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Prempeh College has emerged the winners of the 2017 edition of the National Science and Maths (NSMQ) quiz for the fourth time.

First in 1994, then 1996, before the last in 2015.

The 22nd edition of the competition saw 135 Senior High Schools competing from the beginning.

However the grand final was keenly contested between defending champions Adisadel College, 2013 winners St. Thomas Aquinas and three time champions Prempeh College.

The first round of the final featured fundamental general questions from the field of study and ended with Prempeh College leading with 28 points to Aquinas’s 23 points and Adisadel with 13 points.

The second round of questions emphasized speed of thought and Aquinas leaped pass Prempeh College and came out in the lead with 31 points, though only 1 point separated the one time champions and the boys from Kumasi.

The ‘Problem of the Day’ on the next round, sought to separate the proverbial boys from the men, but on “Humanitarian Grounds” quiz mistress, Dr. Elsie Effah Kaufmann gave Adisadel and Aquinas each, a point out of the total score of 10, but Prempeh got 7 out of the total mark.

Going into the final two rounds, the contest was still up for grabs between Prempeh College and St. Thomas Aquinas.

But the contestants for Prempeh maintained their composure to close the fourth round with 53 points. Aquinas and Adisadel followed with 45 and 28 points respectively.

After a rather interesting final, the Ashanti Region-based school Prempeh College triumphed over Adisadel College, and St. Thomas Aquinas School, with 53 points to claim the bragging rights for not only current students but past students.

The defending champions Adisadel College had 31 points with the 2013 champions Aquinas closely following Prempeh with 51 points. 

And for winning the 2017 edition of the National Science & Maths Quiz, Prempeh College gets GHC40,000 and packages from Tigo and GCB Bank.

For 2nd place, St. Thomas Aquinas SHS gets GHC30,000 and packages from Tigo and GCB Bank.

For 3rd place, Adisadel College gets a cash prize of GHC20,000 and packages from Tigo and GCB Bank.

Prempeh College was represented by Messrs Wonder Sarfo-Ansah and Daniel Osei Badu.

Prof. Ewurama Addy award for the most outstanding team went to Tamale SHS.

They got a cash prize of GHC2000. This award was instituted by Bubune Adih, a contestant of the Mfantsipim School's 1999 winning team.

Special Award - Prof. Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu award for the best female contestant went to Zuweira Baba Mohammed from Tamale SHS. Zuweira gets a cash prize of GHC5,000.

All the semifinalists got GHC10,000 each: GHC5,000 to the school, GHC2,500 to the contestants and 2,500 to the teachers.