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Edition  ·  2026-08-20 to 2026-09-10

NSMQ 2026

174 schools entered. 13 contests made it into this record. PRESEC-Legon took a ninth title from 9 points after the first round of the final.

27 seeded (including one private school), 4 additional private schools, 107 regional qualifiers (including 10 championship debutants) and 36 top runners-up.

174schools entered
27schools in the recorded rounds
13contests recorded
02people named in any source
A / 01

Grand Finale

1 contest in the record.

PRESEC-Legon beat Accra Academy and AUGUSCO
Grand Finale · 2026-09-10
40  33  27
B / 02

Semi-finals

3 contests in the record.

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
C / 03

Quarter-finals

9 contests in the record.

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

Round names

Reported 2026 sponsor round names: Trustur AI Speed Race (Round 2), Prudential Life NSMQ Star (Round 3), Jupay Money Transfer True or False (Round 4), GOIL Super Bonanza (Round 5). Tables on this site use the standard round names so editions can be compared with one another.

  2. PRESEC wins NSMQ for the 9th time
    Graphic Online · press · retrieved 2026-09-11
  7. NSMQ 2026: PRESEC, Legon Stands tall, Returns to the Grand Finale After Two years!
    NSMQ Ghana (Primetime Ltd) · official · retrieved 2026-09-11
  10. NSMQ 2026 Quarter-finals in Review: Surprises, Comebacks and New Milestones
    NSMQ Ghana (Primetime Ltd) · official · retrieved 2026-09-11