Schools in Tema
495 schools are on the register in the 2 districts that make up Tema, Greater Accra Region. 13 are senior high schools, 24 are universities or colleges, and 56% 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.
About Tema
Tema sits about 30 kilometres east of Accra on the coast. It grew around its harbour, which President Kwame Nkrumah opened in 1962, and the town was laid out to house the port and factory workforce. The Tema Metropolitan Assembly counts more than 500 industries in the metropolis, and says around 350,000 people come in each day for business. The older Ga community of Tema Manhean still marks Homowo each August. Tema Secondary School opened in 1961, and Tema Methodist Day was the first mission senior high school in the metropolis, opening in 1983. When you compare schools here, note that Tema Metropolitan and Tema West are separate assemblies, and the nearby towns of Ashaiman and Kpone are listed apart.
What makes Tema proud
- The Greenwich Meridian passes through the Tema Metropolis.
- Tema Secondary School was commissioned on 22 September 1961 and reached a 98.9 per cent WASSCE pass rate for 2020, its 60th anniversary year.
Education pride in Tema
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.
- Tema Secondary School (TEMASCO)opened 1961
- Tema Methodist Day Senior High Schoolopened 1983
Tema in numbers
The districts that make up Tema, with their schools. A district is counted whole, so some schools on its edge may sit outside the city proper.
Schools by district
- Tema Metro321 · 44% private
- Tema West Municipal174 · 77% private
Source: Ministry of Education school register, 2023/24. Click a district for every school in it.
Schools by level
- Basic schools257 · 52%
- Junior high schools119 · 24%
- Primary schools83 · 17%
- Kindergartens16 · 3%
- Senior high schools13 · 3%
- Vocational schools2 · 0%
- Nurseries1 · 0%
- Universities1 · 0%
Basic schools combine KG, primary and JHS at one campus and are not split in the register.
Culture and heritage in Tema
Festival months are the usual ones, and some move with the lunar calendar. Ask locally before you travel.
Festivals and their usual month
- HomowoGa people of Tema Manhean Tema Manhean marks Homowo in August, after the Kpelejoo festival in April when planting starts. The Mankralo of Tema sprinkles kpokpoi at the 22 clan houses and shrines.
- Fishing is part of the local economy, with a fishing harbour and a landing beach in the metropolis. Catches include herrings and mackerel.
Heritage sites
- otherGreenwich Meridian lineTema The Tema Metropolitan Assembly notes that longitude 0 passes through the metropolis.
The economy of Tema in a line
Tema Harbour was opened in 1962 and the town grew around it. The metropolitan assembly reports more than 500 industries, including chemicals, clothing, steel and refined petroleum, and an estimated 350,000 people entering the metropolis each day for business (2018 figures).
Senior high schools in Tema
13 on the register in these districts.
| School | Level | Ownership | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemu Senior High/Tech | Senior High | public | Tema Metro |
| Corpus Christi Senior High School | Senior High | private | Tema Metro |
| Green Talent Int. School | Senior High | private | Tema West Municipal |
| Lashibi Community Senior High School | Senior High | public | Tema West Municipal |
| Lashibi Community Snr. High School | Senior High | public | Tema Metro |
| New Christian Divine School Complex | Senior High | private | Tema Metro |
| Our Lady of Mercy S. H. S, Tema | Senior High | public | Tema Metro |
| Our Lady of Mercy Senior High School | Senior High | public | Tema Metro |
| Tema Manhean Senior High Technical School | Senior High | public | Tema Metro |
| Tema Methodist Day Senior High School | Senior High | public | Tema Metro |
| Tema Methodist Day SHS | Senior High | public | Tema Metro |
| Tema Secondary School | Senior High | public | Tema West Municipal |
All 13 senior high schools in Tema
Universities and colleges in Tema
24 places on the register, matched to Tema by district or by the town they are listed under.
| 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 Metropolitan University | University | private | Accra |
| African University of Communication and Business | University | private | Accra |
| Bluecrest College | Tertiary college | private | Accra |
| China Europe International Business School (Africa Campus) | Tertiary college | private | Accra |
| CSIR College of Science and Technology | Tertiary college | private | Accra |
| Data Link Institute of Business and Technology | Tertiary college | private | Tema |
| Data Link University College | University | private | Tema Metro |
| Duffuor University College | Tertiary college | private | Accra |
| Entrepreneurship Training Institute | Tertiary college | private | Accra |
Private schools in Tema
55.6% of Tema's schools with a stated owner are private, against 29.0% across Ghana.
Private schools in Tema: the districts with the most, and the private senior high schools in full.
Towns and suburbs in Tema
Places in these districts with ten or more schools.
Schools near me in Tema
Looking for schools near you, or near Tema? 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 Tema, from schools with a position we trust:
- Ruby-Jo Education Centre, 0.4 km
- Santa Maria School, 0.4 km
- Rohi Educational Complex, 0.6 km
- Willigrace Academy, 0.9 km
- Anchor of Hope Community School, 1.2 km
Questions people ask about schools in Tema
- How many schools are there in Tema?
- 495 schools are on the register in the districts that make up Tema: Tema Metro, Tema West 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 Tema?
- 13. The full list is on the senior high schools in Tema page.
- How do I find schools near me in Tema?
- 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 Tema as a whole, start with the district list on this page.
- What are the best schools in Tema?
- 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 Tema?
- There is no single official ranking. Tema Secondary School (1961) and Tema Methodist Day Senior High (1983) are two long-standing senior high schools. Use the SchoolRegistry directory to compare schools by district, results and fees. We currently list 495 schools in the Tema area.
- Which districts count as Tema on SchoolRegistry?
- We group Tema Metro and Tema West Municipal. Tema West was carved out of the Tema Metropolitan Assembly in 2018. Ashaiman and Kpone Katamanso are separate assemblies next door.
- What is Tema known for?
- Tema is Ghana's main port town. The harbour opened in 1962 and the town grew around it, with more than 500 industries recorded in the metropolis in 2018.