NSMQ 2025: Aburi Girls SHS Books One-eighth Stage Slot with Steady 48-Point Win

Aburi Girls’ Senior High School has secured a spot in the One-eighth Stage of the 2025 National Championship of the National Science & Maths Quiz after finishing their contest with 48 points.

The contest, which featured Aburi Girls’ SHS, Dormaa SHS, and St. Mary’s Seminary SHS, Lolobi, was marked by quiet tension. The atmosphere in the hall was calm yet intense; supporters watched anxiously, whispered prayers, and hoped for a turnaround for their schools.

Round One saw all three schools approach their questions with caution. By the end, Aburi Girls’ SHS led with 16 points, closely followed by Dormaa SHS with nine points and St. Mary’s Seminary SHS with eight points.

In the Trustur AI Speed Race Round, Aburi Girls stumbled on their first question but quickly regained their rhythm. Their precision and composure earned them an additional 10 points, bringing their total to 26 points. Dormaa and St. Mary’s Seminary, however, struggled to add to their scores, maintaining nine and eight points, respectively.

The “Prudential Life NSMQ Star” round presented a challenging Problem of the Day to all the contestants. Aburi Girls earned six out of 10, while both Dormaa SHS and St. Mary’s Seminary managed two points each.

The “JuPay True or False” round further strengthened Aburi Girls’ SHS’s lead, as they answered a string of questions correctly, widening the gap beyond their opponents.

The final round, the “GOIL Riddle Bonanza”, kept the tension high. The first riddle went unanswered, but St. Mary’s Seminary SHS redeemed themselves by solving the second correctly, while Dormaa SHS picked up the third after St. Mary’s missed it. St. Mary’s eventually managed two riddles, boosting their total to 26 points, as Dormaa SHS closed with 15 points.

Although Aburi Girls’ SHS failed to pick any riddle in the final round, their solid performance in the earlier stages kept them safely ahead with 48 points, securing their spot in the One-eighth Stage.

The Round-by-Round Scores for this contest stood as follows:

Round One General Questions (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology)

St Mary’s Seminary SHS   08 points

Aburi Girls SHS                   16 points

Dormaa SHS                        09 points

Round Two (Trustur AI Speed Race)

Aburi Girls SHS                   26 points

Dormaa SHS                        09 points

St Mary’s Seminary SHS     08 points   

Round Three Prudential Life Insurance NSMQ Star (Problem of the Day)

Aburi Girls SHS                +6   30 points

Dormaa SHS                      +2   11 points

St Mary’s Seminary SHS   +02    10 points   

Round Four (Jupay Money Transfer True/False)                         

Aburi Girls SHS                   48 points

Dormaa SHS                        12 points

St Mary’s Seminary SHS     20  points   

Round Five (GOIL Riddle Bonanza)                                             

Aburi Girls SHS                   48 points

Dormaa SHS                        15 points

St Mary’s Seminary SHS     26 points   

The National Science & Maths Quiz is produced by Primetime Limited and proudly sponsored by the Ghana Education Service, in partnership with GOIL PLC, and supported by MoMo, Joy News, Pepsodent, Prudential Life Insurance, Trustur AI, Jupay Money Transfer, Kivo Gari, Bel Beverages, Coronation Insurance, Accra College of Medicine, Academic City University College, and GTP.