Best Girls' Senior High Schools in Ghana (2026): 12 Leading Schools

Choosing a girls' school

Girls' senior high schools carry some of the oldest names in Ghanaian education, and several are among the most sought after in the CSSPS selection every year. A girls' school is a real choice and more than a matter of tradition. For many families it affects the commute, the boarding arrangement, the school's size and the subjects on offer. Under the CSSPS rules each candidate picks eight schools, with five boarding and three day choices, so the first job is to find schools you can realistically attend.

This page is a companion to our main list, Top 20 senior high schools in Ghana. It uses the same method and the same data, filtered to girls' schools.

How this list was built

Schools earn points for NSMQ grand finals since 1994 (5 for a title, 3 for runner-up, 2 for third place) and 4 for being in the Ministry of Education's top ten most chosen schools in the 2025 cycle. Ties are broken by the school's founding year, oldest first, then by name. Girls' schools send fewer teams to the NSMQ grand final than the large boys' schools, so the NSMQ points here are low and many schools tie on zero. Where schools tie, we put the older school first. That is an ordering rule, not a judgement. The full method is on the methodology page.

The list: 12 leading girls' senior high schools

• St. Louis Senior High School (Girls)
• Yaa Asantewaa Girls' Senior High School
• Wesley Girls' High School
• Mfantsiman Girls' Senior High School
• Krobo Girls Presbyterian Senior High School
• Aburi Girls' Senior High School
• Holy Child School
• St. Mary's Senior High School
• Bolgatanga Girls' Senior High School
• Archbishop Porter Girls' Senior High School
• Serwaa Kesse Girls' Senior High School
• Accra Girls Senior High School

What the record shows

None of these schools has won the NSMQ. Their places on the list come from grand-final appearances, from the Ministry's demand figures or, for some, from their age and standing. The Ministry counted the most first-choice selections in 2025 for St. Louis Senior High School (Girls) (13,872 for 1,150 places), Yaa Asantewaa Girls' Senior High School (8,720 for 1,200 places).

The schools one by one

1. St. Louis Senior High School (Girls). A girls' school in Oduom, Kumasi, Ashanti Region, founded in 1952, with a Catholic background. The Ministry of Education counted 13,872 first-choice selections for it in the 2025 placement cycle against 1,150 places.

2. Yaa Asantewaa Girls' Senior High School. A girls' school in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, founded in 1960. The Ministry of Education counted 8,720 first-choice selections for it in the 2025 placement cycle against 1,200 places.

3. Wesley Girls' High School. A girls' school in Cape Coast, Central Region, founded in 1836, with a Methodist background. It has been runner-up in 1999.

4. Mfantsiman Girls' Senior High School. A girls' school in Saltpond, Central Region, founded in 1960. It finished third in 2013.

5. Krobo Girls Presbyterian Senior High School. A girls' school in Odumase-Krobo, Eastern Region, founded in 1927, with a Presbyterian background.

6. Aburi Girls' Senior High School. A girls' school in Aburi, Eastern Region, founded in 1946, with a Presbyterian background.

7. Holy Child School. A girls' school in Cape Coast, Central Region, founded in 1946, with a Catholic background.

8. St. Mary's Senior High School. A girls' school in Korle Gonno, Accra, Greater Accra Region, founded in 1950.

9. Bolgatanga Girls' Senior High School. A girls' school in Bolgatanga, Upper East Region, founded in 1956.

10. Archbishop Porter Girls' Senior High School. A girls' school in Takoradi, Western Region, founded in 1965.

11. Serwaa Kesse Girls' Senior High School. A girls' school in Duayaw Nkwanta, Ahafo Region, founded in 1965.

12. Accra Girls Senior High School. A girls' school in Accra, Greater Accra Region.

Where these schools are

Browse every senior high school in a region on the register through the region links above, or see Category A, B and C schools by region.

How to choose among girls' schools

1. Check the programme. A school can only place you in a programme it runs. The CSSPS vacancy directory prints the programmes with open places for each school: CSSPS, school vacancies directory.
2. Check day or boarding. Boarding places are harder to win than day places. The guidelines say a candidate who picks boarding and loses the boarding race is not moved to day at the same school.
3. Check distance. Day choices must be within your catchment area.
4. Use your aggregate honestly. The BECE aggregate calculator helps you see where your grades sit, and the placement guide explains merit placement.
5. Spread your eight choices. Two ambitious, three realistic, three safe is a sensible shape, within the limits of two Category A and three Category B schools.

Boarding, day and distance

Each candidate picks eight schools, five as boarding and three as day. Day schools have to be within reach of home, because you will make the journey every school day for three years. Boarding is the more competitive option: if you choose boarding at a school and miss the boarding places, the system does not offer you the day place at that school. It moves to your next choice, and once you are placed the placement is not changed.

So a single-sex or mixed school is only part of the decision. Look at where it is, whether you can reach it as a day student, and which programmes it runs. A school can place you only in a programme it actually offers.

The limits on categories also shape the form. A candidate may choose at most two Category A schools and three Category B schools, and may fill all eight lines with Category C schools. The form is signed by a parent or guardian and given to the junior high head teacher.

Common mistakes when choosing from a list

• Reading a quiz record as exam results. The NSMQ tests a small team on science and maths. It is not a WASSCE result.
• Reading this list as a category list. It is not. Categories decide how many schools of each group you may pick. They are set by the Ministry, and we found no official public list of which school is in which.
• Ignoring the programme and the distance. A famous school you cannot attend as a day student, or that does not run your programme, is a wasted choice.
• Trusting lists on social media. Many name no source. Ours use the NSMQ grand-final record and the Ministry of Education count of most chosen schools, and we say plainly that we hold no school-level WASSCE results.
• Not keeping a copy of the form. It is your record of what was submitted.

What we could not confirm

We could not find an official public list of Category A, B or C schools, so this page does not label any school with a category. We could not confirm founding years for every school and leave them empty where Wikipedia was unclear. We hold no school-level WASSCE results.

Frequently asked questions

What are the best girls' senior high schools in Ghana?

Our list above names 12 leading girls' schools, led by St. Louis Senior High School (Girls), Yaa Asantewaa Girls' Senior High School, Wesley Girls' High School. It is ordered by NSMQ record and Ministry of Education demand figures, not by WASSCE results.

Which girls' school is the best in Ghana?

There is no official ranking of schools by exam results that we could find. On our public-record points, St. Louis Senior High School (Girls) comes first among girls' schools.

Are there Category A girls' schools?

Many well-known girls' schools are widely described as Category A, but we could not find an official public list, so we do not label any school. Your junior high head teacher has the selection form showing each school's category.

How many schools can I choose in the CSSPS selection?

Eight in total, ranked in order of preference, with five boarding and three day choices, and at most two from Category A and three from Category B.

Does a girls' school have better results?

We cannot say. We do not hold school-level WASSCE results, and a single-sex or mixed setting is only one of many things that shape a school.

How do I find a girls' school near me?

Use the schools near me tool, or browse a region's senior high schools.

Can I check a school's programmes before choosing?

Yes. Look at the school's page on our register and the programmes listed on the CSSPS, school vacancies directory.

Is this list updated?

We re-check it each month in placement season and after each NSMQ final.

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Sources

• Ministry of Education, 2026 school selection and placement guidelines (PDF) (checked 2026-10-12)
• CSSPS, school vacancies directory (checked 2026-10-12)
• Wikipedia, Ghana National Science and Maths Quiz (list of past winners) (checked 2026-10-12)
• Ghana News Agency, PRESEC reclaims NSMQ crown, September 2026
• NSMQ, official site