Top 10 Secondary Schools (Ghana)
1. Accra Academy
- On a gentle hill to the north as one enters Accra by the Kaneshie-Mallam, a tall white tower beshadows the campus of Accra Academy.
- As Adisadel College looks towards it’s 100th birthday in 2010 it is worth noting that this institution has not only made itself felt but actually contributed its share to the development and progress of the nation in diverse ways.
- Over the years, the School has turned out into the world a steady stream of keen, capable young men, filled with enthusiasm and dedicated to the service of the country and of mankind – men who have contributed and continue to contribute their quota to the enrichment of the life of the nation, in practically all fields of human endeavour. This can be attributed to the life-long preparations given to it’s students through education.
- Holy Child School was founded in 1946 by the Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus when they were invited by His Grace Archbishop Porter SMA to undertake the Secondary School Education for girls.
- The school which turns 60 next year, aims at providing girls with the type of education that will enable each student make full use of her natural gifts and talents. The school therefore offers a wide choice of subjects both academic and vocational. The spiritual and moral training is provided to the girls giving them a strong faith and sound principles leading to the development of a well balanced personality. Girls graduating from the school are able to partake in all aspects of our social life and provide invaluable service to society and to Ghana at large.
- A warm welcome to Ghana International School – a school with over 50 years of experience! Our students come from over 56 countries, they pursue both academic excellence and personal development which will enable them to take a leading role in an ever-changing world.
- We are proud of our school community, which offers an excellent teaching and learning environment. Students and staff work together in a warm, friendly environment demonstrating an exceptional display of dedication and harmony by living through our school motto of ‘understanding of each other.’
- This is Mfantsipim, the school whose history spells the very history of Ghana, especially in the area of the development of Secondary Education and the decolonization of Ghana.
6. Wesley Girls High School (Wey Gey Hey)
- a prestigious educational institution for girls, was named after the founder of Methodism, John Wesley. The school was established in 1836 with 25 girls by the wife of a Methodist Minister. It started as a primary school with the aim of offering girls proper training in reading and writing, sewing and house-keeping and more especially in moral and spiritual development. In spite of its staggered history of collapse and revival, the school survived and graduated into a secondary institution. From such humble beginnings, the school is now one of the leading schools in the country.
7. Achimota Secondary School (Motown)
- Formerly Prince of Wales College and School.
- is an elite and highly selective co-educational secondary school located at Achimota in Accra, Ghana.
8. Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School
- (popularly referred to as PRESEC) was founded in 1938. It was originally located at Odumase – Krobo in the Eastern Region of Ghana. It was started as a secondary school for boys by the Presbyterian Church of Ghana.
9. Aggrey Memorial A.M.E. Zion Secondary School (AMOSA)
- In 1997, the Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations conducted by the West Africa Examinations Council, Aggrey Memorial Zion Secondary School was one of the schools honoured by the Council for academic excellence. The school produced the best Agricultural Science Student in this examination.
10. Augusco
- The school was founded in 1930 initially to train teachers. It is now a senior secondary school. There are about 1500 boys, aged between 12 and 19 years. It has 60 full-time and 6 part-time teachers along with about 80 non-teaching staff. The headmaster and his two assistants have direct oversight of the school’s administration.
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AYIRIDAGA GIDEON ADJEI says
Who did the ranking ,I Can not find the northern light, TAMALE SENIOR HIGH(TAMASCO). can that person ever explain
makas says
this is bad why are u doing this or the person who did this was the current mad man in town .AQUINAS THE BEST OF THE BEST.
nana sasu says
y re u people so jealous of Acra Aca by the way am not supporting Acra Aca but my skul will be da first THE WORLD, AFRICA and GHANA THUS PRESEC LEGON.
BENZINO says
WHAT SCHOOL IS WELL-DISCIPLINED THAN REAL AMASS IN GHANA?
THE RANKING IS BAD SO PLEASE U SHD. DO IT AGAIN.
REAL AMASS PHOBIA ALL THE WAY
gideon danso says
why didn’t u include pojoss
albert blibo says
why apam sec school not included?
caleb amarfio says
well done bleoo students but they let GHANATA SHS out.WHY?
diego spanky says
what makes u the quinas think u got the gutts to be among the first 10 schools.infact quinas is last school in ghana in terms of ranking.accra aca for lyfe and it iz BLEO 4EVER
AGBO CONFIDENCE says
I said why was BISHOP HERMAN COLLEGE from kpando not added in the list? Infact the list is bias.
AGBO CONFIDENCE says
Why was BISHOP HERMAN COLLEGE fromkpando added?
farouk.abubakar says
oh..! why u menas dey tlk plenty… wer the pojobas’s @..!! its obvoius.. al d best ranked schools r in accra.. we d oda’s r hidden somwer so we r nt seen.. bt d truth shud b spoken.. pope johns shud on the list som wer at d top or precisely at d top.!!
