How many schools are there in Accra?

1,457 schools are on the register in the districts that make up Accra: AMA, Ablekuma Central Municipal, Ablekuma North Municipal, Ablekuma West Municipal, Ayawaso Central Municipal, Ayawaso East Municipal, Ayawaso North Municipal, Ayawaso West Municipal, Korle Klottey Municipal, Okaikoi North Municipal, La Dade-Kotopon Municipal, Ledzokuku Municipal, Krowor Municipal. This is a floor, not a final count: 490 schools in Greater Accra Region have no district recorded, so they cannot be placed in any city.

How many senior high schools are in Accra?

39. The full list is on the senior high schools in Accra page.

How do I find schools near me in Accra?

Open the schools near me page, allow your location or pick a town, and choose the kind of school. It lists the closest ones from schools whose position we trust. For Accra as a whole, start with the district list on this page.

What are the best schools in Accra?

We do not rank schools, because no source we can name measures them against each other. We can show you every school, its level, owner and district, the long-established schools below, and what a school has told us itself once it claims its page.

What are the best schools in Accra?

There is no official ranking that fits every family. Achimota School (opened 1927) and Accra Academy (founded 1931) are two of the best-known long-established schools. To compare options, filter the SchoolRegistry directory by the district where you live or work, then check each school's results and fees. We currently list 1,457 schools in the Accra area.

Which districts count as Accra on SchoolRegistry?

We group the Accra Metropolitan Assembly with the municipal assemblies that were created out of it, including Korle Klottey, La Dade-Kotopon, the Ablekuma and Ayawaso municipalities, Okaikwei North, Ledzokuku and Krowor. Neighbouring areas such as Ga East, Adentan and Tema are separate assemblies and are not counted in Accra.

Which university is in Accra?

The University of Ghana at Legon is the oldest public university in the country. It opened in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast and began with 90 students.

Schools in Accra

1,457 schools are on the register in the 13 districts that make up Accra, Greater Accra Region. 39 are senior high schools, 42 are universities or colleges, and 54% of schools with a stated owner are private, against 29% across Ghana. This is a floor: 490 schools in Greater Accra Region have no district recorded.

Independence Arch in Accra at sunset — Independence Arch, Accra. Photo: Kwameghana (Bright Kwame Ayisi), CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Schools

1,457

in 13 districts, a floor

Senior high

2.7% of schools here

Private share

53.6%

Ghana 29.0%

Universities, colleges

on the register, by town

People, Census 2021

1,782,150

Ghana Statistical Service, for the assemblies counted here

About Accra

Accra is the capital of Ghana and sits on the Gulf of Guinea. Old coastal quarters such as Jamestown and Osu still carry the forts built there in the seventeenth century. Makola and Agbogbloshie are the big markets, and about one million people travel into the city each day for work and services, according to the Accra Metropolitan Assembly. Families choosing a school here have a long list to look through. Achimota School opened in 1927 and the University of Ghana began in 1948, and many newer private schools stand beside the older ones. The city is shared between many local assemblies, so use the district filter in the directory to find schools near your home or workplace.

What makes Accra proud

Independence Square was completed in 1961 and hosts the national Independence Day parade every 6 March.
Achimota School, opened in 1927, was the first mixed-gender secondary school in the Gold Coast.
James Fort, Ussher Fort and Christiansborg Castle in Accra are part of Ghana's UNESCO-listed forts and castles.

Education pride in Accra

Founding years are shown only where the sources are reliable and agree. A school without a year here is listed without one rather than guessed.

Achimota Schoolopened 1927
Accra Academyopened 1931

Universities and colleges based here

University of Ghana Legon, Accra, public university, since 1948

Accra in numbers

The districts that make up Accra, with their schools. A district is counted whole, so some schools on its edge may sit outside the city proper.

Schools by district

AMA699 · 39% private
Ablekuma West Municipal123 · 90% private
La Dade-Kotopon Municipal116 · 58% private
Ledzokuku Municipal95 · 66% private
Ablekuma North Municipal75 · 83% private
Okaikoi North Municipal67 · 60% private
Krowor Municipal65 · 62% private
Ablekuma Central Municipal64 · 69% private
Korle Klottey Municipal48 · 40% private
Ayawaso Central Municipal42 · 71% private
Ayawaso East Municipal32 · 56% private
Ayawaso West Municipal18 · 33% private
Ayawaso North Municipal13 · 62% private

Source: Ministry of Education school register, 2023/24. Click a district for every school in it.

Schools by level

Basic schools882 · 61%
Junior high schools334 · 23%
Primary schools123 · 8%
Senior high schools39 · 3%
Kindergartens38 · 3%
Vocational schools9 · 1%
Professional institutes9 · 1%
Universities6 · 0%
Nurseries4 · 0%
Tertiary colleges3 · 0%
Technical universities1 · 0%

Basic schools combine KG, primary and JHS at one campus and are not split in the register.

46% public

54% private

Every school in Accra, one mark each.704 of 1,457 drawn at their own position, 753 with only a town or district position left off.Source: Ministry of Education school register, 2023/24

Culture and heritage in Accra

Festival months are the usual ones, and some move with the lunar calendar. Ask locally before you travel.

Festivals and their usual month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

AugHomowo

SepHomowo

Oct

Nov

Dec

HomowoGa people of Accra and the Greater Accra Region Means to hoot at hunger, and remembers a famine in the Ga past.

