Finding the right senior high school for your child is never a walk in the park especially if they are several and all promising to deliver your child’s needs and wants. You want your child to get the highest quality of education and grow into a responsible adult in the future. If quality and affordability is your hallmark, you might waste a lot of time trying to compare different schools so that you get the best for your child. This article is going to make everything easier for you by providing you a list of top senior high schools in Ghana ranked by WAEC that you could choose to take your child to.
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Best senior high schools in Ghana According to WAEC 2019
Ghana has several senior high schools that offer quality education. If you want your child to be molded into a useful being in the society in years to come, you should consider finding out what the following schools have to offer before finally selecting one that is more promising than the rest. Among the best senior high schools in Ghana include:
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- St James Seminary Snr. High School which is based in the Brong Ahafo Region
- St. Francis Xavier Jnr. Seminary that is well known for their prowess in the National Science and Math Quiz
- Opoku Ware Snr. High School which is known to present a large number of students for the exams every year
- Wesley Girls’ High School
- Adisadel College
- St. Augustine College
- Holy Child Senior High School
- St Peters Snr. High School
- Prempeh College which is the second most consistent school in the Ashanti Region
- Sunyani Snr. High School
- St Louis Snr. High School
- Mfantsipim School
- St Roses Snr. High School
- Pope John Snr .High School
- Presby Boys’ Snr .High School
- St .Hubert Sem Snr. High School
- Notre Dame Seminary Snr.High School
- Archbishop Porter Girls’ Snr. High School
- Koforidua Snr High School
- Ghana Snr. High School
- Accra Academy
- Aburi Girls’ Snr. High School
- Akosombo International School
- Seven Great Princess Snr. High School
- Ghana Lebanon Islamic Snr. High School
List of Best 100 senior high schools in Ghana and their categories
Some of the best senior secondary schools in Ghana that have managed to be on the best a hundred list include:
- Koforidua sec .tech .school
- Ghanata Senior High School Dodowa
- Accra Gills Secondary School
- Aquinas Methodist School
- Christian Methodist School
- O’Reilly Secondary
- Osu Presbyterian Secondary School
- Labone Secondary
- Wesley Grammar
- Ghana Secondary School
- Koforidua Secondary School
- Adisadel College
- Pope John Secondary School Koforidua
- Kash Money Brotherhood International School
- Accra Girls Secondary School, Maamobi
- Ningo Secondary School
- Osudoku Tech
- Accra High School, Asylum Down
- Achimota Secondary School
- Action Secondary Technical School
- Amercan Curriculum International School
- Armed Fores Secondary Burma Camp
- Aquinas Secondary , Cantonments
- Christian Methodist School ,Asylum Down
- Dansoman Secondary School , Dansoman
- Ebenezer Secondary School Dansoman
- Edge Hill Senior High School AAwoshie
- Faith Montessori School and International College
- Ghana Intrnational School
- Holy Trinity Secondary , High Street
- Kaneshie Secondary ,Kaneshie
- Kinbu Secondary
- La Presbyterian Senior School , La Emmaus
- Labone Secondary Labone
- Linclon Community School ,Accra Ghana
- Nugua Secondary School ,Nungua
- Okuupenmman Secondary School , Akuapem-Akropong
- Nfa Secondary School Adukrom
- Adukrom Sec.Technical School ,
- AdukroNsawam Business College
- Nsawam Senior High School
- Presbyterien Secondary tehnical School ,Aburi
- Aburi Girls’ Secondary School
- Benkum SHS
- Saint Martin’s Secondary School .Nsawam-Adoagyiri
- Akosombo International School
- Akwamuman Senior Secondary School
- Akim Swedru Secondary School
- Oda Secondary School
- Christian Heritage Secondary School Technical ,Kukurantumi ,Akyem
- Ofori Pnin Secondary School , Kukurantumi ,Akyem
- Saint Paul Technical School
- Kibi Secondary Technical School
- Oino Presbyterian Secondary Technical
- Nkwatis Secondary School ,Nkwatia Kwahu GREAT NKWASCO
- Nkawkaw Secondry School
- Okuapman SHS
- Ghana Secondary School , Koforidua
- Koforidua Secondary Technical School
- New –Juaben Secondary SchoolKoforidua
- Pope John Secondary School ,Koforidua
- Kah Money Brotherhood International School
- Yilo Krobo Secondary Commercial School
- Koforidua Tehnical Institute ,Koforidua good foundation
- Boso Secondary Technical School
- Asesewa Secondary School
- Akrofuom Secondary
- Asare Bediako Secondary Akrokerri
- Bogwesando Secondary ,Bodwesango
- Christ the King Catholic School , Obuasi
- Dompoase Secondary ,Dompoase
- New Edubiase Secondary , New Edubiase
- Obuasi Secondary , Obuasi
- T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School ,Formena
- Adu Gyamfi Secondary , Jamasi
- Agona Secondary ,Agona
- Konadu Yiaom Secondary ,Asaman
- Okomfo Anokye Secondary ,Wiamoase
- S.D.A Secondary Agona
- Tetrem Secondary ,Tetrem
- Ashiaman Secondary ,Ashiaman
- Chemu Secondary
- Manhean Secondary
- Our Lady Of Mercy Seondary ,Lashibi
- Prebyterian Senior Secondary , Tema
- SOS Hermann Gmeiner International College
- Tema International College
- Tema Methodist Day Secondary
- Tema Secondary
- Awudome Secondary , Tsito
- E.P.Church Mwawuko Gilrs Secondary
- Mawuli Secondary
- OLA Girls ‘Secondary
- Saint Paul’s Secondary ,Denu
- Ketasco Secondary
- Bishop Herman Secondary
- Saint Mary’s Secondary
- Anloga Secondary
- Sogakofe Secondary
- Tsito Sec Tec.
