How many schools are there in Ho?

332 schools are on the register in the district that make up Ho: Ho Municipal. This is a floor, not a final count: 37 schools in Volta Region have no district recorded, so they cannot be placed in any city.

How many senior high schools are in Ho?

19. They are listed on this page and in each district.

How do I find schools near me in Ho?

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 Ho as a whole, start with the district list on this page.

What are the best schools in Ho?

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 Ho?

There is no official ranking that suits every family. Mawuli School, founded in 1950, is the best-known long-established senior high school in the town. Use the SchoolRegistry directory to compare schools by results and fees. We currently list 332 schools in the Ho Municipal area.

Which universities are in Ho?

Ho has the University of Health and Allied Sciences, which started in 2012, and Ho Technical University, which traces its start to 1968.

When is the Asogli Yam Festival?

The Asogli State holds its Yam Festival in Ho around August and September. Launch events often fall in August, and the main durbar days are in September. Dates change each year, so check with the Asogli State or the local news.

Schools in Ho

332 schools are on the register in the district that make up Ho, Volta Region. 19 are senior high schools, 4 are universities or colleges, and 27% of schools with a stated owner are private, against 29% across Ghana. This is a floor: 37 schools in Volta Region have no district recorded.

Aerial view of Ho municipality. Photo: Zoomgh, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Schools

332

in 1 district, a floor

Senior high

5.7% of schools here

Private share

27.1%

Ghana 29.0%

Universities, colleges

on the register, by town

People, Census 2021

180,420

Ghana Statistical Service, for the assemblies counted here

About Ho

Ho is the capital of the Volta Region and the seat of the Ho Municipal Assembly. Farming is the mainstay of the municipal economy, and the town is the regional capital and main commercial centre. Two public tertiary institutions are based here. The University of Health and Allied Sciences started teaching in 2012 and is the only public university in Ghana devoted wholly to the health sciences. Ho Technical University goes back to a technical institute founded in 1968. Mawuli School, opened by the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in 1950, was the first senior high school in the former Trans-Volta Togoland area. Each year the Asogli State marks its Yam Festival in Ho, usually around September.

What makes Ho proud

The University of Health and Allied Sciences in Ho is the only public university in Ghana dedicated entirely to health sciences.
Mawuli School, founded in 1950, was the first senior high school in the former Trans-Volta Togoland.
The Asogli Yam Festival includes a pilgrimage to Notsie, the ancestral home of the Asogli people.

Education pride in Ho

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.

Mawuli Schoolopened 1950

Universities and colleges based here

University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) Ho, public university, since 2011
Ho Technical University Ho, public technical university, since 1968

Ho in numbers

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

Schools by district

Ho Municipal332 · 27% private

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

Schools by level

Basic schools195 · 59%
Junior high schools71 · 21%
Primary schools36 · 11%
Senior high schools19 · 6%
Vocational schools4 · 1%
Tertiary colleges1 · 0%
Technical universities1 · 0%

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

73% public

27% private

Every school in Ho, one mark each.115 of 332 drawn at their own position, 217 with only a town or district position left off.Source: Ministry of Education school register, 2023/24

Culture and heritage in Ho

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

AugAsogli Yam Festival

SepAsogli Yam Festival

Oct

Nov

Dec

Asogli Yam Festival (Te Za)Chiefs and people of the Asogli State, Ho Celebrates the yam harvest and Asogli heritage. The programme includes a pilgrimage to Notsie, the ancestral home of the Asogli people, in early September.

View of Ho town in the Volta Region from the hills to the north — View of Ho from the northern hills. Photo: Rtevels, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The economy of Ho in a line

Ho is the regional capital of the Volta Region and its main commercial centre. Farming is the base of the municipal economy and employs about 70 per cent of the economically active labour force, mostly on small farms.

Senior high schools in Ho

19 on the register in these districts.

Senior high schools in Ho
School	Level	Ownership	District
Abakey F. C. K Senior High School, Taviefe	Senior High	public	Ho Municipal
Avatime Senior High School	Senior High	public	Ho Municipal
Epc Mawuko Girls Senior High School	Senior High	public	Ho Municipal
Evangelical Presby Church Mawuko Girls Senior High School	Senior High	public	Ho Municipal
Ho Senior High School	Senior High	private	Ho Municipal
Ideal College	Senior High	private	Ho Municipal
Mawuli School	Senior High	public	Ho Municipal
Mawuli School, Ho	Senior High	public	Ho Municipal
Ola Senior High	Senior High	public	Ho Municipal
Power College, Ho	Senior High	private	Ho Municipal
Purity Senior High Technical School	Senior High	private	Ho Municipal
Sokode Secondary Technical School	Senior High	public	Ho Municipal

Senior high schools in Volta Region

Universities and colleges in Ho

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

Universities and colleges in Ho
School	Level	Ownership	Where
Evangelical Presbyterian University College	Tertiary college	private	Ho Municipal
Ho Technical University	Technical university	public	Ho Municipal
Holy Spirit College of Education	College of education	private	Ho
University of Health and Allied Science	University	not stated	HO

Towns and suburbs in Ho

Places in these districts with ten or more schools.

Schools near me in Ho

Looking for schools near you, or near Ho? 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 Ho, from schools with a position we trust:

Tsito Senior High Technical School, 0.2 km
Sonrise Christian Int. School KG/Primary, 0.2 km
Ziavi-Lume Methodist Junior High School, 0.2 km
Ho Bankoe R/C Mixed KG/Primary 'A&b', 0.3 km
Ho Bankoe R/C Girls' J.H.S, 0.3 km

Questions people ask about schools in Ho

How many schools are there in Ho?: 332 schools are on the register in the district that make up Ho: Ho Municipal. This is a floor, not a final count: 37 schools in Volta Region have no district recorded, so they cannot be placed in any city.
How many senior high schools are in Ho?: 19. They are listed on this page and in each district.
How do I find schools near me in Ho?: 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 Ho as a whole, start with the district list on this page.
What are the best schools in Ho?: 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 Ho?: There is no official ranking that suits every family. Mawuli School, founded in 1950, is the best-known long-established senior high school in the town. Use the SchoolRegistry directory to compare schools by results and fees. We currently list 332 schools in the Ho Municipal area.
Which universities are in Ho?: Ho has the University of Health and Allied Sciences, which started in 2012, and Ho Technical University, which traces its start to 1968.
When is the Asogli Yam Festival?: The Asogli State holds its Yam Festival in Ho around August and September. Launch events often fall in August, and the main durbar days are in September. Dates change each year, so check with the Asogli State or the local news.