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A study-abroad centre, not a cram school.

We work with students who intend to study outside Ghana, and stay with them from the first practice test to the offer letter.

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100+Students coached each year

Our story

Built around a deadline, not a syllabus.

The Centre for International Studies Ghana works with students who need three things to happen in the right order: a test score, a clean registration, and an application that holds up.

Most of the people we teach are undergraduates and recent graduates working to a deadline, so the coaching is built around the band or total they actually need rather than a general syllabus. We run preparation for IELTS and the SAT from our centre in East Legon, handle registration end to end, and stay with students through applications, essays and funding conversations.

Year one

Started as an IELTS preparation room in East Legon, teaching small groups working to UK visa deadlines.

Year two

Added SAT and PSAT coaching as more students began applying to the United States, and opened trial testing under real exam conditions.

Year three

Signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Union of Ghanaian Students, taking preparation and registration onto member campuses.

Today

A full route from diagnostic sitting to offer letter — exam prep, registration and admissions guidance under one roof.

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Our approach

Three principles that shape every session.

Target-first

Teach to the score you need

We start with a diagnostic sitting and your shortlist, then work the specific gap between the two — not a generic syllabus.

Honest

Realistic and ambitious, separated

We tell students plainly which universities are a safe bet and which are a stretch, and help them apply to both.

End to end

We stay past the test

Registration, applications, essays and funding conversations happen under one roof, so nothing falls between two providers.

Our team

Coaches and counsellors who have sat the exams they teach.

A small team, deliberately — every student is known by name.

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IELTS & trial testing lead

Marks writing to examiner-style band descriptors and runs mock speaking interviews.

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SAT & PSAT lead

Focuses coaching on the digital SAT's adaptive format, timing and section strategy.

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Admissions & funding

Runs shortlisting, application tracking and funding conversations once a score is in.

Facts & numbers

What a year at CIS looks like.

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0Exam tracks taught in-house

0Fixed stages in our admissions process

0Campus partnership with NUGS

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