25 Private SHSs Join 2025 Free SHS Programme in Historic First

For the first time in Ghana’s educational history, the Ministry of Education has included 25 private senior high schools (SHSs) in the 2025 school selection process under the Free SHS programme.

This major milestone marks the integration of private SHSs into the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS), offering Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates a wider range of options for their second-cycle education.

The selected schools—listed under the newly introduced Category E—are co-educational day institutions strategically located across all 16 regions of the country. They provide diverse academic programmes, including General Arts, General Science, Business, Technical, Visual Arts, Home Economics, and Agriculture.

To accommodate this development, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has extended the deadline for the school selection process to Wednesday, June 25, 2025. The announcement was made in a statement signed by Mr. Prince Agyemang-Duah, Director of the Schools and Instruction Division at GES. The extension aims to give candidates adequate time to consider the new options and make informed decisions.

List of Newly Added Private SHSs:

1. Cosmos Senior High School – Ejura, Ashanti Region

2. Joy Standard College – Kumasi, Ashanti Region

3. Elite College – Kumasi, Ashanti Region

4. Ken Hammer Senior High Technical – Goaso, Ahafo Region

5. Mint Senior High School – Yeji, Bono East Region

6. St. Luke SHS – Mankessim, Central Region

7. St. Richard’s SHS – Assin Foso, Central Region

8. Mount Hebron College – Doryumu-On-Offin, Central Region

9. Domaa College – Ekumfi Swedru, Central Region

10. Samtet Oxford SHS – Atachem, Central Region

11. Samme SHS (New Site) – Mankessim, Central Region

12. Modern SHS – Kpong, Eastern Region

13. King David Community College – Kpong, Eastern Region

14. Somanya Senior High Technical – Somanya, Eastern Region

15. Ideal College – East Legon, Greater Accra Region

16. Cambridge Senior High Technical – Madina Estate, Greater Accra Region

17. City Business SHS – Mateheko, Greater Accra Region

18. Daceland SHS – Adentan, Greater Accra Region

19. Jireh SHS – Teshie, Greater Accra Region

20. Asini Memorial SHS – Sagnarigu, Northern Region

21. Rugari College – Bongo, Upper East Region

22. Reputable SHS – Wiaga, Upper East Region

23. Wallahs Academy SHS – Ho, Volta Region

24. Fame SHS – Shama, Western Region

25. Otou Memorial – Bibiani, Western North Region

These institutions will appear on the official school selection forms for the 2025/2026 academic year and can be chosen by candidates as part of the newly designated Category E.

According to the Ministry, this inclusion is a strategic effort to expand access to quality education, ease congestion in public SHSs, and enhance equity across Ghana’s educational landscape.