NSMQ 2026: Four Schools to Battle for Two Final NSMQ Nationals Slots

Esaase Bontefufuo SHTS, Juaben SHS, Our Lady of Mercy SHS and SDA SHS, Gomoa will participate in a tie-breaker contest in Accra this Wednesday, August 12, 2026 to select the final two Top Runners-up to progress to the Preliminary Stage.

The race for qualification to the 2026 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) National Championship has entered its final stage, with six slots still available for high-performing schools that lost their regional qualifying contests.

Organisers initially announced that the 30 highest-ranked runners-up would earn places at the National Championship. However, with six vacant slots still to be filled, four schools tied on 37 points are now battling for the final two places.

The schools, ranked 35th to 38th, will compete in a tiebreaker contest in Accra on Wednesday to determine which of them advance to the National Championship.

Rank	School	Points
35th	Esaase Bontefufuo SHTS	37
36th	Juaben SHS	37
37th	Our Lady of Mercy SHS	37
38th	SDA SHS, Gomoa	37

The National Science & Maths Quiz is produced by Primetime Limited and proudly sponsored by the Ghana Education Service (GES). The 2026 Regional Qualifiers are supported by Joy News and GOIL.

SEE: FINAL RANKING OF REGIONAL QUALIFIER TOP RUNNERS-UP