Edinaman Senior High
EDISEC
Key school facts
- Category
- B
- School code
- 0030201
- Gender
- Mixed
- Residential
- Day & Boarding
- Established
- 1978
About Edinaman Senior High
Edinaman Senior High was established in Elmina on 9 January 1978 as Edinaman Day School. The school later moved to Paul Isert Hill and eventually added boarding, transforming a local day school into a mixed day-and-boarding school.
The school's history is closely connected to Elmina, but its academic ambition reaches beyond the town. EDISEC has built a record of participation in science, mathematics and international exchange activities while continuing to manage the practical challenges of a growing campus.
Students at EDISEC can choose Agricultural Science, Business, General Arts, General Science, Home Economics and Visual Arts, with the programme pages showing what each choice covers.
Programmes Offered
6 listedExplore the programmes currently verified for this school.
History
Edinaman Senior High began on 9 January 1978 as Edinaman Day School at Elmina Castle.
A GES-derived school profile records that the school moved to its present Paul Isert Hill site in 1992 and introduced boarding in 2008.
The transition from a day school using borrowed surroundings to a permanent mixed day-and-boarding campus changed both the scale and character of the school.
EDISEC's history shows that schools do not have to begin with a complete campus. What matters is whether each stage creates a better platform for the students who come next.
Academics
The academic options at Edinaman Senior High cover Agricultural Science, Business, General Arts, General Science, Home Economics and Visual Arts.
Older profiles often show only five programmes, without Agricultural Science. SideScholar uses the current register so you do not make a school-selection decision from an outdated programme list.
The General Science guide shows what students study in that option at EDISEC.
Admissions & Entry Guidance
Entry to Edinaman Senior High starts with the choices you make after BECE. Look at the subjects in Agricultural Science, Business, General Arts, General Science, Home Economics and Visual Arts, not only the EDISEC name.
Check the CSSPS website for your EDISEC result. If you are placed at EDISEC, the result will say whether you are a day student or a boarder.
School placement is managed through CSSPS.
Facilities
School profiles mention classroom blocks, a library, dining facilities and residential infrastructure at EDISEC, but recent reporting shows that everyday utility problems can be just as important as the buildings themselves.
In 2025, students appealed for help with persistent electricity and water problems. Graphic Online documented periods when power shortages affected classrooms, dormitories and the kitchen.
Student Life
EDISEC students participate in science and mathematics competitions, sport, leadership and other activities.
The school has recorded regional science-and-maths success and was selected for an international research-exchange programme, showing that students can find opportunities beyond ordinary classroom work.
The school's first major homecoming also brought old students back for mentoring, seminars and social activities designed to reconnect alumni with current students.
Accommodation
Edinaman Senior High has both day and boarding students. Boarders at EDISEC stay on campus for meals and evening study, while day students go home after school activities.
Check the wording on your EDISEC placement so you know whether to prepare for day or boarding school.