The stage is set for the highly anticipated 2023 National Science and Maths Quiz grand finale, with the top three contenders now settled. Opoku Ware School, PRESEC Legon, and Achimota School beat some of their fiercest rivals to emerge winners in Thursday’s semi-final match-ups.
Collectively, these three schools boast an impressive tally of 11 championship titles. With such a history, none of these institutions are strangers to the grand finale’s intense battleground.
Scheduled for October 30, the finale promises to be a thrilling clash of intellect and knowledge, a true battle of former champions.
It is a chance for Achimota School and Opoku Ware to seek redemption, as they aim to avenge their losses to PRESEC Legon in the 2009 and 2020 finals, respectively.
Meanwhile, defending champions, PRESEC, have their sights set on an exceptional feat: back-to-back victories. As the current titleholders, they aspire to secure their 8th trophy, to further solidify their position as record holders in the competition’s history.
Let us delve into the rich history these three combatant schools bring into the contest:
Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School (PRESEC Legon)
- Established in 1938
- NSMQ record holders (Most trophies)
- 7-time champions (1995, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2020, and 2022)
- 12 appearances at the finals
- 1st Runner-up on four occasions
- Only school to win the trophy back-to-back
- Reigning Greater Accra Regional Champions
- 4-time Regional Champions (2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023)
- Motto: “In Lumine Tuo Videbimus Lumen” (In Thy Light We Shall See Light)
Opoku Ware School (OWASS)
- Established in 1952
- 2-time champions (1997 and 2002)
- Nine appearances at the finals
- 1st runner-up on five occasions (1995, 2003, 2005, 2008, and 2016)
- 2nd runner-up on one occasion (2020)
- 2022 Ashanti Regional Champions
- Motto: Deus Lux Scientiae (God is the Light of Knowledge)
Achimota School (Motown)
- Established in 1927
- Two-time champions (1998 and 2004)
- 1st and only co-educational school to lift the trophy
- Four appearances at the finals
- 1st runner-up on two occasions (1994 and 2009)
- 2019 Greater Accra Regional Champions
- Motto: Ut Omnes Unum Sint (That they all may be one)
As we eagerly await the grand finale on October 31, these schools will undoubtedly bring their rich legacies and competitive spirits to the stage. The 2023 NSMQ grand finale promises to be a captivating showdown, as these three schools vie for supremacy in a battle of wit, wisdom, and knowledge.
Who will emerge victorious and etch their name in the annals of NSMQ history? We will have to wait and see, but one thing is for sure, it will be an event to remember.
NSMQ Live Today 2023 Results | Prelims, One-Eighth, Quarter Finals, Semifinals & Grand Finale
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- List of NSMQ National Championship Winners
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