Ghana National Science and Maths Quiz
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The National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) is a premier annual academic quiz competition that tests the knowledge and quick-thinking abilities of senior high school students in Ghana in the fields of science and mathematics. Since its inception in 1993, the quiz has been produced and marketed by Primetime Limited, an advertising and public relations agency with a strong focus on educational programming. Over the decades, it has evolved from a simple quiz into a major national cultural and educational phenomenon. The objective of the National Science & Maths Quiz is to promote the study of the sciences and mathematics, and help students develop quick thinking and a probing and scientific mind about the everyday world around them, while fostering healthy academic rivalry among senior high schools. The quiz, originally sponsored by Unilever "Brillant Soap," is popularly referred to as "Brilla" by many who have gone through the secondary school system, and it is one of the few academic events that brings all of Ghana's secondary schools together. The National Science and Maths Quiz is the longest running educational programme on Ghana television. It is broadcast on GTV during the quiz season every Saturday at 11am and Wednesday at 4pm. Today, it is being shown on JOY News and its social media platforms.
Infobox
Also known as
National Science and Maths Quiz
Genre
Quiz show
Presented by
Elsie Effah Kaufmann
Country of origin
Ghana
Original language
English
Network
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Release
1993 (1993) –present
Tables
· Overall records and statistics › List of past winners and finalists
1994
1994
Year
1994
Winners
Prempeh College
1st Runner-up
Achimota School
1995
1995
Year
1995
Winners
Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School
1st Runner-up
Opoku Ware School
1996
1996
Year
1996
Winners
Prempeh College
1st Runner-up
Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School
1997
1997
Year
1997
Winners
Opoku Ware School
1st Runner-up
Prempeh College
1998
1998
Year
1998
Winners
Achimota School
1st Runner-up
St. Peter's Senior High School
1999
1999
Year
1999
Winners
Mfantsipim School
1st Runner-up
Wesley Girls' High School
2000
2000
Year
2000
Winners
St. Peter's Senior High School
1st Runner-up
Mfantsipim School
2001
2001
Year
2001
Winners
Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary
1st Runner-up
Ghana Secondary Technical School
2002
2002
Year
2002
Winners
Opoku Ware School
1st Runner-up
St. Peter's Senior High School
2003
2003
Year
2003
Winners
Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School
1st Runner-up
Opoku Ware School
2004
2004
Year
2004
Winners
Achimota School
1st Runner-up
St. Peter's Senior High School
2005
2005
Year
2005
Winners
St. Peter's Senior High School
1st Runner-up
Opoku Ware School
2006
2006
Year
2006
Winners
Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School
1st Runner-up
St. Peter's Senior High School
2007
2007
Year
2007
Winners
St. Augustine's College
1st Runner-up
Kumasi Anglican Senior High School
2008
2008
Year
2008
Winners
Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School
1st Runner-up
Opoku Ware School
2009
2009
Year
2009
Winners
Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School
1st Runner-up
Achimota School
2010
2010
Year
2010
Winners
No competition held
2011
2011
Year
2011
Winners
No competition held
2012
2012
Year
2012
Winners
Ghana Secondary Technical School
1st Runner-up
St. Francis Xavier Minor Seminary
2013
2013
Year
2013
Winners
St. Thomas Aquinas Senior High School
1st Runner-up
Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School
2nd Runner-up
Mfantsiman Girls' Senior High School
2014
2014
Year
2014
Winners
Mfantsipim School
1st Runner-up
Ghana Secondary Technical School
2nd Runner-up
St. Francis Xavier Minor Seminary
2015
2015
Year
2015
Winners
Prempeh College
1st Runner-up
Adisadel College
2nd Runner-up
University Practice Senior High School
2016
2016
Year
2016
Winners
Adisadel College
1st Runner-up
Opoku Ware School
2nd Runner-up
Mfantsipim School
2017
2017
Year
2017
Winners
Prempeh College
1st Runner-up
St. Thomas Aquinas Senior High School
2nd Runner-up
Adisadel College
2018
2018
Year
2018
Winners
St. Peter's Senior High School
1st Runner-up
West Africa Senior High School
2nd Runner-up
Adisadel College
2019
2019
Year
2019
Winners
St. Augustine's College
1st Runner-up
Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School
2nd Runner-up
St. Peter's Senior High School
2020
2020
Year
2020
Winners
Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School
1st Runner-up
Adisadel College
2nd Runner-up
Opoku Ware School
2021
2021
Year
2021
Winners
Prempeh College
1st Runner-up
Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School
2nd Runner-up
Keta Senior High Technical School
2022
2022
Year
2022
Winners
Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School
1st Runner-up
Prempeh College
2nd Runner-up
Adisadel College
2023
2023
Year
2023
Winners
Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School
1st Runner-up
Achimota School
2nd Runner-up
Opoku Ware School
2024
2024
Year
2024
Winners
Mfantsipim School
1st Runner-up
St. Augustine's College
2nd Runner-up
Keta Senior High Technical School
2025
2025
Year
2025
