List of category B schools in the Ashanti Region (full list)

List of category B schools in the Ashanti Region (full list)

Senior high schools teach young people key lessons and life skills that benefit them in their later years. Through their skilled teachers, they acquire valuable information, skills, and knowledge that shape their future. This article shares a list of Category B schools in the Ashanti Region that you can consider taking your child.

category B schools in the Ashanti Region
List of category B schools in the Ashanti Region. Photo: pexels.com, @Polina Zimmerman (modified by author)
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The Ghana Education Service categorizes public senior high schools into groups A, B, C, and D based on each school's average performance in the yearly BECE exams (the Basic Education Certificate Examination). Technical and vocational schools are in Category E, while Category F is for private schools.

What are the category B schools in Ashanti Region?

Ashanti Region has 58 schools in category B. These institutes have qualified teachers passionate about helping their students succeed academically every year. They also help learners develop their talents, improve social skills, and build religious lives. Check out the following list of category B schools in Ashanti Region and where these institutes are located:

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Kumasi Metro District

Kumasi Metro has the most category B schools compared to all the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. These schools are:

School

Gender

Residency

Location

Anglican SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Amakom

KNUST SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Kumasi

Adventist SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Suame

Kumasi Wesley Girls High Sch.

Girls only

Day & Boarding

Tafo

Asanteman SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Suame

Kumasi Girls' SHS

Girls only

Day & Boarding

Abrepo

Osei Kyeretwie SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Tafo

St. Hubert Seminary/ SHS

Boys only

Day & Boarding

Santasi

Armed Forces SHTS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Danyame

Tawheed SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Akwatia Line

Islamic SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Ampabame

Serwaah Nyarko Girls' SHS

Girls only

Day & Boarding

Dichemso

Al-Azariya Islamic SHS

Mixed

Day

Old Tafo

Nuru-Ameen Islamic SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Asewase

Adansi North District

Adansi North has five category B senior high schools. These schools are:

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School

Gender

Residency

Location

Dompoase SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Dompoase

Fomena T.I. Ahmad SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Fomena

Asare Bediako SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Akrokerri

New Edubiase SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

New Edubiase

Akrofuom SHTS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Akrofuom

Afigya-Kwabere District

Afigya-Kwabre South District has three category B SHS. They are:

School

Gender

Residency

Location

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II College

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Tetrem

Aduman SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Aduman

St. Michael's SHS

Boys only

Day & Boarding

Ahenkro

Ahafo Ano North Municipal District

Ahafo Ano North District has two SHS in category B. These schools are:

School

Gender

Residency

Location

Maabang SHTS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Maabang

Tepa SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Tepa

Asante Akim Central Municipal District

Asante Akim Central was formerly known as Asante Akim North Municipal. The three category B schools in the district are:

School

Gender

Residency

Location

Konongo Odumase SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Konongo

St. Mary's Girls' SHS

Girls only

Day & Boarding

Konongo

Wesley SHS, Konongo

Girls only

Day & Boarding

Konongo

Asante Akim North District

Asante Akim North Municipal Assembly was formerly called Asante Akim North District. The region has two category B schools, which are:

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School

Gender

Residency

Location

Collins Senior High/Commercial

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Agogo

Bompata Presby SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Bompata

Asokore Mampong Municipal District

Asokore Mampong was carved out of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly. The region has two senior high schools in the B category. These schools are:

School

Gender

Residency

Location

Kumasi Academy

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Asokore Mampong

Sakafia Islamic SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Sawaba

Atwima Kwanwoma District

Atwima Kwanwoma has one category B school as of 2023.

School

Gender

Residency

Location

Afua Kobi Ampem Girls’ SHS

Girls only

Day & Boarding

Trabuom

Atwima Mponua District

There are two category B schools in Atwima Mponua District. These schools are:

School

Gender

Residency

Location

Mpasatia SHTS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Mpasatia

Atwima Nwabiagya

Atwima Nwabiagya is situated in the western parts of the Ashanti Region and has two category B senior high schools:

School

Gender

Residency

Location

Osei Tutu SHS

Boys only

Day & Boarding

Akropong

Toase SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Toase

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Bekwai Municipal Assembly

The Bekwai Municipal Assembly has five senior high schools in the B category. These schools are:

School

Gender

Residency

Location

Bekwai S.D.A. SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Bekwai

St. Joseph SHTS

Boys only

Day & Boarding

Ahwiren

Denyaseman Catholic SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Paono

Ofoase Kokoben SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Ofoase

Oppong Memorial SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Kokofu

Bosome Freho District

Bosome Freho has only one category B school.

School

Gender

Residency

Location

Bosome SHTS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Asiwa

Bosomtwe District

There are two category B schools in the Bosomtwe District.

