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2024 NSMQ Top-Ranked Senior High Schools in Ghana Revealed

Ghana Education News Editorial Team November 25, 2024

The 2024 NSMQ Top-Ranked Senior High Schools in Ghana Is Finally Out But Who Tops The League Table?

Mfantsipim School may have won the 2024 NSMQ and the bragging rights, but the NSMQ Ranking of Best Senior High Schools in Ghana has also been released, sparking more debate among schools and diverse stakeholders.

Sorry if you do not find your favorite school in the first ten on the list, which contains over 100 schools. This year’s list is quite a tough one, given the way the 2024 NSMQ ended with all the knife-edge moments from the quarterfinals.

The ranking uses historic data from all the competitions held each year since 1992, making it more skewed toward schools that repeatedly make it to the contest and not necessarily the performance of the schools in the latest edition.

Per the released 2024 NSMQ Best Schools ranking, Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School (Presec) is still the best in Ghana, despite losing in the 2024 finals to Mfantsipim School.

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They are followed by Prempeh College, who did not make it to the finals, in second position. Mfantsipim School and Adisadel College follow in the third and fourth positions, while Opoku Ware School makes it to the 5th position, rounding off the top five schools for the year 2024.

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The interesting fact about the top five schools is that they are all boys’ schools.

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In a post on X, the organizers of the contest indicated that the rankings were not based on trophies won but rather on a system similar to that used by FIFA Rankings and Chess.

Below is the full ranking released for the 2024 year under review.

“To rank all 322 schools, we use Elo ratings—the same system used by the FIFA Rankings and Chess—not just titles.”

Ranking of Best Senior High Schools in Ghana 2024

Let us take a look at the 25 top schools in the 2024 NSMQ Top-Ranked Senior High Schools in Ghana

Here is the data presented in a table format for better readability:

Rank	School Name	Points
1	PRESEC, Legon	1659.15
2	Prempeh College	1546.93
3	Mfantsipim School	1506.60
4	Adisadel College	1500.13
5	Opoku Ware School	1473.98
6	Keta SHTS	1440.30
7	St. Augustine’s College	1427.30
8	St. Peter’s SHS	1396.83
9	Achimota School	1396.43
10	St. Thomas Aquinas SHS	1310.66
11	Wesley Girls’ High School	1308.68
12	University Practice SHS	1299.80
13	Ghana National College	1287.38
14	Accra Academy	1283.39
15	Tamale SHS	1277.48
16	Koforidua Sec Tech	1272.46
17	Kumasi High	1267.05
18	St. James Seminary SHS	1252.30
19	Pope John SHS	1250.54
20	Mawuli School	1242.41
21	KNUST SHS	1236.12
22	Kumasi Academy	1235.81
23	St. Louis SHS	1232.45
24	Anglican SHS, Kumasi	1225.46
25	Osei Tutu SHS	1224.54

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26-50 top schools in the 2024 NSMQ Top-Ranked Senior High Schools

Rank	School Name	Points
26	GSTS	1223.48
27	West Africa SHS	1221.84
28	Chemu SHS	1205.85
29	St. Francis Xavier Seminary	1205.48
30	Holy Child School	1201.00
31	Notre Dame Seminary	1200.18
32	Archbishop Porter Girls’	1198.99
33	T.I. AMASS, Kumasi	1193.81
34	Akwamuman SHS	1187.90
35	St. Hubert Seminary SHS	1186.61
36	Tamale Islamic Science SHS	1183.02
37	Ghana SHS, Koforidua	1177.20
38	Presby SHTS, Aburi	1176.98
39	St. Monica’s SHS	1174.49
40	Bishop Herman College	1172.49
41	Tepa SHS	1164.29
42	Mpraeso SHS	1162.25
43	Apam SHS	1160.81
44	Presby SHS, Abetifi	1159.47
45	Sunyani SHS	1155.94
46	St. Margaret Mary	1154.69
47	Bolgatanga SHS	1150.96
48	Techiman SHS	1150.45
49	Krobo Girls’ SHS	1149.07
50	Sonrise SHS	1147.63

