How many senior high schools are in Upper West Region?

50 on the register: 40 public and 9 private, and 1 with no owner stated. That is 4.3% of the 1,175 senior high schools in Ghana.

Is there a list of category A or category B schools in Upper West Region?

No official list of schools by category is published, so we do not print one. The category labels are used in school selection and are explained on our categories page. What we can show is every senior high school in Upper West Region and what the register holds about each.

How do I find senior high schools near me in Upper West Region?

Use the schools near me page: allow your location, choose senior high schools, and it lists the closest ones from the schools whose position we trust. Or look under your district heading on this page.

Senior high schools in Upper West Region

50 senior high schools in Upper West Region: 40 public and 9 private, 4.3% of the 1,175 in Ghana. Wa Municipal has the most, with 12. The list below shows each school's district, owner, and gender where the register holds it. There is no official category A or B list, and we do not invent one.

80% public

18% private

Senior high schools

1,175 in Ghana

Public

81.6% of those with an owner

Private

18.4% of those with an owner

Districts with an SHS

of 11 in the region

Senior high schools by district

The 10 districts with the most, counted from the register. Every district is a heading in the list below. 2 have no district recorded and are listed last.

Source: Ministry of Education school register, 2023/24.

Every senior high school in Upper West Region

50 schools, in district order. Gender is shown where the register holds it (30 schools). Boarding is recorded for only 0, so there is no boarding column.

Senior high schools in Upper West Region
School	Ownership	Gender
District not recorded 2
Queen of Peace SHS	public	mixed
St. Francis Girls' Senior High School	n/a	n/a
Daffiama Bussie Issa 1
Daffiama Senior High School	public	mixed
Jirapa Municipal 6
Dominion Senior High School	private	mixed
Han Senior High School	public	mixed
Jirapa Senior High School	public	mixed
St. Francis of Assisi Girls' Senior High School	public	mixed
St. Francis of Assisi Girls' Senior High School	public	girls
Ullo Senior High School	public	mixed
Lambussie Karni 4
Holy Family Senior High School	private	mixed
Lambussie Community Day SHS	public	n/a
Piina SHS	public	n/a
Piina Snr. High School	public	mixed
Lawra Municipal 5
Birifoh Senior High School	private	mixed
Eremon Sec. Tech School	public	n/a
Ko Senior High School	public	mixed
Lawra Senior High School	public	mixed
St. John's Vocational & Technical Institute, Nandom	public	mixed
Nadowli Kaleo 7
Kaleo Secondary/Technical	public	n/a
Kaleo Senior High Technical School	public	mixed
Queen of Peace Senior High School	public	n/a
Sombo Senior High School	public	n/a
St. Augustine Senior High Technical	public	n/a
St. Theresa's Vocational High School	private	girls
Takpo Senior High	public	n/a
Nandom Municipal 2
Ko Senior High School, Upper West	public	mixed
Nandom Senior High School	public	boys
Sissala East Municipal 4
Holy Child Senior High School	public	n/a
Kanton Senior High School	public	mixed
Tumu S. H. T. S	public	mixed
Tumu Senior High Technical School	public	n/a
Sissala West 1
Hilla Limann Senior High	public	n/a
Wa East 5
Funsi Senior High School	public	n/a
Funsi Senior High School, Upper West	public	girls
Loggu Community Day Senior High School	public	n/a
Northern Star Senior High School	public	mixed
T. I Ahmadiyya Senior High School, Wa	public	mixed
Wa Municipal 12
Aswaj SHS	private	n/a
Islamic Senior High School	public	mixed
Islamic SHS, Wa	public	n/a
Jamiat Al-Hidaya Islamic Girls' Senior High School, Wa	public	n/a
St. Francis Xavier Junior Seminary	private	n/a
St. Francis Xavier Minor Seminary, Wa	private	mixed
T. I Ahmadiyya S. H. S, Wa	public	mixed
T. I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School, Wa	public	mixed
T. I. Ahmadiyya SHS	public	mixed
Tupaso Centre of Excellence	private	mixed
Tupaso Senior High School	private	n/a
Wa Senior High School	public	n/a
Wa West 1
Lassie-Tuolu Senior High School	public	mixed

Category A, B and C

Searchers often ask for category B schools in Upper West. We cannot answer that with a list, and here is why.

Ghana publishes no official list of senior high schools by category. A list on any other site is unofficial, so we do not print one. The categories page explains what A, B and C mean in school selection and gives the official counts of places.

Category A, B and C schools: what they mean

Senior high schools near me in Upper West Region

Looking for senior high schools near you, or near Upper West Region? Open the near me tool and, if you choose to share your location, it lists the closest senior high 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.

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Questions people ask about senior high schools in Upper West Region

How many senior high schools are in Upper West Region?: 50 on the register: 40 public and 9 private, and 1 with no owner stated. That is 4.3% of the 1,175 senior high schools in Ghana.
Which district in Upper West Region has the most senior high schools?: Wa Municipal, with 12.
Is there a list of category A or category B schools in Upper West Region?: No official list of schools by category is published, so we do not print one. The category labels are used in school selection and are explained on our categories page. What we can show is every senior high school in Upper West Region and what the register holds about each.
How do I find senior high schools near me in Upper West Region?: Use the schools near me page: allow your location, choose senior high schools, and it lists the closest ones from the schools whose position we trust. Or look under your district heading on this page.

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