Private SHSs Included in CSSPS for the First Time: GES Extends School Selection Deadline
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has officially included private senior high schools (SHSs) in the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) for the first time.
The newly approved institutions — 25 in total — are listed under a new Category E classification and are co-educational day schools located across all 16 regions of the country. These schools offer a wide range of academic programmes including General Arts, General Science, Business, Technical, Visual Arts, Home Economics, and Agriculture.
To accommodate the new additions and allow students and guardians ample time to consider the expanded list of options, the GES has extended the deadline for the 2025 school selection process to Wednesday, June 25, 2025. This was announced in a statement signed by Mr. Prince Agyemang-Duah, Director of the Schools and Instruction Division at GES.
“The extension has become necessary to give candidates and their families sufficient time to make informed choices from the updated list,” the statement noted.
Below is the full list of the 25 private SHSs now available for selection under Category E for the 2025/2026 academic year:
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 School, 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, Dunkwa-On-Offin – Central Region
9. Domaa College, Ekumfi Swedru – Central Region
10. Samtet Oxford Senior High School, Atachem – Central Region
11. Samme SHS (New Site), Mankessim – Central Region
12. Modern Senior High School, Kpong – Eastern Region
13. King David Community College, Kpong – Eastern Region
14. Somanya Senior High Technical School, Somanya – Eastern Region
15. Ideal College, East Legon – Greater Accra Region
16. Cambridge Senior High Technical School, Madina Estate – Greater Accra Region
17. City Business Senior High, 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 Senior High School, Wiaga – Upper East Region
23. Wallahs Academy SHS, Ho – Volta Region
24. Fame SHS, Shama – Western Region
25. Otou Memorial, Bibiani – Western North Region
The inclusion of these schools is expected to ease the pressure on public second-cycle institutions while enhancing diversity and competition within Ghana’s educational landscape. The GES encourages all candidates and parents to carefully review the options before finalising their school selections.
