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President Akufo-Addo has said there would be no double track system for final year students at the secondary school level in the forthcoming academic year.
President Akufo-Addo made this known when delivering his 21st nationwide address on Sunday, January 3, 2021.[ads2]
According to the President, the expansion of infrastructure at the various second-cycle institutions has made the government to take such a decision.
“I must stress that SHS 3 students like SHS 1 students will no longer run the double track system. The expansion of infrastructure at the various senior high schools over the last three years has brought us this favorable position”, he said.[ads3]
The President added that , “however the double track system will still be applicable to SHS 2 students that are in it. Students in the universities and other tertiary institutions are to be in school from Saturday 9th of January.”
President Akufo-Addo continued that, “We are satisfied that in the current circumstances the reopening of our schools is safe. So, from 15th January our children in Kindergarten, Primary and Junior High in both private and public schools will be back in schools”[ads4]
“All SHS 1 students will start class from 10th March and all the students embarking on the single track academic calendar , their seniors in SHS 2 and SHS 3 will however, return to school from 18th January.”[ads5]
