Going into the finals of the 2022 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), all finalists have each had a taste of the victory they all once again seek.
Whether in many years past, or very recently, each of these three boys schools have another opportunity to prove to the rest of the country why they deserve the bragging rights they so yearn for.
And already, there are those who are seeking to further upset their contenders, or, for others, get another feather in their caps through this victory and make a statement that they are not in this to play.
Besides, this competition is one that, far beyond the schools, is a bragging right for three major regions of the country: the Ashanti, Greater Accra, and Central Regions.
PRESEC Legon
Currently the school to have won the NSMQ the most times since it started in 1994, PRESEC looks to win the competition for the 7th time.
The last time it won the competition was in 2020.
All the other times it has won the competition have been in 1995, 2003 2006, 2008, and 2009.
Prempeh College
The next closest contender in tally is the Prempeh College.
This school was the first winner of the NSMQ in 1994 and are currently the reigning champions.
The Kumasi-based school looks to retain its position as the current title-holders.
Should they win, it would bring the number of times they have won to 5, matching up the number of their closest contenders, PRESEC-Legon.
All the other times the school has won the NSMQ have been in 1996, 2015, and 2017.
Adisadel College
The least victorious school in the 2022 finals of the National Science and Maths Quiz the Cape Coast-based all boys school, Adisadel College.
Having won the competition only once in 2016, the school hopes to have another bragging right from winning this contest.
Regardless of that, the school has been at the finals five times in the history of the competition.
Beating both PRESEC and Prempeh College would be a slaying statement for the school should this happen.
Below is the full list of all the winners of the NSMQ since 1994:
1994 – Prempeh College
1995 – PRESEC–Legon
1996 – Prempeh College
1997 – Opoku Ware Senior High School
1998 – Achimota School
1999 – Mfantsipim School
2000 – St Peter’s Senior High School
2001 – Pope John Senior High School
2002 – Opoku Ware Senior High School
2003 – PRESEC–Legon
2004 – Achimota School
2005 – St Peter’s Senior High School
2006 – PRESEC–Legon
2007 – St Augustine’s College
2008 – PRESEC–Legon
2009 – PRESEC–Legon
2010 no competition was held
2011 no competition was held
2012 – Ghana Secondary Technical School
2013 – St Thomas Aquinas
2014 – Mfantsipim School
2015 – Prempeh College
2016 – Adisadel College
2017 – Prempeh College
2018 – St Peter’s Senior High School
2019 – St. Augustine’s College
2020 – PRESEC–Legon
2021 – Prempeh College