The NSMQ,
contest by contest
Ghana's National Science & Maths Quiz has run 31 contested editions since 1994. The official record keeps one field per year: the school that won. This keeps the contests.
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NSMQ 2026
174 schools entered. 27 seeded (including one private school), 4 additional private schools, 107 regional qualifiers (including 10 championship debutants) and 36 top runners-up. PRESEC-Legon won a record ninth title at the University of Ghana Premier Dome, Legon on 10 September 2026.
PRESEC-Legon beat Accra Academy and AUGUSCO
Grand Finale · 2026-09-10
40 33 27
AUGUSCO beat Prempeh College and Pope John
Semi-final
52 47 28
PRESEC-Legon beat St. John's School and Tamale SHS
Semi-final · partial
44 25 16
Accra Academy beat Bright SHS and Achimota School
Semi-final
54 44 43
Prempeh College beat Keta SHTS and Ghana National
Quarter-final · 2026-08-30 · partial
44 39 30
Pope John beat Ofori Panin SHS and Osei Tutu SHS
Quarter-final · 2026-08-30 · partial
47 31 22
AUGUSCO beat Aburi Girls' SHS and St. John's Grammar
Quarter-final · 2026-08-30 · partial
47 27 25
Tamale SHS beat St. Hubert Seminary and Labone SHS
Quarter-final · 2026-08-31 · partial
36 33 14
St. John's School beat Saviour SHS and Mfantsiman Girls'
Quarter-final · 2026-08-31 · partial
43 33 25
PRESEC-Legon beat Mfantsipim and Presby SHS, Bompata
Quarter-final · 2026-08-31 · disputed
23 19 13
Bright SHS beat Chemu SHTS and Amaniampong SHS
Quarter-final · 2026-09-01 · partial
27 26 22
Achimota School beat Adisadel College and Boa Amponsem SHS
Quarter-final · 2026-09-01 · partial
55 28 23
Accra Academy beat University Practice SHS and Bishop Herman College
Quarter-final · 2026-09-01 · partial
23 20 17
From the 2026 record
Worked out from the scores above, not quoted from anywhere.
Closest contest: Bright SHS by 1
Bright SHS 27, Chemu SHTS 26, Amaniampong SHS 22 · Quarter-final
1 pts
Widest margin: Achimota School by 27
Achimota School 55, Adisadel College 28, Boa Amponsem SHS 23 · Quarter-final
27 pts
Highest winning score: Achimota School
Achimota School 55, Adisadel College 28, Boa Amponsem SHS 23 · Quarter-final
55 pts
Records like these only exist for 2026, because 2026 is the only edition with contests behind it. The gap ledger explains the rest.