The World Bank has approved a US$300 million financing package to support Ghana’s efforts to phase out the double-track system in Senior High Schools (SHSs) through the implementation of the Transformative Secondary Education for Access, Results and Relevance for Jobs (STARR-J) Project.
According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Education and signed by the Press Secretary to the Minister for Education, Hashmin Mohammed, the project is a major intervention aimed at strengthening Ghana’s secondary education system by expanding access, improving quality and relevance, and addressing infrastructure deficits resulting from the implementation of the Free Senior High School programme.
The Ministry said the project is expected to support government’s commitment to ending the double-track system by investing in educational infrastructure, improving learning conditions and enhancing the efficiency of secondary education.
It added that by 2027, no public secondary school in Ghana is expected to operate under the double-track system.
The press release quoted the Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, as describing the project as a strategic investment in Ghana’s future.
“This project is a major investment in Ghana’s growing youthful population and a strategic contribution to the country’s long-term human capital development and global competitiveness. It will help expand learning opportunities, improve school conditions, better align secondary education with the skills demanded by the labour market and, more importantly, respond to the infrastructure deficit associated with expanded access to Free Secondary Education,” the Minister was quoted as saying.
The Ministry expressed appreciation to the World Bank, the Ministry of Finance and other partners for their continued support towards transforming Ghana’s education sector.
According to the Ministry, the STARR-J Project reaffirms government’s commitment to ensuring equitable access to quality secondary education while equipping Ghanaian students with the knowledge and skills needed to thrive in an increasingly competitive global economy.
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