Winners
Mfantsipim School
1st Runner-up
St. Augustine's College
2nd Runner-up
Opoku Ware School
| Year | Winners | 1st Runner-up | 2nd Runner-up |
| 1994 | Prempeh College | Achimota School | |
| 1995 | Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School | Opoku Ware School | |
| 1996 | Prempeh College | Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School | |
| 1997 | Opoku Ware School | Prempeh College | |
| 1998 | Achimota School | St. Peter's Senior High School | |
| 1999 | Mfantsipim School | Wesley Girls' High School | |
| 2000 | St. Peter's Senior High School | Mfantsipim School | |
| 2001 | Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary | Ghana Secondary Technical School | |
| 2002 | Opoku Ware School | St. Peter's Senior High School | |
| 2003 | Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School | Opoku Ware School | |
| 2004 | Achimota School | St. Peter's Senior High School | |
| 2005 | St. Peter's Senior High School | Opoku Ware School | |
| 2006 | Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School | St. Peter's Senior High School | |
| 2007 | St. Augustine's College | Kumasi Anglican Senior High School | |
| 2008 | Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School | Opoku Ware School | |
| 2009 | Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School | Achimota School | |
| 2010 | No competition held | ||
| 2011 | No competition held | ||
| 2012 | Ghana Secondary Technical School | St. Francis Xavier Minor Seminary | |
| 2013 | St. Thomas Aquinas Senior High School | Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School | Mfantsiman Girls' Senior High School |
| 2014 | Mfantsipim School | Ghana Secondary Technical School | St. Francis Xavier Minor Seminary |
| 2015 | Prempeh College | Adisadel College | University Practice Senior High School |
| 2016 | Adisadel College | Opoku Ware School | Mfantsipim School |
| 2017 | Prempeh College | St. Thomas Aquinas Senior High School | Adisadel College |
| 2018 | St. Peter's Senior High School | West Africa Senior High School | Adisadel College |
| 2019 | St. Augustine's College | Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School | St. Peter's Senior High School |
| 2020 | Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School | Adisadel College | Opoku Ware School |
| 2021 | Prempeh College | Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School | Keta Senior High Technical School |
| 2022 | Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School | Prempeh College | Adisadel College |
| 2023 | Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School | Achimota School | Opoku Ware School |
| 2024 | Mfantsipim School | St. Augustine's College | Keta Senior High Technical School |
| 2025 | Mfantsipim School | St. Augustine's College | Opoku Ware School |
· Overall records and statistics › Ranking › League of Finalists
1
1
Rank
1
School
Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School
Region
Greater Accra
Wins (Ist Place)
8
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
4
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
0
Total finals appearance s
12
Years won
1995, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2020, 2022, 2023
Years 1st runner-up
1996, 2013, 2019, 2021
Years 2nd runner-up
–
Win Conversion Rate (%)
67%
2
2
Rank
2
School
Prempeh College
Region
Ashanti
Wins (Ist Place)
5
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
2
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
0
Total finals appearance s
7
Years won
1994, 1996, 2015, 2017, 2021
Years 1st runner-up
1997, 2022
Years 2nd runner-up
–
Win Conversion Rate (%)
71%
3
3
Rank
3
School
Mfantsipim School
Region
Central
Wins (Ist Place)
4
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
1
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
1
Total finals appearance s
6
Years won
1999, 2014, 2024, 2025
Years 1st runner-up
2000
Years 2nd runner-up
2016
Win Conversion Rate (%)
67%
4
4
Rank
4
School
St. Peter's Senior High School
Region
Eastern
Wins (Ist Place)
3
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
4
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
1
Total finals appearance s
8
Years won
2000, 2005, 2018
Years 1st runner-up
1998, 2002, 2004, 2006
Years 2nd runner-up
2019
Win Conversion Rate (%)
38%
5
5
Rank
5
School
Opoku Ware School
Region
Ashanti
Wins (Ist Place)
2
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
5
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
3
Total finals appearance s
10
Years won
1997, 2002
Years 1st runner-up
1995, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2016
Years 2nd runner-up
2020, 2023, 2025
Win Conversion Rate (%)
20%
6
6
Rank
6
School
Achimota School
Region
Greater Accra
Wins (Ist Place)
2
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
3
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
0
Total finals appearance s
5
Years won
1998, 2004
Years 1st runner-up
1994, 2009, 2023
Years 2nd runner-up
–
Win Conversion Rate (%)
40%
7
7
Rank
7
School
St. Augustine's College
Region
Central
Wins (Ist Place)
2
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
2
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
0
Total finals appearance s
4
Years won
2007, 2019
Years 1st runner-up
2024, 2025
Years 2nd runner-up
–
Win Conversion Rate (%)
50%
8
8
Rank
8
School
Adisadel College
