2026 NSMQ Balloting and Regional Qualifiers Dates, Seeded Schools Out

by Wisdom K.E Hammond · June 19, 2026

All is set for the annual National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) for senior high school for the 2026 NSMQ contest year. Ahead of the Math and Science intellectual showpiece, the organizers of the award-winning competition have released dates and details for the competition. Officials of the event at the time of filing this report had released the 2026 NSMQ Balloting and Regional Qualifiers Dates as well as the seeded schools. The regional competitions were rescheduled to after the WASSCE as a result of Ghana’s return to the international WASSCE, which made it impossible for the regional contests to be held before the 2026 WASSCE for school candidates. With the WASSCE now over, all attention will shift to the coveted National Science and Maths Quiz.

The NSMQ 2026 Regional Qualifiers Balloting is scheduled to take place on 25th June 2026 at 9 am. The balloting, which will be telecast live on Facebook & YouTube @NSMQGhana, will offer all contesting schools (public and private) to know their opponents.

Schools for the regional contest will be placed in either “POT A,” “POT B,” or “POT C.” The timetable for the regional contest will start from 6th July and end on 30th July, 2026. While the BONO, BONO EAST & AHAFO will kick off the regional contest on July 6th, GREATER ACCRA will crown it between July 28th and 30th, 2026.

According to Primetime, there will be no regional or zonal championships held this year.

“The Regional Qualifiers will run nationwide from July 6 to July 31, 2026. Over 500 schools will compete in approximately 109 contests, vying for 139 available slots to join the 27 seeded schools at the National Championship. Contests will run concurrently across various regions, with live updates available via the NSMQ website and official social media platforms,” it stated in a news item on its official website.

Timetable Details for the Regional Qualifiers Dates below provides full details for the schools in the respective regions.

The National Science & Maths Quiz is produced by Primetime Limited and proudly sponsored by the Ghana Education Service (GES).

JULY 6 – 8: BONO, BONO EAST & AHAFO

JULY 6 – 8: WESTERN & WESTERN NORTH

JULY 10 – 13: CENTRAL

JULY 11 & 13: UPPER WEST

JULY 16 & 17: UPPER EAST

JULY 16 – 20: EASTERN

JULY 20 – 22: NORTHERN, NORTH EAST & SAVANNAH

JULY 22 – 25: VOLTA & OTI

JULY 25 – 31: ASHANTI

JULY 28 – 30: GREATER ACCRA

Seeded Schools for 2026 NSMQ

According to Primetime Ltd., 27 schools have been seeded for the contest. This means the schools are exempted from participating in the competition at the regional and national preliminary levels of the contest.

– Mankranso SHS
– St. Thomas Aquinas SHS
– Ghana National College
– Our Lady of Grace SHS
– Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School
– Ghana Secondary Technical School
– Prempeh College
– Mfantsipim School
– Adisadel College
– St Peter’s School
– Amaniampong SHS
– St. James Seminary SHS
– Swedru Secondary School
– Pope John SHS & Minor Seminary
– Mpraeso SHS
– St. John’s School
– Abetifi Presby SHS
– St. Augustine’s College
– Mawuli School
– University Practice SHS
– Osei Tutu SHS
– Opoku Ware School
– Aburi Girls’ SHS
– Accra Academy
– Koforidua Secondary Technical School
– Achimota School
– Keta SHTS