Schools in Damongo
102 schools are on the register in the district that make up Damongo, Savannah Region. 4 are senior high schools, 0 are universities or colleges, and 23% of schools with a stated owner are private, against 29% across Ghana. This is a floor: 1 schools in Savannah Region have no district recorded.
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About Damongo
Damongo is the capital of the Savannah Region and of the West Gonja Municipal Assembly. The municipality had 63,449 people at the 2021 census, and its new role as a regional capital has put pressure on schools, clinics and roads. Farming employs over 70 percent of the working population. The assembly counts 155 educational institutions in the municipality, among them four public senior high schools, a technical and vocational institute, an agriculture training college and a nursing and midwifery training college. Mole National Park and the old mosque at Larabanga are close by.
What makes Damongo proud
- Damongo is the capital of the Savannah Region, one of the regions created in 2019.
- Mole National Park, Ghana's first protected wildlife area, was set up in 1958 and lies close to the municipality.
- Larabanga Mosque, a mud and stick building in the Sudanese style, is traditionally dated to 1421.
Damongo in numbers
The districts that make up Damongo, with their schools. A district is counted whole, so some schools on its edge may sit outside the city proper.
Schools by district
- West Gonja Municipal102 · 23% private
Source: Ministry of Education school register, 2023/24. Click a district for every school in it.
Schools by level
- Basic schools92 · 90%
- Senior high schools4 · 4%
- Junior high schools3 · 3%
- Primary schools1 · 1%
- Vocational schools1 · 1%
Basic schools combine KG, primary and JHS at one campus and are not split in the register.
Culture and heritage in Damongo
Festival months are the usual ones, and some move with the lunar calendar. Ask locally before you travel.
Festivals and their usual month
Marked in the region, with no usual month we can confirm: Damba.
- DambaGonja Visit Ghana lists the Gonja among the peoples who celebrate Damba.
Heritage sites
- national parkMole National ParkNear Damongo and Larabanga Established in 1958 as the first protected wildlife area in Ghana, and redesignated a national park in 1971. The municipal assembly lists it among its notable attractions.
- otherLarabanga MosqueLarabanga Mud and stick mosque in the Sudanese style. Tradition dates it to 1421, though the date is disputed. It has appeared on the World Monuments Fund list of most endangered sites.
- otherDamongo Escarpment, Ancestral Cave and Ancestral Rock BowlsDamongo area Named by the assembly as local tourist attractions.
The economy of Damongo in a line
Farming is the main source of income, with maize, cassava, rice, yam, beans and groundnuts grown on small rain-fed plots, and livestock rearing is widespread. Women mostly process gari and sometimes make shea butter.
Senior high schools in Damongo
4 on the register in these districts.
| School | Level | Ownership | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damongo Senior High School | Senior High | public | West Gonja Municipal |
| Ndewura Jakpa Secondary/Technical School | Senior High | public | West Gonja Municipal |
| Saint Anne's Girls' Senior High School | Senior High | private | West Gonja Municipal |
| St. Anne's Girls Senior High School | Senior High | public | West Gonja Municipal |
Senior high schools in Savannah Region
Towns and suburbs in Damongo
Places in these districts with ten or more schools.
Schools near me in Damongo
Looking for schools near you, or near Damongo? 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 meThe closest schools to the centre of Damongo, from schools with a position we trust:
- Jakpa D/A J.H.S Block 'A', 0.1 km
- Cathedral JHS, 0.2 km
- Hour Of Grace Academy School, 0.3 km
- Redemption Academy Basic School Damongo, 0.3 km
- Canteen Junior High School 'B', 0.4 km
Questions people ask about schools in Damongo
- How many schools are there in Damongo?
- 102 schools are on the register in the district that make up Damongo: West Gonja Municipal. This is a floor, not a final count: 1 schools in Savannah Region have no district recorded, so they cannot be placed in any city.
- How many senior high schools are in Damongo?
- 4. They are listed on this page and in each district.
- How do I find schools near me in Damongo?
- 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 Damongo as a whole, start with the district list on this page.
- What are the best schools in Damongo?
- 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 schools are in Damongo?
- The municipality also has other public senior high schools, a technical and vocational institute, an agriculture training college and a nursing and midwifery training college. Use the SchoolRegistry directory to compare them.
- How many schools are in the Damongo area?
- SchoolRegistry lists 102 schools in West Gonja Municipal, which includes Damongo and nearby communities.
- What is Damongo known for?
- It is the capital of the Savannah Region. Mole National Park, which the assembly lists among its attractions, is nearby. Farming is the main livelihood.