How many schools are there in Kumasi?

1,293 schools are on the register in the districts that make up Kumasi: KMA, Oforikrom Municipal, Asokwa Municipal, Kwadaso Municipal, Suame Municipal, Old Tafo Municipal, Asokore Mampong Municipal. This is a floor, not a final count: 348 schools in Ashanti Region have no district recorded, so they cannot be placed in any city.

How many senior high schools are in Kumasi?

38. The full list is on the senior high schools in Kumasi page.

How do I find schools near me in Kumasi?

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

What are the best schools in Kumasi?

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.

How many schools are in Kumasi?

Our directory lists 1,293 schools across the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and the six municipalities carved out of it. Use the filters on this page to narrow by municipality, level or boarding.

Which senior high schools in Kumasi have a long history?

We do not rank schools. Open each school's page in the SchoolRegistry directory to compare programmes, boarding and location.

Which universities are in Kumasi?

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology started in 1952 and Kumasi Technical University started in 1954. Both are public institutions.

Schools in Kumasi

1,293 schools are on the register in the 7 districts that make up Kumasi, Ashanti Region. 38 are senior high schools, 18 are universities or colleges, and 49% of schools with a stated owner are private, against 29% across Ghana. This is a floor: 348 schools in Ashanti Region have no district recorded.

The Manhyia Palace Museum building in Kumasi — Manhyia Palace Museum. Photo: Dan Sloan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Schools

1,293

in 7 districts, a floor

Senior high

2.9% of schools here

Private share

48.7%

Ghana 29.0%

Universities, colleges

on the register, by town

People, Census 2021

443,981

Ghana Statistical Service, for the assemblies counted here

About Kumasi

Kumasi is the capital of the Ashanti Region and the seat of the Asantehene, whose palace is at Manhyia. The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly counted 443,981 people in the 2021 census, but that figure covers only the central assembly. Six more municipalities were carved out of it, five of them in 2018, so the city people know as Kumasi now sits across seven school districts in our directory. KNUST began here in 1952 as Kumasi College of Technology. Trade is the biggest employer, and Kejetia market is where much of it happens. When you search for a school, check the municipality as well as the town name, because the same road can belong to a different assembly.

What makes Kumasi proud

KNUST opened in 1952 as Kumasi College of Technology and became a full university in 1961.
Manhyia Palace Museum has been open to the public since 12 August 1995 and shows royal regalia more than two hundred years old.

Education pride in Kumasi

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.

Prempeh CollegeKumasi

Universities and colleges based here

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Kumasi, Public university, since 1952
Kumasi Technical University Kumasi, Public technical university, since 1954

Kumasi in numbers

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

Schools by district

KMA661 · 42% private
Oforikrom Municipal141 · 72% private
Asokore Mampong Municipal137 · 45% private
Suame Municipal103 · 61% private
Kwadaso Municipal97 · 48% private
Asokwa Municipal81 · 57% private
Old Tafo Municipal73 · 48% private

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

Schools by level

Basic schools869 · 67%
Junior high schools236 · 18%
Primary schools120 · 9%
Senior high schools38 · 3%
Kindergartens15 · 1%
Vocational schools9 · 1%
Universities2 · 0%
Tertiary colleges1 · 0%
Technical universities1 · 0%

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

51% public

49% private

Every school in Kumasi, one mark each.601 of 1,293 drawn at their own position, 692 with only a town or district position left off.Source: Ministry of Education school register, 2023/24

Culture and heritage in Kumasi

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

Sokoban Wood Village in Kumasi sells finished and unfinished timber products.

Heritage sites

otherManhyia Palace MuseumKumasi Opened as a museum on 12 August 1995. It shows royal regalia, photographs, medals, drums and palanquins, and figures of past Asante kings.
otherKumasi Cultural CentreKumasi Listed by the metropolitan assembly among the city's tourist attractions, beside Rattray Park, the Military Museum and the Kumasi Zoo.

The new market building at Kejetia in Kumasi — Kejetia market. Photo: Afus199620, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

The economy of Kumasi in a line

Trade employs 38.4 percent of the working population, centred on Kejetia and the Central Market, Adum, Roman Hill and 26 other markets. Asafo Magazine is the main area for vehicle repairs and spare parts.

Senior high schools in Kumasi

38 on the register in these districts.

Senior high schools in Kumasi
School	Level	Ownership	District
Adventist Senior High School, Bantama	Senior High	public	KMA
Adventist SHS	Senior High	public	KMA
Agric Nzema Community Sec. School	Senior High	public	Kwadaso Municipal
Al-Azhariya Islamic SHS	Senior High	public	Old Tafo Municipal
Asanteman Senior High School	Senior High	public	KMA
Elite College Senior High School	Senior High	private	Oforikrom Municipal
Faith Senior High School	Senior High	private	KMA
Fomena T. I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School	Senior High	public	KMA
Ibadur Rahman Academy	Senior High	public	KMA
J. A. Kufuor Senior High School	Senior High	public	KMA
J. A. Kufuor Snr. High School	Senior High	public	KMA
Joy Standard College	Senior High	private	KMA

All 38 senior high schools in Kumasi

Universities and colleges in Kumasi

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

Universities and colleges in Kumasi
School	Level	Ownership	Where
Agogo Presbyterian College of Education, Agogo	College of education	public	Agogo
Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development	University	not stated	Kumasi
Amen College of Health Sciences	Tertiary college	private	Kumasi
Apostolic Church Theological Seminary	Tertiary college	private	Kumasi
Christ Apostolic University College	Tertiary college	private	Kumasi
Christ The Teacher College of Education, Kumasi	College of education	public	Kumasi
Christian Service University College	University	private	KMA
DHI College of Health and Education, Kumasi	Tertiary college	private	Kumasi
Garden City University College	University	private	KMA
Ghana Baptist University College	Tertiary college	private	KMA
Kessben University College	Tertiary college	private	Kumasi
Kumasi Technical University	Technical university	public	KMA

All universities and colleges in Kumasi

Private schools in Kumasi

48.7% of Kumasi's schools with a stated owner are private, against 29.0% across Ghana.

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

Towns and suburbs in Kumasi

Places in these districts with ten or more schools.

Schools near me in Kumasi

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

Top High Academy-Abidjan Nkwanta, 0.1 km
Calvary Methodist J.H.S, 0.1 km
Watania Amiriya Islamic Primary School, 0.2 km
Ibn Tamiya Islamic Primary School, 0.3 km
St. Anthony R/C JHS - Jachie, 0.3 km

Questions people ask about schools in Kumasi

How many schools are there in Kumasi?: 1,293 schools are on the register in the districts that make up Kumasi: KMA, Oforikrom Municipal, Asokwa Municipal, Kwadaso Municipal, Suame Municipal, Old Tafo Municipal, Asokore Mampong Municipal. This is a floor, not a final count: 348 schools in Ashanti Region have no district recorded, so they cannot be placed in any city.
How many senior high schools are in Kumasi?: 38. The full list is on the senior high schools in Kumasi page.
How do I find schools near me in Kumasi?: 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 Kumasi as a whole, start with the district list on this page.
What are the best schools in Kumasi?: 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.
How many schools are in Kumasi?: Our directory lists 1,293 schools across the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and the six municipalities carved out of it. Use the filters on this page to narrow by municipality, level or boarding.
Which senior high schools in Kumasi have a long history?: We do not rank schools. Open each school's page in the SchoolRegistry directory to compare programmes, boarding and location.
Which universities are in Kumasi?: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology started in 1952 and Kumasi Technical University started in 1954. Both are public institutions.