May 14, 2025

The Select Committee on Education has brought to finality, a three-day nationwide tour of selected senior high schools in the Western region.

The tour which is fact finding in nature, is aimed at assessing the challenges faced by some private Universities and to evaluate the effectiveness, challenges, and the overall impact of the double- track system in selected Senior high schools.

Speaking to some heads of the schools during the tour, the chairman of the Education Committee and MP for Akatsi North, Hon. Nortsu- Kortoe opined that, the Committee is not here to witch-hunt anyone but fact find, advice and take suggestions, make recommendations on the challenges faced to Government for them to be addressed accordingly.

Mr. Nortsu- Kortoe said “we are here to acquaint ourselves to understand developments on site.” He indicated that, the Government commitment to eliminate the double- track system requires the committee to sample some selected institutions.

The committee toured four Schools on day two in the Western Region including Bompeh SHTS, Diabene SHTS, Secondi College and Daboase SHTS.

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