List Of Some Top Schools In Tema, Ghana
Finding a good school for your ward as a parent is one thing parents have to wrap their heads around to make the best decision for their children. This is even more important when families are relocating to a new neighbourhood. In Ghana, the standard of education has improved over the years with efforts from both the government and the private sector.
The Tema communities harbour some of the best schools in the region from primary education to tertiary education. Let’s go through some of the best schools in Tema.
Tema International School
Located in Tema community 22 and two kilometres away from the port city of Tema, Tema International School (TIS) is a private coeducational P-12 school located in Tema. With a vision to be an international school of choice, nurturing world-class citizens, and responsive to the needs of society, it is one of the best schools in the region. Established in 2003, the school now has the primary campus and the main campus located one kilometre from the primary campus. The primary school campus is a candidate PYP school and the main campus offers secondary boarding opportunities in the Middle Year Programme (MYP) and Diploma Programme (DP). The courses are designed to aid students to gain admission to their university of choice. It provides a modern learning environment that promotes critical thinking, problem-solving, creativity and leadership for students in pursuit of their careers in music, science, arts, sports, computer science and academics.
Tema Ridge School
Tema Ridge School is a first cycle educational institution that provides Nursery and Kindergarten preschool programmes, and a 9-year basic education from Grade 1 to JHS. The school is located in Tema Community 21 about a 5-minute drive from the Tema Motorway. Riding on the philosophy, quality is not negotiable, the vision of the school is to make children excel and have a place in the world state of technology, commerce, arts, medicine, leadership and others. It is a Christian school committed to upholding the virtues that make an individual valuable and of service to others. The School offers a wide range of extracurricular activities enhancing their social skills and personal development.
These activities include music programmes where various musical instruments like piano, guitar, violin and flute are taught, Ballet dancing with periodic participation in external dance events, Salsa dancing, Science club to help children develop their creativity and sharpen their curiosity, baseball club and french language skills class after school.
SOS Hermann Gmeiner School
SOS Hermann Gmeiner School is located in Tema Community 6 and was founded in 1990. It is a private mixed boarding school catering up to the 13th grade.
The School’s philosophy embraces internationalism in its widest sense, a commitment to uplift Africa and active service to the community. It offers International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB Diploma) and International Baccalaureate Middle Year Programme (IB MYP) curriculum and has great facilities available for smooth and practical learning. To boost students’ development and interpersonal skills, the school has several activities for students to engage themselves with. These include some clubs and CAS groups, sporting groups and activities like swimming, basketball, hockey, soccer, athletics and other forms of sports.
Datus International School
With a foundation from 1962, Datus International school located at Tema Community 7, Ghana is a hallmark of private international education in Ghana and across Africa providing education for primary education. Datus international school is a wing of the Datus Complex schools focusing on the IB and IGCSE curriculum. The School offers grand Montessori IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), lower and upper IGCSE school, G.E.S primary and junior high school providing clean and excellent boarding facilities, state of the art science labs and facilities. The mission of the school is to provide quality education for you at all academic levels to create confidence, objective, and innovative solution-minded performers for the advancement of humanity. With this mission and the motto of knowledge is power, the school embodies diversity and high levels of achievement. For over 56 years, the school has continued in nurturing young minds to excellence.
DEKS Educational Institute
DEKS Educational Institute located in Tema Community 8 is a private educational institution benchmarked on delivering quality education to children up to the age of 19 years. With the mission to develop children’s creative minds and self-awareness, the school nurtures talents from pre-school to high school. Deks has developed a Montessori system of learning with goals hinged on the concept of spiritual, intellectual and social. Their Primary and Junior High School has a mission of providing all-round quality education together with extra-curricula activities to foster team spirit, unity and character building. DEKS Senior High School is a day and boarding school offering courses in General Science, General Arts, Business and Visual Arts.
Tema Parents Association
Tema Parents Association was established in 1993 and has over the years provided holistic education to residents of Tema and beyond. The school is located in Tema Community 6. With over 50 years of experience, the school promises the best education in Creche, Kindergarten, Pre-Nursery, Nursery, primary and Junior Secondary School education.
Other great schools in Tema include Tema Secondary School, Creator Schools, Angel School Complex, Tema Christian centre, Chemu Senior High School, Tema Technical Institute, Naylor SDA School, Dorsons School, First Star Academy, St John Bosco School, Life International School, St Paul Methodist Primary and JHs, Marbs Preparatory School, First Baptist School, New Covenant School, Bexhill School Complex, Star School Complex among others.
When living in Tema, you are assured of good schools for your children.
