SHS And Category A Schools in Ghana – 2026

This article contains information on the list of Senior High Schools (SHS) and Category A schools in Ghana for 2026.

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has grouped all Senior High Schools (SHS) into four major categories — A, B, C, and D. This is to help final-year Junior High School (JHS) students who wish to proceed to Senior High School to choose schools and prepare adequately for admission. Private Senior High Schools, Technical and Vocational schools are also part of this broader classification framework.

Category A schools are recognized as the highest tier in the SHS category in Ghana, followed by Category B, then C, and finally D. This classification is based on academic performance and available facilities in the school.

The four-year Senior High School system was introduced in 2007. At the end of Senior High School, all students take the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE), sitting for either seven or eight subjects. The curriculum is composed of core subjects including English Language, Mathematics, Integrated Science (which includes ICT and Environmental Studies), and Social Studies (which includes Economics, Geography, History, and Government).

Not all Senior High Schools are Category A schools. A school’s category ranking is reviewed periodically by the Statistics, Research, Information, Management and Public Relations (SRIMPR) division of the Ministry of Education. Schools that record excellent performance in WAEC examinations may be upgraded to Category A. Category B schools can also be upgraded to Category A based on demonstrated improvements in infrastructure, academic performance, and governance.

Important: For the 2026 academic year, prospective students and parents must verify a school’s current official category status using only the authoritative government sources:

• The Free SHS Secretariat School Register at freeshs.gov.gh
• The GES Official School Directory at ges.gov.gh

Category classifications are subject to change. Information from third-party websites may be outdated. Admission into public SHSs, including Category A schools, is processed exclusively through the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) at cssps.gov.gh.

LISTS OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN GHANA

Ghana has several senior high schools that offer quality education. They include:

• St James Seminary Senior High School
• Opoku Ware Senior High School
• Wesley Girls’ High School
• St. Augustine’s College
• Holy Child Senior High School
• St Peters Senior High School
• Prempeh College
• Sunyani Senior High School
• St Louis Senior High School
• St Roses Senior High School
• Pope John Senior High School
• Presby Boys’ Senior High School
• St Hubert Seminary Senior High School
• Notre Dame Seminary Senior High School
• Archbishop Porter Girls’ Senior High School
• Koforidua Senior High School
• Ghana Senior High School
• Aburi Girls’ Senior High School
• Akosombo International School
• Seven Great Princes Senior High School
• Ghana Lebanon Islamic Senior High School

List of Senior High Schools in Ghana

• Accra Girls Secondary School
• Christian Methodist School
• O’Reilly Secondary School
• Osu Presbyterian Secondary School
• Adisadel College
• Accra Girls Secondary School, Maamobi
• Achimota Secondary School
• Action Secondary Technical School
• Armed Forces Secondary, Burma Camp
• Aquinas Secondary School, Cantonments
• Dansoman Secondary School, Dansoman
• Ebenezer Secondary School, Dansoman
• Edge Hill Senior High School, Awoshie
• Faith Montessori School and International College
• Holy Trinity Secondary, High Street
• Kaneshie Secondary, Kaneshie
• La Presbyterian Senior School, La Emmaus
• Labone Secondary School, Labone
• Lincoln Community School, Accra
• Nungua Secondary School, Nungua
• Akuapem-Akropong Secondary School
• Nfa Secondary School, Adukrom
• Adukrom Secondary Technical School
• Nsawam Senior High School
• Saint Martin’s Secondary School
• Akim Swedru Secondary School
• Saint Paul Technical School
• Kibi Secondary Technical School
• Okuapman SHS
• Pope John Secondary School, Koforidua
• Yilo Krobo Secondary Commercial School
• Boso Secondary Technical School
• Asesewa Secondary School
• Akrofuom Secondary School
• Asare Bediako Secondary School, Akrokerri
• Bogwesando Secondary School, Bodwesango
• Christ the King Catholic School, Obuasi
• Dompoase Secondary School, Dompoase
• New Edubiase Secondary School, New Edubiase
• Obuasi Secondary School, Obuasi
• T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School, Formena
• Adu Gyamfi Secondary School, Jamasi
• Agona Secondary School, Agona
• Konadu Yiaom Secondary School, Asaman
• Okomfo Anokye Secondary School, Wiamoase
• S.D.A Secondary School, Agona
• Tetrem Secondary School, Tetrem
• Ashaiman Secondary School, Ashaiman
• Chemu Secondary School
• Manhean Secondary School
• Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary School, Lashibi
• Presbyterian Senior Secondary School, Tema
• Tema Methodist Day Secondary School
• Mawuli Secondary School
• OLA Girls’ Secondary School
• Saint Paul’s Secondary School, Denu
• Ketasco Secondary School
• Bishop Herman Secondary School
• Saint Mary’s Secondary School
• Anloga Secondary School
• Sogakope Secondary School

CATEGORY A SCHOOLS

Below are some Category A schools in Ghana. Please note: this list is for general reference only. Always verify a school’s current official category status at freeshs.gov.gh or ges.gov.gh before making any application decisions for 2026.

