2020 WASSCE Ranking in Ghana full list
As many BECE candidates look forward to the selection of their senior high school choices, there is a high demand for reliable information to help them, their parents, and teachers to make informed decisions.
Though we are 2021 and expecting the full performance data of WASSCE 2020, the only current and publicly available performance data are that of WASSCE 2019. So, we present the ranking based on this data.
There are 722 public senior high schools, therefore it will practically not be an easy read to provide the full list here.
So in this article, we provide the top 40 SHS that performed tremendously in the WASSCE of 2019.
Go to SHS RANKING 2019 where you can view the full rankings by each region with ease.
Top 40 WASSCE Ranking SHS in 2019/2020
# |
School |
Gender |
% Pass |
1 |
St. James Sem & Senior High, Abesim |
Boys |
100% |
2 |
Serwaa Kesse Girls Senior High |
Girls |
99% |
3 |
St. Rose's Senior High |
Girls |
99% |
4 |
Wesley Girls Senior High , Cape Coast |
Girls |
98% |
5 |
Notre Dame Semi Senior High, Navrongo |
Boys |
97% |
6 |
Holy Child, Cape Coast |
Girls |
96% |
7 |
Aburi Girls Senior High |
Girls |
95% |
8 |
Koase Senior High/Tech |
Mixed |
95% |
9 |
St. Augustine's College, Cape Coast |
Boys |
95% |
10 |
Sumaman Senior High |
Mixed |
95% |
11 |
Sunyani Senior High |
Mixed |
95% |
12 |
Ghana Senior High, Koforidua |
Mixed |
94% |
13 |
St. Louis Senior High, Kumasi |
Girls |
94% |
14 |
Odomaseman Senior High |
Mixed |
93% |
15 |
Oti Boateng Senior High |
Mixed |
93% |
16 |
Pope John Senior High & Min. Sem., Koforidua |
Boys |
93% |
17 |
Archbishop Porter Girls Senior High |
Girls |
92% |
18 |
Ghana Senior High/Tech |
Boys |
92% |
19 |
Menji Senior High |
Mixed |
92% |
20 |
Methodist Girls Senior High, Mamfe |
Girls |
92% |
21 |
Nsawkaw State Senior High |
Mixed |
91% |
22 |
Presby Boys Senior High, Legon |
Boys |
91% |
23 |
Krobo Comm. Senior High |
Mixed |
90% |
24 |
Bankoman Senior High |
Mixed |
89% |
25 |
Ghana National College |
Mixed |
89% |
26 |
Jinijini Senior High |
Mixed |
89% |
27 |
Mfantsipim Senior High |
Boys |
89% |
28 |
Ofori Panin Senior High |
Mixed |
89% |
29 |
Our Lady Of Providence Senior High |
Girls |
89% |
30 |
Sekyedumase Senior High/Tech |
Mixed |
89% |
31 |
St. Mary's Girl's Senior High, Konongo |
Girls |
88% |
32 |
Tawheed Senior High |
Mixed |
88% |
33 |
Techiman Senior High |
Mixed |
88% |
34 |
Achimota Senior High |
Mixed |
87% |
35 |
New Juaben Senior High/Comm |
Mixed |
87% |
36 |
Ningo Senior High |
Mixed |
87% |
37 |
St. Monica's Senior High, Mampong |
Girls |
87% |
38 |
St. Peter's Senior High, Nkwatia |
Mixed |
87% |
39 |
Guakro Effah Senior High |
Mixed |
86% |
40 |
Mim Senior High |
Mixed |
86% |
41 |
Opoku Ware Senior High |
Boys |
86% |
42 |
Sankore Senior High |
Mixed |
86% |
Each year after the WASSCE when the results are released, we get to know how well candidates performed.
Also, curious are many of us who want to know how well a school also performed which results in the ranking of senior high schools based on the WASSCE performance.
Each year the GES releases full data which contains the performance of all schools that participated in the WASSCE.
Can you be placed in a senior high school you did not choose?
There are many BECE candidates that have several questions with regards to their school selection and how the computerized school placement works.
Some also believe that you can be placed in a school that by the CSSPS even if you did not choose that school. However, the truth is that it is not possible to be placed in a school you have not chosen this according to the GES and many other questions have been answered to your SHS school selection.
Read more on 12 Frequently Asked Questions About Senior HIgh School Selection & Placement
SHS School Selection Guidelines - Watch Video
Making a decision on the senior high school to select is not only based on the WASSCE performance or ranking of such schools but also understanding how the selection and placement process is carried out is important too.
As a BECE candidate, if you and your parents are looking for simple but correct guidelines on your school selection, this video as released by the GES will be beneficial.
Contributor: pysosu
Source: GES Annual Digest (2019/2020)