General prospectus for Senior High Schools in Ghana – 2025/2026

The Ghana Education Service has in its 2025/2026 academic calendar, announced the date candidates who sat for the recent edition of WAEC’s Basic Education Certificate Examination will be reporting to Form 1 in Senior High School.

Onboarding for freshers of Senior High Schools can be an exhausting job for school administrators, parents and guardians as there are a lot of rounds to be made and paper works to complete.

For this reason, GESHub.org has compiled a list of items that would be handy for fresh students who have gained admission into any of the Senior High/Technical schools in the country.

Today’s guide focuses on prospectus for Day and Boarding students (both boys and girls). The items listed below are necessary to make students’ stay on campus/hostel a stress-free one.

It is paramount that parents/guardians purchase the needs in the items listed below as they await the official list from the Senior High School their ward is placed.

Prospectus for SHS Boarding students (Boys)

• Tracksuit – 1 Set
• African Print – 1 Set
• 1 Pair Of White Trousers And Shirts Embossed With School Crest
• 1 Khaki Trousers & White Shirts
• School Cloth
• Exeat Book
• Ceremonial Dress Not Ready
• Two Scrubbing Brushes
• 2 Towel Or Rag (For Cleaning)
• 1 Cutlass/ Hoe
• 1 Mop &1 Plastic Long Broom
• 1 Long Scrubbing Brush
• Two White Bed Sheets And 2 Pillow Cases
• Bible
• Standard Brown Sandals For Classes
• 5 Pairs Of White Socks
• Toilet Roll (1 Pack)
• Two Antiseptic (Dettol)
• Small Chop Box
• One Mosquito Net
• Health Insurance(Compulsory)
• Suitcase/Trunk
• Two Plates, Mug & Saucer
• One Set Of Cutlery & Two Napkins
• One Sleeping Cloth & One Pillow
• Plastic Bucket & Pail
• 6 Handkerchiefs
• Set Of Hangers
• One Pair Of White Canvas Shoes
• Pajamas (2)
• One Electric Iron
• 1 Flash Light (Torch Light)
• One Umbrella Or Rain Coat
• Washing Powder, Bathing Soap, Disposable
• Shaving Sticks & Pegs
• 1 Pair Of Black Shoe
• 1 Black Belt And 1 Brown
• Blanket
• Two Khaki Short And Two White T- Shite (For After Class Wear)
• One Other Bed Sheet

Prospectus for SHS Boarding students (Girls)

• Tracksuit – 1 set
• African print – 1 set
• 2 White dresses
• Two Green check dress
• School cloth
• Ceremonial dress – Not ready
• 1 pair of black Ashanti slippers
• Two scrubbing brushes
• 2 towel or rag (for cleaning)
• 1 cutlass/ hoe
• 1 mop &1 plastic long broom
• 1 long scrubbing brush
• Two white bedsheets and 2 pillowcases
• Bible
• Standard brown sandals for classes (play deck)
• 5 pairs of white socks
• Toilet Roll (1 pack)
• Two Antiseptic (Dettol)
• Small chop box
• one mosquito net
• Health insurance(compulsory)
• Suitcase/trunk (suitcase for Wesley Girls’ SHS)
• Two plates, mug & saucer
• One set of cutlery & two napkins
• One sleeping cloth & one pillow
• Plastic bucket & pail
• 12 panties and 6 handkerchiefs
• 2 Black long vest and underwear (2)
• Set of hangers
• One pair of white canvas shoes
• Pajamas (2)
• One electric iron
• 1 flashlight (torch light)
• One umbrella or rain coat
• Washing powder, bathing soap, disposable shaving sticks & pegs
• 1 Pair of Black shoe
• 1 Black belt and 1 brown
• Blanket
• Small mirror
• Sanitary Pad with at least 3 packs
• Washing powder, bathing soap, disposable shaving sticks and pegs
• Black Polythene (small size) one pack
• One other bedsheet

Prospectus for SHS Day students (Boys)

• Tracksuit – 1 set
• African print – 1 sets
• 1 pair of white trousers and shirts
• School cloth
• Ceremonial dress Not Ready
• One mop and plastic long broom & Two (2) towels or rag (for cleaning)
• One (1) cutlass / 1 hoe
• Bible
• 1 Pair of Black shoe & Standard brown sandals for classes
• Two short scrubbing brush & 1 long scrubbing brush
• 1 Black belt and 1 brown
• Health insurance (compulsory)
• 1pair of black shoes
• 2 pairs of white sock

Prospectus for SHS Day students (Girls)

• Tracksuit – 1 set
• African print – 1 set
• School cloth
• Ceremonial dress – Not Ready
• Two check dresses
• Bible
• One mop and plastic long broom & Two (2) towels or rag (for cleaning)
• Two short scrubbing brush & 1 long scrubbing brush
• One (1) cutlass / 1 hoe
• 2 pairs of white socks
• Health insurance (compulsory)

Source: GESHub.org