Schools in Obuasi
192 schools are on the register in the 2 districts that make up Obuasi, Ashanti Region. 2 are senior high schools, 0 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.
About Obuasi
Obuasi is a gold-mining town in the Ashanti Region. Mining began here in 1897 under the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation, and the municipal assembly describes its aim as to be the Gold City of Ghana. In 2017 the old Obuasi Municipal area was split, so the town now falls under two assemblies, Obuasi Municipal (called Obuasi West in our directory) and Obuasi East. Together they had 196,698 people in the 2021 census. Mining still supports about a third of the workers in the Municipal area, and the assembly wants a wider mix of jobs. Obuasi Senior High Technical School opened in 1965, and KNUST has run a campus in town since 2019. When you look for a school here, search both municipalities.
What makes Obuasi proud
- Gold mining at Obuasi began in 1897, and the mine reopened in 2019 after redevelopment.
- Obuasi Senior High Technical School opened in 1965 with 33 boys and had 2,828 students by 2015.
- KNUST admitted 343 students to its Obuasi campus in the 2019/2020 academic year.
Education pride in Obuasi
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.
- Obuasi Senior High Technical Schoolopened 1965
Universities and colleges based here
- KNUST Obuasi Campus Obuasi, Campus of a public university, since 2019
Obuasi in numbers
The districts that make up Obuasi, with their schools. A district is counted whole, so some schools on its edge may sit outside the city proper.
Schools by district
- Obuasi East Municipal103 · 48% private
- Obuasi West Municipal89 · 51% private
Source: Ministry of Education school register, 2023/24. Click a district for every school in it.
Schools by level
- Basic schools190 · 99%
- Senior high schools2 · 1%
Basic schools combine KG, primary and JHS at one campus and are not split in the register.
Culture and heritage in Obuasi
Festival months are the usual ones, and some move with the lunar calendar. Ask locally before you travel.
Heritage sites
- otherObuasi gold mineObuasi Mining began in 1897 under the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation. The mine was shut in 2014 and reopened in 2019.
The economy of Obuasi in a line
Services and trade employ about 55 percent of workers in the Municipal area, mining about 35 percent and farming about 10 percent. The assembly says it wants to depend less on mining.
Senior high schools in Obuasi
2 on the register in these districts.
| School | Level | Ownership | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christ the King Catholic Senior High School, Akaporiso - Obuasi | Senior High | public | Obuasi East Municipal |
| St. Margaret Senior High School, Pomposo - Obuasi. | Senior High | private | Obuasi East Municipal |
Senior high schools in Ashanti Region
Private schools in Obuasi
49.0% of Obuasi's schools with a stated owner are private, against 29.0% across Ghana.
Towns and suburbs in Obuasi
Places in these districts with ten or more schools.
Schools near me in Obuasi
Looking for schools near you, or near Obuasi? 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 Obuasi, from schools with a position we trust:
Questions people ask about schools in Obuasi
- How many schools are there in Obuasi?
- 192 schools are on the register in the districts that make up Obuasi: Obuasi East Municipal, Obuasi West 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 Obuasi?
- 2. They are listed on this page and in each district.
- How do I find schools near me in Obuasi?
- 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 Obuasi as a whole, start with the district list on this page.
- What are the best schools in Obuasi?
- 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 Obuasi?
- Our directory lists 192 schools across Obuasi West Municipal and Obuasi East Municipal. Use the filters to narrow by level or area.
- Why is Obuasi listed as two municipalities?
- Obuasi East was carved out of the old Obuasi Municipal area in September 2017. The 2021 census counted 104,297 people in Obuasi Municipal and 92,401 in Obuasi East.
- Is there a university in Obuasi?
- Yes. KNUST has a campus in Obuasi that took its first students in 2019 and later added health programmes such as nursing and midwifery.