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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 with a broadcast
47photographs, all credited
11people named in any source
A / 01

The run

Twenty-seven schools into nine quarter-finals. Nine into three semi-finals. Three into one final. Follow a school down the page.

01 · Quarter-finals 9 contests 27 schools in, 9 out
2026-08-30 ▶partial
  1. 1 Prempeh College44
  2. 2 Keta SHTS39
  3. 3 Ghana National30
2026-08-30 ▶partial
  1. 1 Pope John47
  2. 2 Ofori Panin SHS31
  3. 3 Osei Tutu SHS22
2026-08-30 ▶partial
  1. 1 AUGUSCO47
  2. 2 Aburi Girls' SHS27
  3. 3 St. John's Grammar25
2026-08-31 ▶partial
  1. 1 Tamale SHS36
  2. 2 St. Hubert Seminary33
  3. 3 Labone SHS14
2026-08-31 ▶partial
  1. 1 St. John's School43
  2. 2 Saviour SHS33
  3. 3 Mfantsiman Girls'25
2026-08-31 ▶disputed
  1. 1 PRESEC-Legon23
  2. 2 Mfantsipim19
  3. 3 Presby SHS, Bompata13
2026-09-01 ▶partial
  1. 1 Bright SHS27
  2. 2 Chemu SHTS26
  3. 3 Amaniampong SHS22
2026-09-01 ▶partial
  1. 1 Achimota School55
  2. 2 Adisadel College28
  3. 3 Boa Amponsem SHS23
2026-09-01 ▶partial
  1. 1 Accra Academy23
  2. 2 University Practice SHS20
  3. 3 Bishop Herman College17
02 · Semi-finals 3 contests 9 schools in, 3 out dates not recorded
▶
  1. 1 AUGUSCO52
  2. 2 Prempeh College47
  3. 3 Pope John28
▶partial
  1. 1 PRESEC-Legon44
  2. 2 St. John's School25
  3. 3 Tamale SHS16
▶
  1. 1 Accra Academy54
  2. 2 Bright SHS44
  3. 3 Achimota School43
03 · Grand Finale 1 contest 3 schools in, 1 out
2026-09-10 ▶
  1. 1 PRESEC-Legon40
  2. 2 Accra Academy33
  3. 3 AUGUSCO27
B / 02

The quarter-final room

Coverage of the quarter-final round as a whole. NSMQ's review does not say which contest each frame belongs to, so they are not attached to individual records.

NSMQ 2026 quarter-finals, photograph 1 of 11
NSMQ 2026 quarter-finals, photograph 2 of 11
NSMQ 2026 quarter-finals, photograph 3 of 11
NSMQ 2026 quarter-finals, photograph 4 of 11
NSMQ 2026 quarter-finals, photograph 5 of 11
NSMQ 2026 quarter-finals, photograph 6 of 11
NSMQ 2026 quarter-finals, photograph 7 of 11
NSMQ 2026 quarter-finals, photograph 8 of 11
NSMQ 2026 quarter-finals, photograph 9 of 11
NSMQ 2026 quarter-finals, photograph 10 of 11
NSMQ 2026 quarter-finals, photograph 11 of 11
11 photographs © NSMQ Ghana Source at NSMQ Ghana  ·  Archived copy

Embedded from the publisher, credited, and linked back. Nothing is copied onto this server. Each source article and the images on it were saved to the Internet Archive on 2026-10-30, so a file the publisher later removes falls back to the archived capture instead of breaking.

C / 03

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 here use the standard round names so editions can be compared with one another.

D / 04

Sources

  2. PRESEC wins NSMQ for the 9th time
    Graphic Online · press · retrieved 2026-09-11
  5. Photos: Inside the thrilling NSMQ 2026 Grand Finale as PRESEC, AUGUSCO and Accra Academy battle for glory
    MyJoyOnline · photography · retrieved 2026-09-11
    Photographs by Joseph Odotei. Article by Prince Adu-Owusy, 10 September 2026. Images are embedded from MyJoyOnline and credited; no copy is stored here.
  7. Photos: Jama, chants and school pride as NSMQ 2026 grand finale heats up
    MyJoyOnline · photography · retrieved 2026-09-11
    Photographs by Joseph Odotei. Embedded and credited; no copy stored here.
  8. A message from Team PRESEC
    NSMQ Ghana (YouTube) · broadcast · retrieved 2026-09-11
    Published 10 September 2026. Names the three PRESEC contestants as Jason, Kekeli and Akosah. First names and surnames as the organisers published them; no fuller identification is on the public record.
  9. Get to know Team AUGUSCO
    NSMQ Ghana (YouTube) · broadcast · retrieved 2026-09-11
    Published 10 September 2026. Names the three AUGUSCO contestants as Amos, Yawson and Joseph.
  10. A message from Team ACCRA ACA
    NSMQ Ghana (YouTube) · broadcast · retrieved 2026-09-11
    Published 10 September 2026. Names the three Accra Academy contestants as Madu, Nsiah and Addo.
  13. NSMQ 2026 semifinals: St. Augustine's College vs Pope John SHS vs Prempeh College
    JoyNews (YouTube) · broadcast · retrieved 2026-09-11
  14. NSMQ 2026: PRESEC, Legon Stands tall, Returns to the Grand Finale After Two years!
    NSMQ Ghana (Primetime Ltd) · official · retrieved 2026-09-11
  17. NSMQ 2026 SEMI-FINALS: Bright SHS vs Achimota School vs Accra Academy
    NSMQ Ghana (YouTube) · broadcast · retrieved 2026-09-11
  19. NSMQ 2026 QUARTER-FINALS: Prempeh College vs Keta SHTS vs Ghana National College
    NSMQ Ghana (YouTube) · broadcast · retrieved 2026-09-11
  22. NSMQ 2026 QUARTER-FINALS: Labone SHS vs St. Hubert Seminary SHS vs Tamale SHS
    NSMQ Ghana (YouTube) · broadcast · retrieved 2026-09-11
  23. NSMQ 2026 QUARTER-FINALS: Mfantsiman Girls' SHS vs St. John's School vs Saviour SHS
    NSMQ Ghana (YouTube) · broadcast · retrieved 2026-09-11
  24. NSMQ 2026 Quarter-finals in Review: Surprises, Comebacks and New Milestones
    NSMQ Ghana (Primetime Ltd) · official · retrieved 2026-09-11
  25. NSMQ 26 LIVE: PRESEC VS MFANTSIPIM SHS VS PRESBY SHS BOMPATA
    NXD MEDIA (YouTube) · broadcast · retrieved 2026-09-11
    Third-party channel, not the official NSMQ feed. Carries the contest whose score is disputed, so it is the likeliest way to settle it.
  27. NSMQ 2026 Quarterfinals: Amaniampong SHS vs Chemu SHTS vs Bright SHS.
    JoyNews (YouTube) · broadcast · retrieved 2026-09-11
  28. NSMQ 2026 QUARTER-FINALS: ACHIMOTA SCHOOL VS BOA AMPONSEM SHS VS ADISADEL COLLEGE
    NSMQ Ghana (YouTube) · broadcast · retrieved 2026-09-11