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Best 20 senior high schools in eastern region
The Eastern Region of Ghana boats of several prestigious schools with exemplary performances. Therefore, if you are thinking of taking your child to the best school in the eastern region, you should consider comparing the twenty schools that have been mentioned below and choose the one that will best serve your purpose. You only need to do your due diligence and find out which one of them has the potential to meet all your needs and requirements. At the end of the day, you will want nothing but the best for your child. Some of the best 20 senior high schools in the eastern region of Ghana include:
- St .Peter SHS
- Aburi Girls SHS
- Pope John’s SHS
- St .Roses’s SHS
- Koforidua Sec Tech
- Abuakwa State College
- Benkum SHS
- Krobo Girls SHS
- Koforidua SHS
- Anum Presby SHS
- St Peter’s Boys Senior High School
- St. Martin’s Senior High School
- Suhum Secondary Technical School
- Benkum Senior High School Aburi
- Presbyterian Secondary Technical School
- Methodist Girl’s Senior High School
- Akwamuman Senior High School
- Oyoko Methodist Senior High School
- Nifa Senior High School
- Benkum Senior High School, Larteh
- Abuakwa State College, Kibi
With the list mentioned above, it is clear that there are many schools you could take your young one to in the eastern region. You only need to find out what each school has to offer and make comparisons prior to picking your ideal school that will help your child achieve his or her dreams.
2019 West African secondary school certificate examination school ranking
The following rankings were done based on statistics of each school’s performance in the last five years. Some of the methods used to rank included the number of students with ass marks from A1 to C6. Additionally, the best average percentile of student compared to the number registered for the West African secondary school certificate examination which is abbreviated as WASSCE in the past five years. Mentioned below are the best schools in different regions of Ghana.
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The first school on the list is Greater Accra-Presbyterian Boys Senior High School. The prestigious school comfortably edged all participants in the capital when they had a 82.22% rate as St .Mary’s Achimota Secondary School and Accra Academy respectively lagged behind.
Ashanti Region -Opoku Ware Senior High School emerged victorious in the Ashantu Region beating off competition from other participating schools like Prempeh College .They barged an average pass rate of 92.52%.
St .Francis Xavier Junior Seminary topped the upper western region with an unbeatable pass s rate of 94.19 which earned them the second best position in the whole country. Nothing good comes easily .Therefore; they must have worked tirelessly hard to earn such a position.
Notre Dame Seminary senior High School took the first position in the upper eastern region with an average pass rate of 81.29 as the other participants lagged behind.
Ghana Senior High did not disappoint the Northern Region after they garnered an average pass rate of sixty eight point three eight percent.
James Seminary Senior High School emerged victorious in Brong -Ahafo Region after boasting of an impressive pass rate of 99.22%.
The other school that represented their region well was Central Region’s Wesley Girls’ Senior High School .Their average pass rate of Ninety percent saw them stand out in the region after no other school from the region could match their prowess. Additionally, they have been the best in the region for a long time and therefore, their will was quite obvious. It is not a walk in the park to beat a school that has been consistently producing some of the best grades across the country. You need to come armed to the teeth to be able to beat them.
The Western Region had their winner as Archbishop Porter Girls’ Senior High School which has been dominating the region for a long period. Their managed to keep their status intact by proudly garnering a pass rate of 79.04%.
Volta Region had their winner as the prestigious Herman Senior High School .Their average pass rate of 65.02% aw them beat schools like Mawuli Senior High , Keta Senior High and Ola Girls.They were all beaten and had to enviously watch Herman Senior High jubilantly carry the trophy home.
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St Peter’s Senior High School had an average pass of 87.45% which easily earned them the top slot in the Eastern Region. Schools like Saint Roses Senior High, Koforidua Secondary Technical and Pope John Senior High could not beat their component and had to swallow the bitter truth of not being the top in the region.
With such information, you will be able to know the right school for your child in whatever region you are in. All the schools mentioned are able to help you and your child achieve your goals. However, you will have to pick the one that meets all your requirements and also accommodates your budget and other factors you could be using to get your ideal senior high school.
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The best senior high schools in Ghana
Some of the best SHS schools in Ghana in no particular order include :
- Wesley Girls’ High School ,Cape Coast
- PRESEC Legona , Accra
- St. Augustines’s College Cape Coast
- Opoku Ware School ,Kumasi
- St. Peter’s Boys Senior High School Nkwatia
- Accra Academy , Accra
- Prempeh College Kumasi
- Holy Child School Cape Coast
- Keta Senior High Technical School ,Keta
- Mfantsipim School , Cape Coast
- Kumasi Girls’ Senior High School
- Krobo Girls’ Senior High School
- Ghana Secondary Technical School
- Yaa Asantewaa Senior School
- Saint John’s School
- Auri Girls’ Senior High School
- New Juaben Senior High School
- Achimota Senior School
- Koforidura Senior High Technical School
With all the schools mentioned above, it is quite evident that you will never miss one that will help your child achieve his mission in life. There are several things you could look out for when looking for the perfect senior high school for your young one, for instance, you could consider your budget, location of the school and the general history of the school. At the end of the day, you want a child who will make you proud. Therefore, patience and thorough research will always be the answer to all your prayers.