Presby Senior High, Suhum
Suhum PRESEC
Key school facts
- Category
- C
- School code
- 0020202
- Gender
- Mixed
- Residential
- Day & Boarding
- Established
- 1991
About Presby Senior High, Suhum
Presby Senior High, Suhum was established in 1991 to respond to the growing demand for second-cycle education in and around Suhum. The school sits close to the Emmanuel Presbyterian Church and combines public education with a Presbyterian tradition of discipline, service and moral development.
For you as a prospective student, the useful question is not simply whether the school has history or visibility. It is whether its programmes, facilities and school culture support the direction you want to take after SHS.
The options at Suhum PRESEC are Agricultural Science, Business, General Arts, General Science, Home Economics and Visual Arts; compare their subjects on the programme pages.
Programmes Offered
6 listedExplore the programmes currently verified for this school.
History
Presby Senior High, Suhum was established in 1991 at a time when demand for second-cycle education in the area was rising.
A school profile drawing on Ghana Education Service information places the school near the Suhum Post Office and Emmanuel Presbyterian Church and links its mission to academic excellence, moral uprightness, honesty, devotion and hard work.
The Presbyterian identity gives the school a clear values framework, but the school has also developed as a large public day-and-boarding school serving students from beyond Suhum itself.
The school was built to widen access, and its growth since 1991 shows how quickly a local response to educational demand can become a major public school.
Academics
Agricultural Science, Business, General Arts, General Science, Home Economics and Visual Arts make up the programme list at Presby Senior High, Suhum.
That gives you a broad academic range, but each route has a different combination of electives, practical work and later admission requirements.
Before choosing General Science at Suhum PRESEC, read the General Science guide and check the subject mix.
Admissions & Entry Guidance
Applications to Presby Senior High, Suhum go through the national placement system after BECE. Check whether Suhum PRESEC has the subjects you want within Agricultural Science, Business, General Arts, General Science, Home Economics and Visual Arts.
Suhum PRESEC has day and boarding students, but your placement will say which applies to you. Read it on the CSSPS website.
School placement is managed through CSSPS.
Facilities
Public school profiles list classrooms, a science laboratory and a computer laboratory at Suhum PRESEC, but recent events show why a facilities list is only part of the picture.
In 2025, a two-unit classroom block collapsed, adding to existing pressure from deteriorated infrastructure and stalled projects.
Student Life
Suhum PRESEC students participate in sport, clubs, leadership and academic competitions alongside normal lessons.
The school's science students have also competed on the National Science and Maths Quiz stage. In 2026, the team qualified for the One-Eighth stage after a strong preliminary performance.
Accommodation
Presby Senior High, Suhum runs day and boarding arrangements. Day students leave after school activities, while Suhum PRESEC boarders continue with meals and evening study on campus.
Residential life creates more independence and closer relationships with classmates, but it also makes dormitory capacity, sanitation and supervision part of your everyday school experience.
Your Suhum PRESEC placement will tell you whether you are joining as a boarder or a day student.