Top 3 Senior High Schools in Eastern Region of Ghana

Top 3 Senior High Schools in Eastern Region of Ghana

Secondary school education is a critical stage in students’ educational life if they want to further their education to the tertiary class.

In Ghana, you can enter senior high school (secondary school) after completing approximately 12 years of basic education which comprises three years pre-school, six years primary school, and three years of Junior High School. The basic education is completed after writing the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) organized by the West African Examination Council (WAEC).

Students who pass the BECE are placed in the various senior high schools where they choose their area of interest; made of General Arts, Business, Agric, Visual Arts, and General Science. Students proceed to the tertiary institutions with these pathways they choose. The senior high school education is completed in three years after which students sit for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). A general final exam written in five West African countries including Liberia, Nigeria, The Gambia, Sierra Leone, and Ghana.

Just as in any other country, in Ghana, senior high schools are very key in one’s educational journey and people pride themselves a lot fo the kind of high schools they attended. In this editorial, we looking at the top 3 senior high schools in the Eastern part of Ghana that every parent dreams of sending their wards.

1. Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary

Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary (formerly St John’s Seminary and College, nicknamed POJOSS), is an all-boys boarding school, located at Effiduase, Koforidua, in the Eastern Region of Ghana.

Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary campus view

It was established in 1958 by Bishop Joseph Oliver Bowers SVD as a Catholic seminary for boys who wished to become priests. Students are offered courses such as general arts, general science, business and visual arts to pursue and after their stay in the school, sit an external examination called the West African Senior School Certificate Examination to be placed in any of the tertiary institutions in the country.

Students are taught throughout the year, over a period of three academic terms. The first term of the academic year marks the enrollment of form one students to the school while the third term marks the graduation of form three students.

The programmes run by the school include General Science, General Arts, Business and Visual Arts. Form one applicants select four Elective courses. Unlike Elective courses, core courses are offered to all students, irrespective of their programme of study. The core courses in the school are: English language, core mathematics, social studies, integrated science, ICT, and physical education.

POJOSS is one of the prestigious senior high schools in the Eastern region of the country, Students from this school are classified as brilliant and they perform very well in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Brilliant personalities they have churned out include Kwadwo Oppong Nkrumah, current Information Minister, Prof. Otu Elis, former Vice-Chancellor of KNUST, and Franklin Cudjoe, President of IMANI Africa.

2. Aburi Girls’ Senior High School

Aburi Girls’ Senior High School, formerly Aburi Girls’ Secondary School, also known as ABUGISS, is a Presbyterian senior high boarding school for girls located south of Aburi in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The brother school of Aburi Girls is Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School, also known as “PRESEC”.

Aburi Girls SHS

The school has an enviable reputation of being one of the best female dominant high schools in the country. Their performance in the WASSCE is remarkable as most of their students end up in the top universities. The school offers programs in General Science, Business, and General Arts.

Notable persons that the school has produced include, the outstanding Biomedical Engineer who doubles as the Quiz Mistress for the National Science and Maths Quiz, Professor Elsie Effah Kaufmann, and Deloris Frimpong Manso, (a.k.a. Delay) a renowned media personality and an entrepreneur.

3. Krobo Girls’ Senior High School

Krobo Girls’ Senior High School is an all-female second-cycle institution in Odumasi Krobo in the Eastern Region of Ghana. It is a known fact that ladies from this school are smart and beautiful.

Krobo Girls’ Senior High School campus

Their outstanding performances in the WASSCE and other national competitions add them to our list of the top 3 senior high schools in the Eastern Region. It is a grade-A school in the region.

—Accramail.com