Examinations, curricula and tests

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International schools in Ghana

Search for the best international schools in Ghana; you can find a list of selected schools at the bottom of this page. Use the search filters to select only girls' or boys' schools, prep schools, senior schools or sixth forms; or you can search for schools that offer a particular curriculum, such as the International Baccalaureate, the UK national curriculum, a US-style model or the International Primary Curriculum.

Ghana is an industrialised, democratic West African country with a thriving international school sector centred on the capital Accra. Schools offering the curriculums of Britain, France, Germany, the United States and the International Baccalaureate Organisation serve the children of expatriate and local families.  

Coeducational day schooling is the norm, but a small number of schools offer boarding. Some schools span kindergarten to senior secondary level, while others specialise in primary or secondary education, and many are Christian foundations.  

There are 12 IB World Schools, of which eight are authorised to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma, while three, Lincoln Community School, Al Rayan International School, and Tema International School, offer all three stages of the IB programme.

Ghana International School, which was founded in 1955, is the sector’s oldest institution. Today, it offers the English national curriculum, IGCSEs and A-levels to around 1,400 students of 47 nationalities.  

Lincoln Community School, which dates back to 1966, blends IB programmes with an American-style education. It opened a new school building in May 2022. Vilac International School offers the English national curriculum alongside the Ghanaian one.

Accreditation bodies active in Ghana include the Council of International Schools, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.  

Education is compulsory from age four to 15 and state schools teach in English. Two years of kindergarten is followed by six years of primary school and three years of junior secondary education. A further three years of senior secondary school leads on to university. 





Accra Grammar School

VVU 54,
Oyibi, Accra,
Ghana

Co-educational, Day.

Akosombo International School

Akosombo,
Ghana

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Alpha Beta Education Centres - Pre-School, Primary & Christian College

Sahara,
Dansoman,
Ghana

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Al-Rayan International School

P.O. Box AC-84,
Accra,
Ghana

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

American International School

Nii Klu Osae Avenue, Otinshie Road,
East Legon,
Accra,
Ghana

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Association International School

6 Patrice Lumumba Road,
Airport Residential Area,
Accra,
Ghana

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Aves International Academy

VRA Road Community 25,
Tema,
Ghana

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Beacon International School

Peduase Village Avenue,
Peduase Lodge, Akuapem Ridge,
Aburi,
Ghana

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Cornerstone International Academy

No. 2 Harare Street, Off Mensah Wood Avenue,
East Legon,
Accra,
Ghana

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

Datus International School

P.O. Box 8001,
Fraiser Street,
Tema,
Ghana

Co-educational, Day.

Dayspring International Academy

Otano / Adjiriganor before Ability Square Ghana,
Adenta,
Ghana

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Delhi Private School (DPS) International Ghana

Community 25,
Tema,
Ghana

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Galaxy International School

No. 734 Ashale Botwe Sraha CT 70,
Cantonments,
Accra,
Ghana

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

German International School Accra

P.O. Box 30526,
Ring Road Central,
Accra,
Ghana

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Ghana Christian International High School

P.O. Box DD 66,
Dodowa,
Ghana

Co-educational, Day, Senior, Sixth Form.

Ghana International School

P.O. Box GP 2856,
2nd Circular Road, Cantonments,
Accra,
Ghana

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Healthy-Mind International School

P.O. Box GP2066,
Boundary Road, Madina,
Accra,
Ghana

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

International Community College

BAE 29, Baatsona Community 19,
off the Spintex Road,
Tema,
Ghana

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

International Community School Ghana - Accra

Ogbojo,
East Legon,
Accra,
Ghana

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

International Community School Ghana - Kumasi

P.O. Box KS10631,
Pakyi No. 1,
Kumasi,
Ghana

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

International School of Accra

Borstal Avenue,
Accra,
Ghana

Co-educational, Boarding, Day.

International School of Ahafo

Mensah Kumta Village,
Newmont Ghana Gold Ltd, Ahafo Mine,
Kenyasi,
Ghana

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Learning Skills International School

Adjiringanor Campus,
Near Buildaf Estates,
Accra,
Ghana

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Liberty American School (LAS)

32 Liberty Road, Near CSRI Park - American House,
East Legon,
Accra,
Ghana

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Lincoln Community School

#126/21 Reindolf Road,
Abelemkpe,
Accra,
Ghana

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Lycée Français International Jacques Prévert d'Accra

P.O. Box 1813, Cantonments,
6 Bathur Street, East Legon,
Accra,
Ghana

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Merton International School

No. 1 Merton School Close,
Hilla Limann Hwy,
Accra,
Ghana

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Morgan International Community School

Gomoa Manso,
Agona Swedru,
Ghana

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

SOS-Hermann Gmeiner International College

Private Mail Bag,
Community 6,
Tema,
Ghana

Co-educational, Boarding, Senior, Sixth Form.

Takoradi International School

Takoradi,
Ghana

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Tema International School

P.O. Box CO864,
Off Tema-Akosombo Road (Opposite Afariwaa Farms),
Tema,
Ghana

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

The Hilltop International British School of Kumasi

Cecilia Agyei-Amoako Road,
Kumasi,
Ghana

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

The Owl's Nest International School (ONIS)

4 Shippi Close,
East Cantonments,
Accra,
Ghana

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

The Roman Ridge School

P.O. Box GP21057,
No. 14 Onyasia Crescent, Roman Ridge,
Accra,
Ghana

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Vilac International School

P.O. Box MS444, Mile 7,
Maple Leaf Hotel Road, Kingsby Junction, New Achimota,
Accra,
Ghana

Co-educational, Day.