Region
Central
Wins (Ist Place)
1
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
2
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
3
Total finals appearance s
6
Years won
2016
Years 1st runner-up
2015, 2020
Years 2nd runner-up
2017, 2018, 2022
Win Conversion Rate (%)
17%
9
9
Rank
9
School
Ghana Secondary Technical School
Region
Western
Wins (Ist Place)
1
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
2
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
0
Total finals appearance s
3
Years won
2012
Years 1st runner-up
2001, 2014
Years 2nd runner-up
–
Win Conversion Rate (%)
33%
10
10
Rank
10
School
St. Thomas Aquinas Senior High School
Region
Greater Accra
Wins (Ist Place)
1
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
1
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
0
Total finals appearance s
2
Years won
2013
Years 1st runner-up
2017
Years 2nd runner-up
–
Win Conversion Rate (%)
50%
11
11
Rank
11
School
Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary
Region
Eastern
Wins (Ist Place)
1
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
0
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
0
Total finals appearance s
1
Years won
2001
Years 1st runner-up
–
Years 2nd runner-up
–
Win Conversion Rate (%)
100%
12
12
Rank
12
School
St. Francis Xavier Minor Seminary
Region
Upper West
Wins (Ist Place)
0
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
1
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
1
Total finals appearance s
2
Years won
–
Years 1st runner-up
2012
Years 2nd runner-up
2014
Win Conversion Rate (%)
0%
13
13
Rank
13
School
West Africa Senior High School
Region
Greater Accra
Wins (Ist Place)
0
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
1
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
0
Total finals appearance s
1
Years won
–
Years 1st runner-up
2018
Years 2nd runner-up
–
Win Conversion Rate (%)
0%
14
14
Rank
14
School
Kumasi Anglican Senior High School
Region
Ashanti
Wins (Ist Place)
0
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
1
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
0
Total finals appearance s
1
Years won
–
Years 1st runner-up
2007
Years 2nd runner-up
–
Win Conversion Rate (%)
0%
15
15
Rank
15
School
Wesley Girls' High School
Region
Central
Wins (Ist Place)
0
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
1
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
0
Total finals appearance s
1
Years won
–
Years 1st runner-up
1999
Years 2nd runner-up
–
Win Conversion Rate (%)
0%
16
16
Rank
16
School
Keta Senior High Technical School
Region
Volta
Wins (Ist Place)
0
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
0
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
2
Total finals appearance s
2
Years won
–
Years 1st runner-up
–
Years 2nd runner-up
2021, 2024
Win Conversion Rate (%)
0%
17
17
Rank
17
School
University Practice Senior High School
Region
Central
Wins (Ist Place)
0
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
0
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
1
Total finals appearance s
1
Years won
–
Years 1st runner-up
–
Years 2nd runner-up
2015
Win Conversion Rate (%)
0%
18
18
Rank
18
School
Mfantsiman Girls' Senior High School
Region
Central
Wins (Ist Place)
0
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
0
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
1
Total finals appearance s
1
Years won
–
Years 1st runner-up
–
Years 2nd runner-up
2013
Win Conversion Rate (%)
0%
| Rank | School | Region | Wins (Ist Place) | 1st Runner-up (2nd Place) | 2nd Runner-up (3rd Place) | Total finals appearance s | Years won | Years 1st runner-up | Years 2nd runner-up | Win Conversion Rate (%) |
| 1 | Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School | Greater Accra | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1995, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2020, 2022, 2023 | 1996, 2013, 2019, 2021 | – | 67% |
| 2 | Prempeh College | Ashanti | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1994, 1996, 2015, 2017, 2021 | 1997, 2022 | – | 71% |
| 3 | Mfantsipim School | Central | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1999, 2014, 2024, 2025 | 2000 | 2016 | 67% |
| 4 | St. Peter's Senior High School | Eastern | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2000, 2005, 2018 | 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006 | 2019 | 38% |
| 5 | Opoku Ware School | Ashanti | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1997, 2002 | 1995, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2016 | 2020, 2023, 2025 | 20% |
| 6 | Achimota School | Greater Accra | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1998, 2004 | 1994, 2009, 2023 | – | 40% |
| 7 | St. Augustine's College | Central | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2007, 2019 | 2024, 2025 | – | 50% |
| 8 | Adisadel College | Central | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2016 | 2015, 2020 | 2017, 2018, 2022 | 17% |
| 9 | Ghana Secondary Technical School | Western | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2012 | 2001, 2014 | – | 33% |
| 10 | St. Thomas Aquinas Senior High School | Greater Accra | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2013 | 2017 | – | 50% |
| 11 | Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary | Eastern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2001 | – | – | 100% |
