The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that 99 Senior High Schools (SHSs) will transition from the double-track system back to a single-track calendar starting October 31, 2025, with the commencement of the 2025/2026 academic year.
In a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Daniel Fenyi, the Service explained that the adjustment is intended to create a more consistent academic schedule, enhance teaching and learning, and ease pressure on students.
The GES noted that a single-track calendar will also allow for better planning of extracurricular activities, including clubs, sports, and cultural programmes, while offering parents a more reliable school timetable.
However, the Service clarified that the move does not signal the end of the double-track system nationwide. Instead, the change applies only to the selected 99 schools, while other schools will continue operating under the double-track system.
According to the new academic calendar, single-track schools will close on August 21, 2026, whereas double-track schools will end on September 4, 2026.
The Service added that the return to single-track forms part of a broader set of interventions aimed at strengthening the education system.