School

Gender

Residency

Location

Beposo SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Beposo

Jachie Pramso SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Jachie

Ejisu Juaben Municipal District

Ejisu Juaben Municipal also has two category B schools.

School

Gender

Residency

Location

Juaben SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Juaben

Sekyedumase SHTS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Sekyedumase

Mampong Municipal Assembly

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Mampong Municipal Assembly was created following the splitting and upgrading of the former Sekyere West District. There are only two category B schools in this region:

School

Gender

Residency

Location

Kofiase Adventist SHTS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Kofiase

St. Monica's SHS

Girls only

Day & Boarding

Mampong

Obuasi Municipal Assembly

Obuasi Municipal was carved out of the Adansi West District Assembly and has only one category B school.

School

Gender

Residency

Location

Christ The King Catholic SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Obuasi

Offinso Municipal District

Offinso Municipal was formed from Offinso Municipal (split into Offinso Municipal and the Offinso North District). It has two category B schools.

School

Gender

Residency

Location

Dwamena Akenten SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Offinso

St. Jerome SHS

Boys only

Day & Boarding

Abofour

Sekyere Central District

Sekyere Central has two category B senior high schools.

School

Gender

Residency

Location

Ghana Muslim Mission SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Beposo

Nsutaman Catholic SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Nsuta

Sekyere East District

Sekyere East District has only one senior high school in the B category.

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School

Gender

Residency

Location

T.I. Ahmadiyya Girls' SHS

Girls only

Day & Boarding

Asokore

Sekyere West District

Sekyere West has two category B SHS, as listed below:

School

Gender

Residency

Location

Tweneboa Kodua SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Kuwamu

Bankoman SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Banko

Sekyere South District

Sekyere South District, formerly Afigya Sekyere District, has two category B schools.

School

Gender

Residency

Location

Konadu Yiadom Catholic SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Asamang

Agona S.D.A. SHS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Agona

Agona SHTS

Mixed

Day & Boarding

Agona

What are the top 10 category B schools in Ashanti Region?

Ashanti Region has 58 top-notch category B schools. The best ten senior high schools in this region are:

  • Asanteman SHS
  • Christ The King Catholic SHS
  • Islamic SHS
  • Kumasi Academy
  • Kumasi Wesley Girls High Sch.
  • Otumfuo Osei Tutu II College
  • Osei Tutu SHS
  • St. Hubert Seminary/ SHS
  • St. Monica's SHS
  • Wesley SHS, Konongo

What are the Category B mixed schools in Ghana?

Most Category B schools in Ashanti Region admit both male and female learners. Some of these schools are:

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  • Adventist SHS
  • Anglican SHS
  • Asanteman SHS
  • Armed Forces SHTS
  • Islamic SHS
  • Agona S.D.A. SHS
  • Akrofuom SHTS
  • Al-Azariya Islamic SHS
  • Asare Bediako SHS
  • Dompoase SHS
  • Fomena T.I. Ahmad SHS
  • Ghana Muslim Mission SHS
  • KNUST SHS
  • Konadu Yiadom Catholic SHS
  • New Edubiase SHS
  • Nuru-Ameen Islamic SHS
  • Nsutaman Catholic SHS
  • Osei Kyeretwie SHS
  • Tawheed SHS
  • Tweneboa Kodua SHS

Is Kumasi Academy a Category B school?

Kumasi Academy (KUMACA) is a Category B senior high school in Asokore-Mampong, Kumasi, Ghana.

What is the best category B school in Ghana?

All category B schools in Ghana are good and have qualified teachers offering high-quality education. Nonetheless, you can consider taking your child to these famous schools in Ashanti Region:

  • Aduman SHS
  • Agona S.D.A. SHS
  • Al-Azariya Islamic SHS
  • Bosome SHTS
  • Ghana Muslim Mission SHS
  • Jachie Pramso SHS
  • Kofiase Adventist SHTS
  • Konadu Yiadom Catholic SHS
  • Maabang SHTS
  • Tawheed SHS

What are some category A schools in the Ashanti Region?

The top five category A institutions in Ashanti Region are:

  • Kumasi Boys SHS
  • Opuku Ware SHS
  • Prempeh College
  • St. Louis SHS
  • Yaa Asantewaa Girls' SHS

Every focused student wants to join the best senior high school (SHS). As a result, category B schools in the Ashanti Region are in demand because they are known for providing quality education. If you are looking for an excellent institution for your child, you can pick an affordable category B school in Ashanti Region.

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Yen.com.gh also listed the best senior high schools in Ghana. Enrolling your children in Ghana's best senior high schools can make a difference in their academic journey.

Good education is also crucial to the growth of the community. Therefore, find a school with a good learning environment where students can access modern learning materials.

Source: YEN.com.gh

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