Schools in Ahafo Region
872 schools across 6 districts in Ahafo Region, 2.0% of every school in Ghana, against an average of 2,727 a region. 32 are senior high schools and 20% of schools with a stated owner are private. The regional capital is Goaso. About 69% of people aged 6 and over can read and write (our calculation from Census 2021 counts).
About Ahafo Region
Ahafo Region has Goaso as its capital and was created on 13 February 2019 from the south-eastern part of the old Brong Ahafo Region. With 564,668 people at the 2021 census, it has the smallest population of Ghana's 16 regions. It has six districts and covers 5,193 square kilometres of forest-belt land, and the Tano River runs through every district. Farming is the main work, and cocoa and cashew are major crops. Timber is the second biggest employer, and gold is mined around Kenyasi, where Newmont began commercial production in 2006. Our Lady of Apostles Girls' School at Kenyasi opened in 1974 as the first girls' secondary school in the old Brong Ahafo Region. In August 2026 a campus of the University of Mines and Technology was handed over at Kenyasi, described as the region's first university campus. Exam results before 2019 were reported for Brong Ahafo as a whole, together with Bono and Bono East. Use the SchoolRegistry directory to compare schools near you.
How the region came about: Created 2019 from the south-eastern part of the former Brong Ahafo Region (Constitutional Instrument 114, 13 February 2019), after the referendum of 27 December 2018.
What makes Ahafo Region proud
- The Apomasu Yam Festival at Ntotroso has been described as more than 900 years old.
- The Mim Bour peaks near Mim are tied to oral stories of a father, a mother and a child.
- The Asumura forest is home to the white-necked rock fowl, a bird sought by birdwatchers.
- OLA Girls' School at Kenyasi, opened in 1974, was the first girls' secondary school in the old Brong Ahafo Region.
- The region's first university campus, run by UMaT, was handed over at Kenyasi in August 2026.
Education pride in Ahafo
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.
- Our Lady of Apostles (OLA) Girls' Senior High Schoolopened 1974
- In August 2026 a GH¢13.9 million campus built by the Newmont Ahafo Development Foundation was handed over to UMaT at Kenyasi No.2. It is described as the region's first university campus.
- At the handover the Minister of Education said the government would set aside GH¢50 million from GETFund in 2027 to help run the Kenyasi campus, and repeated the commitment to set up a full public university in the region.
Universities and colleges based here
- University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Kenyasi campus Kenyasi No.2, Asutifi North, Campus of a public university
- St Joseph's College of Education Bechem, Teacher training college (Catholic Diocese of Goaso)
Ahafo in numbers
872 schools on the register, counted by level and owner, against the whole country.
Schools by level
- Basic schools667 · 76%
- Junior high schools94 · 11%
- Primary schools55 · 6%
- Senior high schools32 · 4%
- Vocational schools13 · 1%
- Nursing and midwifery training colleges6 · 1%
- Kindergartens3 · 0%
- Nurseries1 · 0%
Source: Ministry of Education school register, 2023/24. Basic schools combine KG, primary and JHS at one campus and are not split in the register.
Public and private
Ghana: 29.0% private. Share is of schools with a stated owner.
Literacy and learning
Literacy is our own calculation from the Census 2021 counts. Learning scores are older, and are labelled with the region as it was then.
Share of people aged 6 and over who can read and write, by region
Ahafo is 68.6% against 69.8% for the 16 regions together. Highest: Greater Accra 87.9%. Lowest: Savannah 32.8%.
Our calculation from Census 2021 counts (329,626 literate of 480,708 aged 6 and over in Ahafo). Source: Ghana Statistical Service, 2021.
- Brong Ahafo (pre-2019): the average BECE raw score was 301.9 out of 600 in 2018, up from 268.3 in 2015. The old Brong Ahafo Region covered what are now Bono, Bono East and Ahafo, so this figure belongs to all three.2015 to 2018, old boundaries
- Brong Ahafo (pre-2019): the share of Primary 6 pupils rated proficient in maths rose from 10.6% in 2013 to 21.9% in 2016. This also covers all three regions that came from Brong Ahafo.2013 and 2016, old boundaries
Culture and heritage in Ahafo Region
Festival months are the usual ones, and some move with the lunar calendar. Ask locally before you travel.
Festivals and their usual month
No month we can confirm: Abetiase.
