Kumasi STEM JHS Opens Admission for 2026/2027 Academic Year; Entrance Exams Set for August 3
KUMASI – The Kumasi Metropolitan Directorate of Education has announced the opening of admissions into the Kumasi STEM Junior High School for the 2026/2027 academic year.
The announcement was made by the STEM Coordinator for the Kumasi Metro, Adonten Nana Awoshene Attansah Acheampong.
He disclosed that the school, a public basic institution under the Ghana Education Service (GES), is admitting learners who will have successfully completed Basic Six by August 2026.
Kumasi STEM Junior High School is located at Asem, near the Jubilee Park, opposite the Kumasi Technical University (KsTU), with digital address AK-040-0362.
The school is one of government’s flagship STEM-focused schools established to transform basic education through Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Admission Forms Close July 31
According to the Coordinator, admission forms are already on sale and will close on Friday, July 31, 2026.
Interested parents and guardians can obtain the forms at the school premises and at Room 2 of the Kumasi Metro Education Office. Forms are issued from Monday to Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
All applicants will be required to write a competitive entrance examination scheduled for Monday, August 3, 2026.
For further enquiries, the public can contact the school on 0249 922 792.Practical, Future-Ready Curriculum
Mr. Acheampong explained that the school runs the approved GES Common Core Programme, enhanced with specialized STEM subjects to equip learners with 21st-century skills.
The enhanced subjects include Robotics and Coding (Python, Scratch and Arduino), Digital Literacy and ICT Applications, Environmental Science and Sustainability Projects, Engineering Design and Innovation, and STEM Mathematics.
He said the school boasts modern facilities including well-resourced science laboratories, ultra-modern ICT centres and classrooms, an AstroTurf park, an infirmary, sanitary washrooms and 24-hour security.
“Our mission is to provide quality, inclusive and practical STEM education that nurtures innovation, discipline and lifelong learning among Ghanaian learners.
We emphasize child-centred pedagogy and practical-based learning to prepare students for future careers in science and technology,” he said.
He added that the school maintains small class sizes to allow intensive student-teacher interaction, with highly qualified and dedicated facilitators and a professional counselling team to support learners’ emotional and psychological well-being.
He therefore encouraged parents within the Kumasi Metropolis and beyond to take advantage of the opportunity to give their wards a future-focused education grounded in Innovation, Excellence, Discipline, Collaboration and Integrity.
