The 2023 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) was won by Presbyterian Boys’ Senior High School (PRESEC), their eighth consecutive victory in the competition.
PRESEC finished with 40 points, Achimota School with 28 points, and Opoku Ware School with 23 points at the end of the competition.
PRESEC received an award in a total of GH70,000, Achimota School received GH50,000 and Opoku Ware received GH35,000.
The school continues to hold the record with eight victories and is the only one to have won the title two years in a row. Apart from the main awards, the NSMQ granted recognition to students who demonstrated exceptional performance during the competition.
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Outstanding performers were given special recognition, as were teams. The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, commended Primetime Limited for sustaining the competition for three decades.
He said that the competition is an excellent way to develop and prepare young minds for the STEM agenda of the government.
The managing director of Primetime Limited, Mrs. Nana Akua Mensa-Bonsu, announced plans to hold an All Africa Science and Maths Quiz by 2025, inviting participation from every nation in Africa.
“An intellectual competition of the calibre of the NSMQ can and should be exported, in line with our interest in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA),” she continued.
Commencing in 1993, this year celebrates the NSMQ tournament’s 30th anniversary.