- Apomasu Yam FestivalNtotroso, Asutifi North District Honours the Apomasu deity, regarded as the spiritual protector of the community. It has been described as more than 900 years old.
- AdekyemBechem, Tano South A development festival through education, in which chiefs receive donations and gifts to develop schooling in the area.
- AbetiaseGoaso The main festival of the chiefs and people of Goaso. The name means that the palm tree never dies.
- Woodcarving and weaving are practised. Woodcarving often makes tools, utensils and decorative objects.
- The region's history is closely linked to the wider Akan story, with ties to the Ashanti kingdom.
Heritage sites
- otherMim BourMim A group of three rocky peaks. Oral tradition calls the tallest the father and the other two the mother and child.
- otherAsumura White-Necked Rock Fowl ConservationAsumura, near Akrodie Forest home of the white-necked rock fowl, a bird that birdwatchers travel to see.
- otherOkomfo Anokye historic treeSankore Named by the Ahafo Regional Minister among the region's scenic and historic sites.
The economy of Ahafo Region in a line
Farming is the main occupation, and the region is known for cocoa and cashew. Timber is the second biggest employer. Gold is mined around Kenyasi, where Newmont's Ahafo South mine reached commercial production in 2006.
Districts of Ahafo Region
Every district, with its private share and senior high count. Schools with no district recorded are in the region total only.
| District | Schools | Private | Senior high |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asunafo North Municipal | 254 | 20% | 6 |
| Asunafo South | 157 | 14% | 3 |
| Tano North Municipal | 130 | 22% | 8 |
| Tano South Municipal | 120 | 23% | 7 |
| Asutifi South | 103 | 19% | 5 |
| Asutifi North | 92 | 23% | 3 |
Cities and towns in Ahafo Region
- Goaso41
- Kukuom25
- Kenyase Number One23
- Dadiesoaba16
- Duayaw Nkwanta16
- Mim14
- Techimantia13
- Bechem11
- Hwidiem10
- Yamfo10
Senior high schools in Ahafo Region
The first ten of 32. The full list, by district, has its own page.
| School | Level | Ownership | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acherensua Senior High School | Senior High | public | Asutifi South |
| Ahafoman Senior High School | Senior High | public | Asunafo North Municipal |
| Ahafoman Senior High Technical School, Goaso | Senior High | public | Asunafo North Municipal |
| Ahafoman Senior High/Technical School | Senior High | public | Asunafo North Municipal |
| Ayomso Community-Day S.H.S | Senior High | private | Asunafo North Municipal |
| Bechem Business College | Senior High | private | Tano South Municipal |
| Boakye Tromo Secondary/Technical School | Senior High | public | Tano North Municipal |
| Boakye Tromo Senior High Technical School | Senior High | public | Tano North Municipal |
| Bomaa Community Senior High School | Senior High | public | Tano North Municipal |
| Danso Agyei SHTS | Senior High | public | Asutifi South |
All 32 senior high schools in Ahafo Region
Schools near me in Ahafo Region
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Find schools near meQuestions people ask about schools in Ahafo Region
- How many schools are there in Ahafo Region?
- 872 schools across 6 districts, which is 2.0% of every school in Ghana. 32 of them are senior high schools.
- Which district in Ahafo Region has the most schools?
- Asunafo North Municipal, with 254 schools.
- How do I find schools near me in Ahafo Region?
- Open the schools near me page and allow your location, or choose your town. It lists the closest schools to you from the schools whose position we trust. Each district page in Ahafo Region also lists its schools.
- What are the best schools in Ahafo Region?
- One of the best-documented long-standing schools is Our Lady of Apostles (OLA) Girls' Senior High School at Kenyasi, which opened in 1974. We do not rank schools. Use the SchoolRegistry directory to compare schools by programme, boarding, location and published results.
- Is there a university in Ahafo Region?
- A campus of the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) was handed over at Kenyasi No.2 in August 2026 and is described as the region's first university campus. The government has also said it will set up a full public university in the region.
- Was Ahafo Region part of Brong Ahafo?
- Yes. Ahafo was created on 13 February 2019 from the south-eastern part of the former Brong Ahafo Region. Exam and survey results from before 2019 were published for Brong Ahafo as a whole, so they cover Bono, Bono East and Ahafo together.