Emmanuel says
i think AHISCO should be in the best ten.
mandela says
prempeh fist
proff says
Accra aca should be in amongst the best 20 even if i may consider them not in best 10 to the extent of being the first position in Ghana if talking of Academics in recent era.
proff says
How can you ranked schools with deviant and unscrupulous behaviors such as wee smokers schools should be first 2 whiles presec,peters.owass,prempeh,aquinas,pojoss,botwe,weygeyhey,augusco ,holico should be there in order.
If its music i may say they have paid payola…………….lol.Damn those names mention are academic giants for now
Isaac says
ah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!who did is ranking?Where is St.peter’s
dennis says
Do you people do this ranking based on the voting that come on ur site or u reli do research and come out with ur findings.how can u tell me this is the best ten schools in ghana when there is no OWASS and PRESEC. you people are kinding.
Ebenezer Wilberforce Sanny says
it was really a cheat,u av 2 go back nd correct it.It shd include Prempeh.
alvin says
Adisco be the best.
santaclusians
silas flat says
pls why okuas no dey here
andrew says
i shock say PJ no dey here
STRAWBERRY says
u guys whtzup wit GREAT KETASCO.IS not fair @ all.u 4 do samtin.ketascco al dey way.
prince says
this is my own ranking….. PERSCO, PRESEC, PREMPEH, AUGUSCO, ADISCO, SYTE, WEYGEY, ABUGISS, OWASS, HOLICO, ACRAACA, POJOSS
lil kim says
omg ! accraaca will kill the rest .lol
ERIC JOSEPH ARMAH says
Oo why not including ST.THOMAS AQUINAS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Michael Greenslead France says
AN OLD MAN ONCE SAID,” WE AS HUMANS, AS LIVES ARE INTERTWINED. WHATEVER WE DO BE IT GOOD OR BAD AFFECT OTHERS AS WELL.” THIS IS NOT ABOUT WHO IS GOOD OR BAD, ACADEMICALLY GOOD OR POOR…THIS IS NOT ALSO ABOUT BRILLA….WE ACADEMICIANS ARE NATURALLY ENDOWED WITH TREMENDOUS TALENTS AND ARE NATURALLY SHARKS…IT’s A MUST 99% PASS THE WASSCE SO WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM IS WE RANKED THE BEST in GH…YOUR PROBLEMS LIES WITHIN YOURSELF AND YOUR TEACHERS SO GO BACK IN CORRECT THAT…
samuel aidoo says
Why wasn’t PERSCO part of this list.
eric says
i think this ranking is out of date augusco shouldt be there
daniel dzotepeh says
PRESEC-LEGON should be the first school instead of being the 8’th school.PRESEC all the way
ENOCH OPPONG says
i will st peters to be on the list of best ten
ENOCH OPPONG says
I THINK POPE JOHN SHOULD BE THE FIRST THIS YEAR
Saucony says
To those prempeh and owass guyz making plenty noise! Ur schools are only known in K’si and are respected there, dnt ever try to think u can ever rock shoulders with schools like ACCRA ACA, MOTOWN, ADISCO, BOTWE. Cos these are the schools that helped in the buliding of Ghana. You can flow with presec and all those letter-day schools!!!
wenchon says
ohh Bleoo get fucking rush….no wonder we still out number other schools @ legon…….we just dey Mow….ACCRA ACA BLEOO
Alexander Osei says
DON’T forget DAMCITY…….Akwamusec all the best.
nana says
why is st. john`s school not in the first five .guys get real,long live the saints
sakyi richmond says
i think st. john’s school shud hve bin de top five
ibrahim yakubu says
PLAY UP.us santaclausian we come ron things.hail adisco. hahahaa oh botwe boys be yaawa boys,dolu boys,gay boys.i think i shouldn’t break the camel’s back.
jackie asare says
why not sotech or wegehey.we re de BEST.
William Kyere McFakultry says
i thought Winnesec was in the top five schools this year and the previous
Alfred says
this is not true where is the almighty prempeh. its biass
APOSTLE says
I SAY BRAVO TO WINNESEC
APOSTLE says
wow,what a wonderful performance from winnesec.hope to see you in the first position next time.
osei boateng says
i think Kumasi Anglican should be among top ten. ‘super Kass’ no size.
Mark Agyapong says
am surprised at this results,wat proccedure is used for making this ranking,OWASS must be among the best 5 in Ghana
Opoku Agyemang Lionel says
Pesco shld be the best of all. I dond think this rankn is perfect.
Joshua Ahianyo says
up santaclausians! where are you? come on stand up and overtake the blewoo guys, they are slow!
Cryspa says
Academy is the most feeling school in ghana.i’m not surprised we are where we are! BLEOO for Life
leonard says
yo who did this ranking.next tym dnt leave AQUINAS out of the 1st ten
Addae poku akwasi says
oh you should have included ST.THOMAS AQUINAS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
jeffrey yeboah says
what method is use 4dis. am suprise persco is absent