The Store Roomby kaditay
The record as it stands.

NSMQ 2026  ·  Semi-final

Accra Academy 54

1Accra Academy  542Bright SHS  443Achimota School  43
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The run

Five rounds, three schools, one line each. Take a round to read what happened in it.

0 15 30 45 60R1R2R3R4R5 Accra Academy takes the leadAccra Academy 54Bright SHS 44Achimota School 43
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The room

6 photographs from NSMQ Ghana.

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Scoreboard

The same run as a table, because a table is what an archive is for.

SchoolR1Fundamental ConceptsR2Speed RaceR3Problem of the DayR4True or FalseR5RiddlesTotal
1 Accra Academy Advanced1628+1238+1051+1354+354
2 Bright SHS Place 2815+725+1041+1644+344
3 Achimota School Place 31617+127+1037+1043+643
Hover or tap a round to read what happened in it.
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Watch it

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Notes

Bright SHS became the first private school to reach an NSMQ semi-final, in its third appearance at the championship. Accra Academy left with GH₵8,800 in award money. This is the only 2026 contest in which any source names a student contestant.

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Awards and prizes

Prudential Life NSMQ Star

GH₵3,400 to each of the three schools

Jupay Money Transfer Clean Sheet

Bright SHS — GH₵1,500

GOIL Super Bonanza

Achimota School GH₵1,200 · Accra Academy GH₵600 · Bright SHS GH₵600

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The nine

1 of the nine students who sat behind the buzzers, named by the organisers themselves.

2 Semi-final · 44 points

Bright Senior High School

  • Mercy Adjeley Okang as published
These are the names as the organisers published them, first names or surnames, nothing further. They were schoolchildren in September 2026 and the archive stops where the competition's own record stops.

Nana Yaw Adu

Deputy Coordinator, Accra Academy

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Sources

  1. NSMQ 2026 SEMI-FINALS: Bright SHS vs Achimota School vs Accra Academy
    NSMQ Ghana (YouTube) · broadcast · retrieved 2026-09-11