Pong-Tamale Senior High
Key school facts
- Category
- C
- School code
- 0081302
- Gender
- Mixed
- Residential
- Day & Boarding
- Established
- 1991
About Pong-Tamale Senior High
Pong-Tamale Senior High is a mixed day-and-boarding school in Pong-Tamale, about 32 kilometres from Tamale on the Tamale-Bolgatanga road. It began in 1991 as a community-based secondary school.
The school offers Agricultural Science, Business, Home Economics, Visual Arts, General Arts and General Science, giving students one of the broadest programme mixes among the remaining Northern Region schools.
You can compare those options on SideScholar's programme pages before deciding which subjects fit what you want to do after SHS.
Programmes Offered
6 listedExplore the programmes currently verified for this school.
History
Pong-Tamale Senior High was established in 1991 as a community-based school. A published profile of the school places it on a large site south of the Pong-Tamale community along the Tamale-Bolgatanga road.
The school's early purpose was closely tied to widening secondary education for young people from rural communities in the area.
That community role still matters today because students can choose from six programmes without having to travel into Tamale for every major academic route.
Academics
Pong-Tamale Senior High offers Agricultural Science, Business, Home Economics, Visual Arts, General Arts and General Science.
That range means two students at the same school can have very different timetables. General Science and Agricultural Science lean more heavily on science and practical work, while Visual Arts and Home Economics have their own practical requirements.
If Visual Arts is one of the options you are considering, SideScholar's Visual Arts guide explains the kind of practical work involved.
Admissions & Entry Guidance
JHS students normally choose Pong-Tamale Senior High and a programme through Ghana's national school-selection and placement system.
Your BECE result matters, but the programme you choose and the number of places available can also affect placement.
If you see an old cut-off figure online, treat it as past information rather than a guaranteed mark for the next intake.
For official placement results and instructions, use the CSSPS portal.
School placement is managed through CSSPS.
Facilities
Published school information lists classroom blocks, a library, ICT lab, science lab, dining hall, kitchen, dormitory blocks and staff accommodation.
That mix supports both academic and boarding life. The practical programmes depend on labs and work spaces, while boarders rely on dining and residential facilities every day.
If a particular facility matters to the programme you want, check its current condition before making your decision.
Student Life
Pong-Tamale Senior High serves a largely rural community, and that setting gives agriculture a visible place in the world around the school.
Students also share the usual mix of sport, leadership, school events and boarding-house routines that come with a large mixed day-and-boarding school.
With six programmes on one campus, students can meet classmates following very different academic and practical routes.
Accommodation
Pong-Tamale Senior High has both day and boarding students.
For boarders, dormitory life, meals and evening study become part of the school day. Day students return home after lessons and activities.
If you are admitted, your placement will show whether you are coming in as a boarder or a day student.