.
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