Institute for Education Studies (IFEST), has urged the government to improve educational infrastructure as part of efforts to enhance access to quality education.

They believe that although the Mahama government has introduced policies aimed at improving the sector, inadequate attention to infrastructure has negatively affected the quality of teaching and learning.

Speaking to Citi News, the Executive Director of IFEST, Peter Anti Partey, cited the 2025 WASSCE results as evidence of a decline in the quality of education.

“You would realize that quality has become an issue, that is, if you want to define quality in terms of student performance. Quality has become an issue to the extent that WAEC is going organize remedials for students,” he noted.

He also noted that indiscipline in schools became a major concern in 2025, stressing that the issue must be addressed decisively to improve academic outcomes.

“We think that anybody in charge of education policy should make discipline a central point in terms of planning for 2026.

“We cannot just improve access and then get students who are not fit for the society we are building. Education should transform the total personality of the individual,” he noted.