| 12 | St. Francis Xavier Minor Seminary | Upper West | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 2012 | 2014 | 0% |
| 13 | West Africa Senior High School | Greater Accra | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2018 | – | 0% |
| 14 | Kumasi Anglican Senior High School | Ashanti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2007 | – | 0% |
| 15 | Wesley Girls' High School | Central | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1999 | – | 0% |
| 16 | Keta Senior High Technical School | Volta | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2021, 2024 | 0% |
| 17 | University Practice Senior High School | Central | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2015 | 0% |
| 18 | Mfantsiman Girls' Senior High School | Central | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2013 | 0% |
· Overall records and statistics › Ranking › Regional Distribution of Finalist Medal Tally
1
1
Rank
1
Region
Greater Accra
Wins (1st Place)
11
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
9
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
0
Total
20
Win Conversion Rate (%)
55%
2
2
Rank
2
Region
Central
Wins (1st Place)
7
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
6
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
6
Total
19
Win Conversion Rate (%)
37%
3
3
Rank
3
Region
Ashanti
Wins (1st Place)
7
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
8
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
3
Total
18
Win Conversion Rate (%)
39%
4
4
Rank
4
Region
Eastern
Wins (1st Place)
4
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
4
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
1
Total
9
Win Conversion Rate (%)
44%
5
5
Rank
5
Region
Western
Wins (1st Place)
1
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
2
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
0
Total
3
Win Conversion Rate (%)
33%
6
6
Rank
6
Region
Upper West
Wins (1st Place)
0
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
1
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
1
Total
2
Win Conversion Rate (%)
0%
7
7
Rank
7
Region
Volta
Wins (1st Place)
0
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
0
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
2
Total
2
Win Conversion Rate (%)
0%
8
8
Rank
8
Region
Ahafo
Wins (1st Place)
0
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
0
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
0
Total
0
Win Conversion Rate (%)
0%
9
9
Rank
9
Region
Bono
Wins (1st Place)
0
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
0
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
0
Total
0
Win Conversion Rate (%)
0%
10
10
Rank
10
Region
Bono East
Wins (1st Place)
0
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
0
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
0
Total
0
Win Conversion Rate (%)
0%
11
11
Rank
11
Region
North East Region
Wins (1st Place)
0
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
0
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
0
Total
0
Win Conversion Rate (%)
0%
12
12
Rank
12
Region
Northern
Wins (1st Place)
0
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
0
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
0
Total
0
Win Conversion Rate (%)
0%
13
13
Rank
13
Region
Oti
Wins (1st Place)
0
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
0
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
0
Total
0
Win Conversion Rate (%)
0%
14
14
Rank
14
Region
Savannah
Wins (1st Place)
0
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
0
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
0
Total
0
Win Conversion Rate (%)
0%
15
15
Rank
15
Region
Upper East
Wins (1st Place)
0
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
0
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
0
Total
0
Win Conversion Rate (%)
0%
16
16
Rank
16
Region
Western North
Wins (1st Place)
0
1st Runner-up (2nd Place)
0
2nd Runner-up (3rd Place)
0
Total
0
Win Conversion Rate (%)
0%
| Rank | Region | Wins (1st Place) | 1st Runner-up (2nd Place) | 2nd Runner-up (3rd Place) | Total | Win Conversion Rate (%) |
| 1 | Greater Accra | 11 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 55% |
| 2 | Central | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 37% |
| 3 | Ashanti | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 39% |
| 4 | Eastern | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 44% |
| 5 | Western | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 33% |
| 6 | Upper West | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0% |
| 7 | Volta | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0% |
| 8 | Ahafo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 9 | Bono | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 10 | Bono East | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 11 | North East Region | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 12 | Northern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 13 | Oti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 14 | Savannah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 15 | Upper East | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 16 | Western North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
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