Schools in Winneba
97 schools are on the register in the district that make up Winneba, Central Region. 6 are senior high schools, 0 are universities or colleges, and 42% of schools with a stated owner are private, against 29% across Ghana. This is a floor: 76 schools in Central Region have no district recorded.
About Winneba
Winneba is a coastal town in the Central Region and the capital of the Effutu Municipality. Its traditional name is Simpa, after Osimpa, who led the Effutu people to their present home. Fishing is the main farm-based activity, and the Effutu mark Aboakyer, the deer hunt festival, on the first Saturday of May. Winneba is best known in education as the home of the University of Education, Winneba, which began in 1992 and became a full university in 2004. Its roots are in older teacher training colleges. The town also hosts the Police Staff and Command College and a community health nurses training school.
What makes Winneba proud
- The University of Education, Winneba brought seven diploma colleges together in 1992 and became a full university in 2004.
- The Aboakyer festival is held by the Effutu on the first Saturday of May, with the Tuafo and Dentsefo asafo companies.
- The Muni Lagoon, a Ramsar site, lies in the Effutu municipal area.
Education pride in Winneba
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.
Universities and colleges based here
- University of Education, Winneba (UEW) Winneba, public university, since 1992
- Police Staff and Command College Winneba, police training college
- Community Health Nurses Training School Winneba, training school
Winneba in numbers
The districts that make up Winneba, with their schools. A district is counted whole, so some schools on its edge may sit outside the city proper.
Schools by district
- Effutu Municipal97 · 42% private
Source: Ministry of Education school register, 2023/24. Click a district for every school in it.
Schools by level
- Basic schools64 · 66%
- Junior high schools18 · 19%
- Primary schools7 · 7%
- Senior high schools6 · 6%
- Kindergartens1 · 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 Winneba
Festival months are the usual ones, and some move with the lunar calendar. Ask locally before you travel.
Festivals and their usual month
- AboakyerEffutu people of Winneba A deer hunt in which the Tuafo and Dentsefo asafo companies each try to bring back a live animal for the paramount chief. The name means catching a live animal.
- The assembly wants to develop the Winneba masquerade festival to a higher standard.
- Marine fishing from motorised canoes is the main agricultural activity, along the coast at Winneba, Nsuekyir, Warabeba and Akosua village. The assembly counts 404 canoes.
Heritage sites
- otherMuni Lagoon Ramsar siteWinneba area Named by the municipal assembly as a tourism resource.
- otherHeritage Park, WinnebaWinneba Listed by the assembly with the lagoon and sacred groves as a tourism resource.
The economy of Winneba in a line
Fishing is the main farm-based activity, with 404 canoes. The municipality is also taking in spill-over population growth from Kasoa and Accra.
Senior high schools in Winneba
6 on the register in these districts.
| School | Level | Ownership | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. M. E Zion Girl's S. H. S | Senior High | private | Effutu Municipal |
| A. M. E. Zion Girls' Senior High School | Senior High | private | Effutu Municipal |
| Aim High Senior High School | Senior High | private | Effutu Municipal |
| Nananom Schools (Int. Schools & SHS) | Senior High | private | Effutu Municipal |
| Uncle Rich Senior High School | Senior High | private | Effutu Municipal |
| Winneba Senior High School | Senior High | public | Effutu Municipal |
Senior high schools in Central Region
Private schools in Winneba
42.3% of Winneba's schools with a stated owner are private, against 29.0% across Ghana.
Towns and suburbs in Winneba
Places in these districts with ten or more schools.
Schools near me in Winneba
Looking for schools near you, or near Winneba? 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 Winneba, from schools with a position we trust:
- Mother's Unique Love School, 0.1 km
- M/A Primary 'C&d' School, 0.3 km
- A. M. E Zion Girl's S. H. S, 0.4 km
- A. M. E. Zion Girls' Senior High School, 0.4 km
- Don Bosco Catholic Girls Primary, Winneba, 0.4 km
Questions people ask about schools in Winneba
- How many schools are there in Winneba?
- 97 schools are on the register in the district that make up Winneba: Effutu Municipal. This is a floor, not a final count: 76 schools in Central Region have no district recorded, so they cannot be placed in any city.
- How many senior high schools are in Winneba?
- 6. They are listed on this page and in each district.
- How do I find schools near me in Winneba?
- 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 Winneba as a whole, start with the district list on this page.
- What are the best schools in Winneba?
- 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.
- Which university is in Winneba?
- The University of Education, Winneba. It started in September 1992 as a university college and became a full university under Act 672 in May 2004.
- When is the Aboakyer festival in Winneba?
- Aboakyer is held on the first Saturday of May by the Effutu people. Two asafo companies, Tuafo and Dentsefo, go out to hunt a live deer, and the first to bring one to the paramount chief wins for the year.
- How many schools are in Winneba?
- SchoolRegistry currently lists 97 schools in the Effutu Municipal area, which covers Winneba and nearby villages. The assembly's budget also counts three senior high schools, one public and two private.