Only 54 Category A schools exist in Ghana out of 1200 SHSs

Every year, nearly all BECE graduates want to be admitted into Category A schools, but the reality is that there are just 54 such schools out of the 1200 SHSs in the country.

The limited number means increased competition amongst students for admission into the limited number of such schools.

Getting placed in one of these 54 Category A schools requires students to score very high raw scores and aggregates.

It is often possible for students with very good grades and raw scores not to be placed in one of these schools, all because, others who chose the school performed better.

Candidates and parents should note that it is not compulsory to choose one of these schools.

These schools are in this category based on facilities they have not, and not due to their academic performance at the WASSCE.

Again, students are required per the rules for selecting schools to choose just one of these schools.

If a candidate decides to choose a Category A school, he or she must place the school on the list of choices as the first choice.

Again, where the Category A school has a blend of Day and Boarding, the school will often be placed in the compulsory Category D list where students can choose it as a Day School Option.

Since the introduction of the Double Track System, it has indirectly increased enrollment numbers in such schools. Thus, the schools can enroll up to twice the capacity. This in itself means that more students can gain admission to these schools, but this in itself does not solve the issue of huge numbers seeking to enroll because the number of students entering SHS has also gone up since 2017 due to the Free SHS policy.

Finally, students who are not making raw scores between 400 and 600 are advised not to consider these schools and instead start choosing schools from Category B.

Parents should not insist that their wards should enroll in these schools when the candidate does not have the academic strength to compete with other brilliant candidates across the country for the limited spaces in the 5

schools.

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Check Out the List of 54 Category A Schools In Ghana for 2023 School Selection and Placement

Below are the Only 54 Category A schools in Ghana

1. Fijai Senior High School
2. Serwaa Kesse Girls Senior High School
3. Opoku Ware School
4. T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School
5. Kumasi High School
6. Prempeh College
7. St. Louis Senior High School
8. Yaa Asantewaa Girls’ Senior High School
9. Berekum Presby Senior High School
10. Bolgatanga Senior High School
11. Our Lady of Providence Senior High School
12. St. James Seminary/Senior High, Abesim
13. Sunyani Senior High School
14. Notre Dame Girls’ Senior High School
15. Adisadel College
16. Holy Child School, Cape Coast
17. Mfantsipim School
18. St. Augustine’s College
19. Wesley Girls’ High School
20. Mfantsiman Girls’ Senior High School
21. Okuapeman Senior High School
22. Aburi Girls’ Senior High School
23. St. Rose’s Senior High School
24. Ofori Panin Senior High School
25. St. Peter’s Senior High School
26. Krobo Girls’ Senior High School.
27. Ghana Senior High, Koforidua
28. Koforidua Senior High Technical
29. Pope John Senior High And Min. Seminary
30. Accra Academy
31. Accra Girls’ Senior High School
32. Achimota School
33. St. Mary’s Senior High School
34. St. Thomas Aquinas Senior High School
35. Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School (PRESEC)
36. Tema Senior High School
37. Tamale Senior High
38. St. Charles Senior High School
39. Tamale Girls Senior High
40. Ghana Senior High, Tamale
41. Bolga Girls’ Senior High School
42. Navrongo Senior High School
43. Notre Dame Sem/Senior High School
44. St. Francis Girls’ Senior High School
45. Lawra Senior High School
46. Nandom Senior High School
47. Mawuli School, Ho
48. Ola Girls’ Senior High School, Ho
49. Bishop Herman College
50. Arch Bishop Porter Girls’ Senior High School
51. Ghana Senior High Technical
52. Sekondi College
53. St. Johns Senior High School, Secondi
54. Ola Girls’ Senior High School, Kenyasi

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We wish students all the best as they choose a school from the only 54 Category A schools that exist in Ghana out of 1200 SHSs.