• Accra Academy
• Accra Girls Senior High School
• Achimota Senior High School
• Chemu Senior High School
• St. Mary’s Senior High School
• St. Thomas Aquinas Senior High School
• Tema Senior High School
• St. Peter’s Mission Senior High School
• St. Andrews Senior High School
• Potsin TI Ahmadiyya Senior High School
• KNUST Senior High School
• Methodist Girls Senior High School
• Ejuraman Anglican Senior High School
• Boa Amponsem Senior High School
• St. Augustine’s Senior High School
• Koforidua Senior High School
• Kpando Senior High School
• OLA Girls Senior High School, Kenyasi
• Serwaa Kesse Girls Senior High School
• St Louis Senior High School, Kumasi
• Kumasi Senior High School
• Opoku Ware Senior High School
• Prempeh Senior High School
• Berekum Presby Senior High School
• St Ann’s Girls Senior High School
• Our Lady of Providence Senior High School
• St James Seminary Senior High School, Abesim
• Sunyani Senior High School
• Notre Dame Girls Senior High School
• Adisadel College
• Holy Child School, Cape Coast
• Mfantsipim School
• St Augustine’s College
• Wesley Girls Senior High School
• Mfantsiman Senior High School
• Okuapeman Senior High School
• Aburi Girls Senior High School
• St Rose’s Senior High School
• Ofori Panin Senior High School
• St Peter’s Senior High School
• Krobo Girls Senior High School
• Ghana Senior High School
• Tamale Senior High School
• St Charles Senior High School
• Bolga Girls Senior High School
• Navrongo Senior High School
• Notre Dame Seminary Senior High School
• Bolgatanga Senior High School
• St Francis Xavier Senior High School
• Lawra Senior High School
• Nandom Senior High School
• Mawuli School
• OLA Girls Senior High School
• Bishop Herman College
• Archbishop Porter Girls School
• Ghana Senior High Technical School (GSTS)
• Sekondi College
• St John’s Senior High School
• Fijai Senior High School
• Yaa Asantewaa Girls Senior High School

1. ST. PETER’S MISSION SCHOOL

St. Peter’s Mission School was established in 1990 to provide quality day and boarding education to children of Ghanaian and foreign nationals within Ghana. Over the years, the school has experienced growth as a result of expansion in its facilities and programmes offered.

The school maintains a high academic standard with modern teaching and learning facilities. Its teaching and non-teaching staff is made up of qualified and dedicated individuals. It is co-educational with both Day and Boarding facilities, running various departments from crèche to Senior High.

2. HOLY CHILD HIGH SCHOOL, GHANA

Holy Child School, also known as Angel’s Hill, is a well-known female boarding secondary institution in Cape Coast in the Central Region of Ghana. The school was established in 1946 by the Society of the Holy Child Jesus to help Catholics in the region who desired education.

The school has consistently performed strongly in the WASSCE over the years. It has always strived to provide holistic education for females so that they can attain an enviable place in society and become “Women of Substance.” The school motto is “Facta Non Verba,” which means “Actions Not Words.”

3. ST. ANDREWS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

St. Andrews Senior High School was established by Dr. Richard Kofi Asiedu in 2005. The school started with a humble beginning of just 25 students and 4 tutors. Over time, the school grew significantly. In 2007 the school received accreditation from the Ghana Education Service (GES) and recognition from the West African Examination Council (WAEC) in 2011. In 2015, the Ghana Education Service accorded the school the status of a Grade A Private SHS.

The headmaster of the school holds a Master of Philosophy Degree (MPhil — Education Management) after obtaining a Bachelor of Education from the University of Cape Coast.

4. POTSIN TI AHMADIYYA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Potsin TI Ahmadiyya Senior High School is located in Gomoa Potsin, near Winneba in the Central Region of Ghana. It was established in 1972 under the Nusrat Jahan Scheme and became a Government Assisted School in 1984.

The school has excelled over the years in academics, sports, and discipline, and maintains a qualified and professional workforce.

5. KNUST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

KNUST Senior High School was established in February 1961 by the then Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Dr. R.P. Baffour. The school was formerly known as the Technology Secondary School until 2007. It was originally set up to provide secondary school education to the children of university staff before later opening admission to the general public.

KNUST Senior High School is a Class A institution according to the Ghana Education Service. It is a co-educational school offering the following programmes: General Arts, Visual Arts, Business, Engineering Science, Home Science, and General Sciences.

6. EJURAMAN ANGLICAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Ejuraman Anglican SHS started in 1973 with twenty students. Due to early challenges, the school closed after a few months and was revived in 1976 with forty-five students. It faced further administrative and financial difficulties before being re-established in January 1991 under the Educational Reform Programme of 1987, with a student population of twenty-eight, three National Service Personnel, and eighteen non-teaching staff. The school was officially commissioned on 12 May 1993.

In 2004, the school was renamed “Ejuraman Anglican Secondary School” after the Board of Governors’ request was approved by the Ghana Education Service. The school’s motto is “LEARN AND APPLY.”

Ghana has thousands of Senior High Schools across different categories. The list cannot be exhausted in this article. Not all SHSs are ranked as Category A schools. Schools ranked under this category have been found to be high-performing, judged primarily by their results in the West African Examination Council (WAEC) examinations.

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