Fishing continues from Jamestown and Chorkor, though the Accra Metropolitan Assembly notes falling fish stocks and plastic pollution there.

Heritage sites

otherIndependence Square and Independence Arch (Black Star Square)Accra Completed in 1961 to mark independence. It holds the national Independence Day parade on 6 March.
UNESCOJames Fort, Ussher Fort and Christiansborg Castle (Osu)Jamestown, Ussher Town and Osu, Accra Three of the coastal forts and castles of Ghana that are part of the UNESCO World Heritage listing; James Fort dates from 1673, Ussher Fort from 1649 and Christiansborg from 1659.

Jamestown Lighthouse in Accra, Ghana — Jamestown Lighthouse, Accra. Photo: Gereon K., CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The economy of Accra in a line

Makola and Agbogbloshie are the main markets of the metropolis and draw buyers from across the region and beyond. About one million people travel into the city each day for work and services, according to the Accra Metropolitan Assembly.

Senior high schools in Accra

39 on the register in these districts.

Senior high schools in Accra
School	Level	Ownership	District
Accra Academy	Senior High	public	AMA
Accra Academy	Senior High	public	AMA
Accra Girls Senior Highschool	Senior High	public	AMA
Accra STEM Academy	Senior High	public	Ayawaso West Municipal
Accra Wealey Girl'a High School	Senior High	private	AMA
Accra Wesley Girls High	Senior High	public	AMA
Achimota Senior High School	Senior High	public	Okaikoi North Municipal
Apex College	Senior High	private	AMA
Ashaiman Senior High School	Senior High	public	AMA
Best Brains College (BBC)	Senior High	private	AMA
Cake Tekniks International	Senior High	private	AMA
City Secondary and Business College Limited	Senior High	private	AMA

All 39 senior high schools in Accra

Universities and colleges in Accra

42 places on the register, matched to Accra by district or by the town they are listed under.

Universities and colleges in Accra
School	Level	Ownership	Where
Academic City University	University	private	Accra
Accra College of Education, Accra	College of education	public	Accra
Accra College of Medicine	Tertiary college	private	Accra
Accra Institute of Technology (AIT)	Tertiary college	private	AMA
Accra Metropolitan University	University	private	Accra
Accra Technical University	Technical university	public	AMA
African University of Communication and Business	University	private	Accra
Baldwin College	Tertiary college	private	Osu
Bluecrest College	Tertiary college	private	Accra
Central University	University	private	AMA
China Europe International Business School (Africa Campus)	Tertiary college	private	Accra
College of Medicine and Allied Sciences	Tertiary college	private	North Legon

All universities and colleges in Accra

Private schools in Accra

53.6% of Accra's schools with a stated owner are private, against 29.0% across Ghana.

Private schools in Accra: the districts with the most, and the private senior high schools in full.

Towns and suburbs in Accra

Places in these districts with ten or more schools.

Schools near me in Accra

Looking for schools near you, or near Accra? Open the near me tool and, if you choose to share your location, it lists the closest schools to where you are. Your position is used once to work out the list and is not stored. You can pick a town instead.

Find schools near me

The closest schools to the centre of Accra, from schools with a position we trust:

Answaru-Deen Islamic Basic School, 0.1 km
Golden Mission School, 0.2 km
Bethel C.D School, 0.3 km
Accra Newtown Experimental '1a' & 'B' Primary & KG, 0.4 km
Accra New Town Experimental KG, 0.4 km

Questions people ask about schools in Accra

How many schools are there in Accra?: 1,457 schools are on the register in the districts that make up Accra: AMA, Ablekuma Central Municipal, Ablekuma North Municipal, Ablekuma West Municipal, Ayawaso Central Municipal, Ayawaso East Municipal, Ayawaso North Municipal, Ayawaso West Municipal, Korle Klottey Municipal, Okaikoi North Municipal, La Dade-Kotopon Municipal, Ledzokuku Municipal, Krowor Municipal. This is a floor, not a final count: 490 schools in Greater Accra Region have no district recorded, so they cannot be placed in any city.
How many senior high schools are in Accra?: 39. The full list is on the senior high schools in Accra page.
How do I find schools near me in Accra?: Open the schools near me page, allow your location or pick a town, and choose the kind of school. It lists the closest ones from schools whose position we trust. For Accra as a whole, start with the district list on this page.
What are the best schools in Accra?: We do not rank schools, because no source we can name measures them against each other. We can show you every school, its level, owner and district, the long-established schools below, and what a school has told us itself once it claims its page.
What are the best schools in Accra?: There is no official ranking that fits every family. Achimota School (opened 1927) and Accra Academy (founded 1931) are two of the best-known long-established schools. To compare options, filter the SchoolRegistry directory by the district where you live or work, then check each school's results and fees. We currently list 1,457 schools in the Accra area.
Which districts count as Accra on SchoolRegistry?: We group the Accra Metropolitan Assembly with the municipal assemblies that were created out of it, including Korle Klottey, La Dade-Kotopon, the Ablekuma and Ayawaso municipalities, Okaikwei North, Ledzokuku and Krowor. Neighbouring areas such as Ga East, Adentan and Tema are separate assemblies and are not counted in Accra.
Which university is in Accra?: The University of Ghana at Legon is the oldest public university in the country. It opened in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast and began with 90 students.