The contest schedule for the 2026 Semi-final Stage

The Scores for the 2026 Quarter-final Stage contests.

The Quarter-final Stage of the 2026 National Science & Maths Quiz (NSMQ) delivered three days of intense competition, unexpected victories, remarkable comebacks and nail-biting finishes that kept audiences on the edge of their seats. Supporters of Mfantsipim in a pensive mood as tension builds during the contest. Supporters and students of PRESEC jubilating after winning their contest. With a place in the Semi-final Stage at stake, the 27 schools battled fiercely for the nin

Main Auditorium – September 1, 2026 A packed UCC Main Auditorium brought the final day of the Quarter-final Stage to a thrilling close as nine schools secured places in the Semi-final Stage of the 2026 National Science & Maths Quiz (NSMQ) National Championship. The final contest featured University Practice SHS, Accra Academy and Bishop Herman College. Veteran Quiz Mistress Prof. Elsie Effah Kaufmann guided the intense contest with her trademark composure, precision and wit,

Main Auditorium- September 1, 2026 Achimota School has stormed into the Semi-final Stage of the 2026 National Science & Maths Quiz after delivering an excellent performance against Adisadel College and Boa Amponsem SHS in the Quarter-final Stage. From the opening question to the final riddle, Achimota School steadily tightened its grip on the contest, leaving its opponents chasing for much of the battle. Achimota soared ahead in the opening round, scoring 15 points, just one

Main Auditorium - September 1, 2026 The final day of the Quarter-finals of the 2026 National Science & Maths Quiz (NSMQ) delivered a closely contested battle at the Main Auditorium of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), with Amaniampong Senior High School, Chemu Senior High Technical School and p Bright Senior High School, the only private school competing for a spot at the Semi-final Stage. Bright SHS entered the One-eighth Stage as a Top Runners-Up from the Preliminary Sta

Main Auditorium - August 31, 2026 The second day of the Quarter-final Stage of the National Championship ended with a keenly contested encounter between three schools, marked by moments of brilliance, disappointment and celebration. Defending champions Mfantsipim School, eight-time NSMQ champions Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School (PRESEC, Legon), and first-time Quarter-finalists Presbyterian Senior High School, Bompata, faced off at the UCC Main Auditorium on Monday evening

Main Auditorium- August 31, 2026 St. John’s School has made history by securing its first-ever place in the Semi-final Stage of the National Championship, after soaring past Saviour SHS and Mfantsiman Girls’ SHS in a fiercely contested Quarter-final battle. The contest began on an unusually shaky note, with all three schools struggling to find the right answers in the first round. The string of incorrect responses eventually drew a disappointed reaction from Quiz Mistress Pro

Main Auditorium - August 31, 2026 Day Two of the Quarter-finals at the Main Auditorium of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) got off to a lively start as Tamale Senior High School, St Hubert Seminary Senior High School and Labone Senior High School took to the stage for the first contest of the day. It was a moment of joy for the contestants of Tamale SHS as they secured their place in the Semi-final Stage of the 2026 National Science & Maths Quiz. Before the contest began,

Main Auditorium - August 30, 2026 A charged atmosphere of clapping, dancing, singing of ‘jama’ songs and cheering on the contestants set the stage for the final Quarter-final contest of the day at the UCC Main Auditorium on Sunday evening. Professor Elsie Effah Kaufmann, the long-serving NSMQ Quiz Mistress who is currently celebrating 20 years as Quiz Mistress, steered the Quarter-final contest between St John’s Grammar School, Aburi Girls’ SHS and two-time champions St Augus