What is the best senior high school in Ghana?

There is no official ranking of schools. Our top 20 list orders schools by their National Science and Maths Quiz record and the Ministry of Education's list of the most chosen schools, and says on the page what that leaves out. The best school for a child depends on the programme, the distance and whether they board.

Which region has the best BECE results?

The regions page ranks every region on the BECE pass rate and the education index printed in published reports, with the year of each figure. Results move from year to year, so read the year beside each rank.

How are the rankings made?

From figures a public report or regulator printed, copied with their source and year. Ranks are worked out from those inputs and nothing else, and the region and district inputs can be downloaded to recompute any rank. The full method is on How we build our ranking lists.

Can a school pay to rank higher?

No. Nobody pays to be on any list on this site, and a school's absence from a list says nothing against it.

Are Category A schools the best schools?

Category A, B and C are groups the school selection system uses to set how many choices a candidate can make from each. They are not a quality ranking.

Ghana rankings: schools, regions and districts

Every ranking on the site in one place. Regions and districts are ranked on BECE, WASSCE and education index figures that published reports printed, each with its year. Senior high schools are listed on public records, with the method on the page. No position can be bought.

Places ranked on published education data

Ghana regions ranked
All 16 regions on the education index, BECE pass rates, WASSCE credit passes and schools per person.
Figures printed by the District League Tables, the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Statistical Service, each with its year. 16 regions carry an education index score across the 2019/20 to 2021/22 editions.
Ghana districts ranked
Every district the District League Table scores, on its education index, with the BECE pass rate and the median for each region.
260 districts matched to today's register, with every input downloadable to recompute the ranks.

Senior high schools

Top 20 senior high schools in Ghana
The leading senior high schools, ordered by National Science and Maths Quiz record and the Ministry of Education's list of the most chosen schools.
Points for each public record, the tie-break and what the list cannot show are all on the page.
Leading girls' senior high schools
The same method, girls' schools only.
Same points and sources.
Leading boys' senior high schools
The same method, boys' schools only.
Same points and sources.
Leading mixed senior high schools
The same method, mixed schools only.
Same points and sources.
Category A, B and C schools
What the official categories mean in school selection and the official counts of places. A category is not a ranking.
The Ministry of Education's school selection guidelines. We do not print an unofficial category list.

The method

Only figures a public report, ministry or regulator printed, copied with the publisher and the year.
Ranks are worked out from those figures and nothing else. Download the region inputs or the district inputs and recompute any rank.
School lists give points for public records only, and each list says what it cannot show.
Nobody pays for a place on any list.

The full method is on How we build our ranking lists, and every source is on How we compile this.

Questions people ask

What is the best senior high school in Ghana?: There is no official ranking of schools. Our top 20 list orders schools by their National Science and Maths Quiz record and the Ministry of Education's list of the most chosen schools, and says on the page what that leaves out. The best school for a child depends on the programme, the distance and whether they board.
Which region has the best BECE results?: The regions page ranks every region on the BECE pass rate and the education index printed in published reports, with the year of each figure. Results move from year to year, so read the year beside each rank.
How are the rankings made?: From figures a public report or regulator printed, copied with their source and year. Ranks are worked out from those inputs and nothing else, and the region and district inputs can be downloaded to recompute any rank. The full method is on How we build our ranking lists.
Can a school pay to rank higher?: No. Nobody pays to be on any list on this site, and a school's absence from a list says nothing against it.
Are Category A schools the best schools?: Category A, B and C are groups the school selection system uses to set how many choices a candidate can make from each. They are not a quality ranking.