10 Best SHS Schools In Ghana

Based on reviews, we came out with a list of the best Senior High Schools in scattered across the regions in Ghana. The rankings were done based on statistics of the schools’ performances in the last five years. While research does not answer the question of which school is the best nationally, it tells us the best schools in the selected time frame.

Key among the indicators used was the number of students with pass marks from A1 to C6, as well as the best average percentile of students compared to the number registered for the West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in the last five years.

The Best Senior High Schools in Ghana

You must take time to find out about each of these schools before drawing up a conclusion about which school to place your child in.

Wesley Girls High School
PRESEC Legon (Ghana)
Augustine’s College, Cape Coast
Opoku Ware School, Kumasi
Peter’s Boys Senior High School, Nkwatia
Accra Academy, Accra
Prempeh College, Kumasi
Holy Child School, Cape Coast
Keta Senior Technical School, Keta
Mfantsipm School, Cape Coast

Now let’s discuss a bit more detail about each of the above schools.

Wesley Girls High School

Wesley Girls High School was established in 1836 by Mrs. Harriet Wrigley. She was married to the second Methodist Missionary to visit Gold Coast. The school started she aimed and she aimed to ensure the girls gain basic knowledge in catechism and housekeeping.

At the time, classes were held in Manse, in a hall close to Victoria Park. Over the years the school has grown to become one of the most reputable in Ghana. It has produced students with excellent results in WAEC continuing the tradition of excellence.

St. Augustine’s College, Cape Coast

This institution is an all-boys institution located in Cape Coast. It was founded in 1930 with the initial aim of training teachers. It has since been transformed into a Senior Secondary School.

The school currently boasts 1500 boys, between the ages of 12 and 19 years. It also has 60 full-time teachers, 6 part-time teachers, and close to 80 non-teaching staff. The school administration is led by a headmaster and two assistants.

Opoku Ware School, Kumasi

This is another boys-only school on this list. The school currently has an estimated population of about 1300 students. The school also provides accommodation and boarding facilities onsite for students. Students of Opoku Ware School fall between the age range of 14 to 18 years.

This school is recognized as one of the most competitive in Ghana, especially concerning the new upward trend in education. Over the last few years, the school has produced some of the brightest brains in Ghana and has some well-known individuals among its alumni.

St. Peter’s Boys Senior High School, Nkwatia

This school is a Roman Catholic Senior High School dedicated to the education of boys. It is located in the Eastern Region of Ghana, precisely, Nkwatia. It was founded in 1957 by the Divine Word Missionaries and at the time there were just 36 students and 2 tutors.

The school has since grown to have a couple of science laboratories, a computer laboratory, an administrative block, and classrooms to accommodate its students. It also school has 5 dormitory blocks which play home to 6 houses.

The school offers subjects spread across three categories, Arts, Business, and Science. The school has a reputation for producing the highest number of medical doctors in Ghana. Asides from this, the school has won numerous competitions including the Ghana Science and Mathematics Quiz.

Accra Academy, Accra

This was one of the first secondary schools in Ghana and it is also the first privately owned secondary school in the country. It operates a boarding facility and a non-denominational structure. Courses run here are spread across Sciences, General Arts, Business, Visual Arts, and General Agric.

Initially, the school was designed to provide education to secondary school students who lacked the financial capacity to pay for their education. In 2003, the school ranked number 8 in Africa based on a ranking by Africa Almanac. The criteria for this award included quality of education, the strength of the alumni, student participation, internet and news visibility, and school profile.

Prempeh College, Kumasi

This school is located in Kumasi and it was established in 1949 by Asantehene Sir Osei Agyemang Prempeh II. This school has come a long way to become one of the most recognized in Ghana. In 2004, it had the highest number of matriculating students into the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology,

The school has also won the National Robotics Competition for a record three times as well as the Toyota Innovation Award in 2016.

Holy Child School, Cape Coast

This school is a second-cycle female institution located in Cape Coast, Ghana. It was ranked among the 10 best schools in Africa in 2003 after it produced the best female student in the SSSCE that year. The school also produced the second-best student in the 2017 WASSCE.

The school, which was established in 1946, currently has over a thousand students aged between 14 and 18 years. Also, the school is reputed for having so many notable alumni including Akosua Agyapong and Philomena Nyarko.

Keta Senior Technical School, Keta

This is a mixed public school located in Dzelukope town, Keta Municipal District, Ghana. It currently has a student population of 2,800 and about 110 teaching staff. It is the largest in the Volta Region of Ghana and it offers courses in Arts, Agricultural Science, Sciences, Home Economics, Technical Studies, and Business. The school has won several competitions and has a huge reputation among secondary schools in Ghana.

Mfantsipm School, Cape Coast

This is one of the oldest schools in Ghana, established in 1876 as an all-boys school to foster moral, intellectual, and spiritual growth among them. At inception, it was known as the Wesleyan High School and its first headmaster, James Picot, was only 18 years old when he was appointed.

Several other schools in Ghana were born from this school including Prempeh College and Achimota School. The school has won numerous awards and is notable for having several high-flying alumni.