SchoolRegistry Ghana
For Students
- schools
- 43,626
- regions
- 16
- districts
- 261
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Ghana has 43,626 schools on the register, in 16 regions and 261 districts, and this section is where students and parents find one, look up an exam or placement, and see what happens next. It holds 19 guides, from schools near you to university admission lists and cut-off points. Every figure names its source.
01 Search
Find a school
Search 43,626 schools by name, town or district, and filter by level, ownership and region.
43,626schools on the register
02 Regions
Browse by region
All 16 regions and 261 districts, with how many schools each holds and how many are mapped exactly.
16regions
03 Near you
Schools near me
Share your location or pick your town, and see the closest schools of the kind you want, with distances.
04 Cities
Cities and towns
Schools in Accra, Kumasi, Tamale, Takoradi, Tema, Kasoa and the other cities, and every town with ten or more schools.
16city pages
05 Senior high
Senior high schools
Every SHS on the register, with its level, ownership and contact details.
06 Basic
Primary and junior high
Basic education, which in the Ministry register usually means one campus teaching KG, primary and JHS together.
07 Pathways
After senior high school
Every university, technical university, college of education, nursing college, professional institute and vocational school in the register, by type and by region.
08 Portals
Official portals
CSSPS, WAEC and the rest. Checking a placement is free, whatever anyone else is charging.
09 Placement
BECE and placement
How to check your CSSPS placement, self-placement if you were not placed, and how the eight school choices work.
10 WASSCE
WASSCE results
When WAEC released the results, how to check them on WAEC's own site, what the grades mean, withheld results and re-marking.
11 Admissions
University admission lists
Where KNUST, the University of Ghana and UCC publish their lists, the cut-off points they publish, and what to do if you are not admitted.
31dated entries in the education calendar
12 Universities
Universities in Ghana
Every institution the regulators list: universities, technical universities, tertiary colleges and colleges of education, each with its accreditation status.
55universities on the register
13 Cut-offs
University cut-off points
The cut-off points UG, KNUST and UCC publish, copied from their own pages with the year and the day we read them.
14 Law
Law schools in Ghana
The nineteen law faculties named by the General Legal Council, and what the Legal Education Act 2026 changes.
15 Nursing
Nursing and midwifery colleges
Every nursing and midwifery training college on the register, with its Nursing and Midwifery Council status.
178nursing and midwifery colleges
16 Academy
Academy: BECE and WASSCE practice
Join the list for BECE and WASSCE practice questions in the style of past papers, and see the computer and career courses that lead to work.
17 Guide
Regions and districts ranked
Every region and district ranked on published education data, with the year and source of each table. No school is ranked.
18 Guide
Schools for families abroad
Boarding schools, international and British or American curriculum schools, and how admission works from overseas.
19 Categories
Category A, B and C schools
What the categories mean in school selection, the official counts of places, and why we do not print an unofficial list.
Questions people ask
- How many schools are in Ghana?
- The register holds 43,626 schools across 16 regions and 261 districts, from the Ministry of Education school register and the regulators' lists. Read more: How many schools there are in Ghana
- How do I find schools near me?
- Share your location once, or pick your town, and the near me page lists the closest schools of the kind you want with their distances. Nothing you share is stored. Read more: Schools near me
- How do I check my CSSPS placement?
- Use the official CSSPS portal at cssps.gov.gh. Checking is free, and we never ask for an index number or a PIN. If you were not placed, the guide explains self-placement. Read more: BECE and CSSPS placement
- When are WASSCE results released?
- WAEC released the 2026 results for school candidates on 4 September 2026. Check them on WAEC's own site, and the guide explains the grades and withheld results. Read more: WASSCE results guide
- How many universities are in Ghana?
- The register holds 55 universities, alongside technical universities, tertiary colleges, colleges of education and nursing colleges, each with the accreditation status its regulator publishes. Read more: Universities in Ghana
- What are the cut-off points for UG, KNUST and UCC?
- We copy each university's own published cut-off points, with the year and the day they were read, and nothing added. Read more: University cut-off points