51st- 80th placed schools in the top 126

Rank	School Name	Points
51	Navrongo SHS	1144.39
52	Aburi Girls’ SHS	1143.28
53	Amaniampong SHS	1143.07
54	Adventist SHS, Bantama	1142.60
55	Sogakofe SHS	1142.56
56	Swedru SHS	1141.41
57	St. Mary’s Boys’ SHS	1140.71
58	Okuapemman School	1139.56
59	St. Charles Seminary SHS	1139.49
60	Aggrey Memorial Zion SHS	1139.41
61	OLA Girls’ SHS, Ho	1138.77
62	St. John’s School	1138.13
63	Berekum SHS	1136.72
64	Nifa SHS	1133.64
65	Assin State College	1132.11
66	Armed Forces SHTS	1128.67
67	Kintampo SHS	1127.68
68	Ada SHS	1127.25
69	Tema Methodist SHS	1126.93
70	Takoradi SHS	1125.89
71	Boa Amponsem SHS	1125.10
72	Konongo Odumase SHS	1124.76
73	Afia Kobi Ampem Girls’	1124.72
74	Kumasi Secondary Technical	1123.45
75	Odorgonno SHS	1122.53
76	Our Lady of Mount Carmel Girls’ SHS	1119.58
77	St. Paul’s SHS, Denu	1119.24
78	Adu Gyamfi SHS	1117.98
79	Anlo SHS	1117.43
80	Accra Girls’ SHS	1117.03

Rank	School Name	Points
81	Kofi Agyei SHTS	1116.94
82	Yilo Krobo SHS	1116.63
83	Ghana SHS, Tamale	1114.89
84	Mankranso SHS	1114.24
85	Asamankese SHS	1114.10
86	Oti Boateng SHS	1114.09
87	Edinaman SHS	1113.88
88	Nkroful Agric SHS	1113.69
89	Tarkwa SHS	1113.60
90	Labone SHS	1113.48
91	Sakafia Islamic SHS	1112.00
92	Winneba SHS	1111.03
93	Adonten SHS	1111.00
94	Ashaiman SHS	1110.56
95	Academy of Christ the King	1110.39
96	SDA SHS, Bekwai	1109.55
97	New Juaben SHS	1108.85
98	Yaa Asantewaa Girls’ SHS	1108.55
99	Suhum Presby SHS	1108.50
100	Benkum SHS	1106.06
101	Oyoko Methodist SHS	1105.95
102	St. Ignatius of Loyola SHS	1105.87
103	Hohoe E.P. SHS	1105.66
104	Osino Presby SHTS	1105.59
105	St. Joseph Seminary, Mampong	1105.52
106	Eguafo Abrem SHS	1105.43
107	T.I. Ahmadiyya SHS, Fomena	1105.25
108	Shama SHS	1103.93
109	Nkoranza SHS	1103.90
110	Nkoranman SHS	1103.79
111	Asanteman SHS	1103.53
112	Abor SHS	1102.58
113	Osei Kyeretwie SHS	1102.47
114	Aburaman SHS	1101.16
115	Frafraha Community SHS	1100.86
116	Our Lady of Grace SHS	1100.33
117	Tsito SHS	1100.29
118	Uthman Bin Affan Islamic SHS	1100.04
119	T.I. Ahmadiyya Girls SHS	1100.00
120	Donkorkrom Agric SHS	1100.00
121	Kinbu SHTS	1100.00
122	Kwanyako SHTS	1100.00
123	Alavanyo SHS	1100.00
124	Jachie Pramso SHS	1100.00
125	WBM Zion SHS	1100.00
126	Sefwi Bekwai SHS	1099.89

Did you find your school in the ranking as captured in the 2024 NSMQ Top-Ranked Senior High Schools in Ghana?

Written by Ghana Education News Editorial Staff

The Ghana Education News Editorial Staff is comprised of seasoned education consultants, policy analysts, and verified journalists dedicated to providing accurate, timely, and credible updates on the Ghanaian GES curriculum, WAEC updates, and academic leadership.

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