INTRODUCTION
This article contains Top 20 High Schools in Ghana and what their specialties are. Ghana is blessed with co-educational institutions, where great minds are raised and wards ushered for greatness.
Without being lengthy, read below list of Top 20 High Schools in Ghana, where great personalities have passed through academically.
TOP 20 HIGH SCHOOLS IN GHANA
1. Wesley Girls’ Senior High School.
The Westley Girls’ Senior High School (WGSHS) located in Cape Coast, tops the list. The girls’ school was established in 1836 with starting enrollment of 25 girls.
The WGSHS was established and started as a primary school, with overall aim of training girls and educating them on how to read and write.
2. Accra Academy
Second on our list is Accra Academy, which was established in 1931. Accra Academy is a educational institution, which has over 200 teaching and non teaching staff with over 4,000 students.
Accra Academy offers several good future assuring courses such as Visual Arts, General Arts, General Science, Business among others.
The school has ever since its establishment produced well to do students. Old students of the Accra Academy have been the backbone for the school’s development.
3. Adisadel College
As second oldest second cycle school in Ghana, Adisadel College became third on our list of Top 20 High Schools in Ghana. The college was established after Mfantsipim school started in 1876.
Adisadel College has produced influential leaders and personalities into the Ghanaian politics and entertainment landscape.
4. Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School
Also know as PRESEC, Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary was established in 1938. It is a boarding school for boys and located in Legon, Accra Ghana.
The secondary school has produced great political leaders such as Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, John Dumelo among others.
5. Ghana National College
Ghana National College is a second cycle institutions located in Cape Coast. It is one of the oldest educational institutions established to give skill training and inculcate knowledge in the young Ghanaians.
The school offers programmes such as Business, General Arts, Science among many other skill training courses.
6. Prempeh College
Prempeh College is a Senior High School located in Kumasi, Ashanti Region of Ghana. The has had numerous academic achievement since its establishment.
Prempeh College is the pride of Ashanti and the old students of this noble institution have been investing so much into it.
7. Mfantsipim School
Mfantsipim Senior High School is the fifth on our top 20 High schools in Ghana list. The school has been the first secondary school established by the Methodist Church in 1876.
The school since its inception has received great recognition and has over the years produced great personalities in Ghana.
8. Opoku Ware School
As boys’ Senior High School, Opoku Ware was established in 1952 in Kumasi. The school has since seen a great transformation from its date of establishment.
The school is seen as one of the most prestigious second cycle institutions in Ghana and Africa.
9. Aburi Girls’ Senior High School
Formerly named Aburi Girls’ Secondary School, Aburi Girls’ Senior High School is established by the Presbyterian Church of Ghana. The school has been established to educate only girls from Ghana.
The school has ever since produced great women into the country and the world at large to utilize their learned behavior and acquired knowledge. It is one of the best schools in Ghana.
10. Achimota School
While people say it is the biggest school in Ghana, Achimota School is the best manufacturer intellectual powers and powerful political and showbiz personalities.
The fact remains that Achimota School has produced great people such as former President of Ghana. H.E. Jerry John Rawlings (late) and wife Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings.
11. Pope John Senior High School
Also nicknamed POJOSS, Pope John Senior High School was established in 1958 as a Catholic Seminary. It was first called St. John’s Seminary and College.
The institution is a boys’ boarding school with a ranking of A category. POJOSS has over 1,500 students on enrollment and has produced thousands already.
12. Sogakope Senior High School
The next on our list is Sogakope Senior High School shortly known as SOGASCO. It was established in 1961 by the Ghana Educational Trust later Ghana’s independence.
Sogakope Senior High is a Category B school with both Day and Boarding and it is also a mixed gender institution.
13. Keta Senior High School
Known as the Pride of Volta, Keta Senior High School also known as KETASCO was established in 1953. The school is located in Keta Municipality, Dzelukope to be precise.
The school is for both boys and girls gender. It is boarding and day with over 3,000 students population, and has produced thousands of Alumni.
14. Mawuli School
Ho Mawuli Senior High is a co-educational boarding school. It is located in Ho, Volta Region of Ghana. Ho Mawuli School was established in 1950 by the Bremen- Evangelical Presbyterian Church.
15. Aggrey Memorial AME Zion Senior High School
Founded in 1940, Aggrey Memorial AME Zion Senior High School is a second cycle institution in Cape Coast, Ghana. The school has over 2,000 students with encouraging number of teaching and non teaching staff.
The school is one of the best Ghana has ever established and investing in it.
16. Bishop Herman College
Shortened as BIHECO, Bishop Herman Senior School is in the Volta Region of Ghana. The college has seen great improvements since its establishment.
Several human resources in Ghana’s work spaces have been produced from Bishop Herman College. Many became bankers, engineers, architects, teachers, doctors, etc.
17. Danquah International School
Danquah International School is a mixed Senior High Institution, located in Tesano, Greater Accra Region, Ghana.
The school begins from Basic through to SHS with smart and hardworking students and teaching and non teaching staff
18. Ayirebi Senior High
As a co-educational institution, Ayirebi Senior High is established to offer education to Ghanaians. The school is located in the Akemansa district in the Eastern Region.
Ayirebi Senior High School is also one of the best pre tertiary schools in Ghana and has also produced thousands of students.
19. Benkum Senior High
This Second Cycle institution is a Presbyterian school located in Larteh Akuapim, in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
Benkum Senior High School is a Category B school and has had the record of great academic achievements over the years.
20. Darius Senior High Technical
The Darius Senior High Technical School is a category F school, located in Amanfrom in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The school is a mixed with both boarding and hostel facilities.
CONCLUSION
The above listed Top 20 High Schools in Ghana based on findings by bbcpulse.com. There may be different views from different findings. It must be noted that all these Top 20 Senior High Schools are being managed by the Ghana Education Service (GES).
SOURCE: bbcpulse.com