The Semester and Double Track System in Senior High Schools in Ghana

Essay from the year 2018 in the subject Pedagogy - School System, Educational and School Politics, , language: English, abstract: The focus of this essay is to provide a comprehensive assessment of the double track and semester programs at the SHS level under the following themes: Constitutional matters, population matters, resource matters and a conclusion.

As a teacher and a member of the educational sector, the matter I have tabled above is a matter that is so much dear to my heart. I know for a fact, that every passing government educational intervention is meant to better the educational system in Ghana.

From the colonial regime, passing through the era of Nkrumah to the current government of the fourth republic, our dear country has undergone a myriad of educational interventions. However, the introduction of the Free Education at the SHS level, otherwise known as the "Fee Free SHS" and the birth of the Semester and the Double Track System in the SHS seem paramount.