Achimota School has once again proven why they are one of the seeded schools in this year’s National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), putting up a commanding performance in the Regional Championship to sail through to the semifinals.

Achimota School faced off against West Africa Senior High School (WASS), Prampram SHS, and St John’s Grammar. Despite being the only seeded team in the contest, Achimota did not rest on its laurels.

They came in determined to assert their dominance from the onset. For West Africa SHS and St John’s Grammar, the stakes were equally high. Both schools may not have had the seeded advantage, but they came into the contest eager to make a strong statement and perhaps snatch a spot in the next round.

Prampram SHS, on the other hand, was making its first appearance beyond the regional qualifiers stage. While they were proud of their progress, they were clearly hungry for more and gave it their all in the contest.

At the end of round one, Achimota School took the lead with 25 points. St John’s Grammar followed with 14 points, closely trailed by West Africa SHS with 13 points. Prampram SHS found themselves in fourth place with 8 points.

Achimota extended their lead in the speed race round by attempting and answering the majority of the questions correctly. They ended the round with 37 points. St John’s Grammar maintained their second-place position with 17 points, West Africa SHS had 14 points, and Prampram dropped to 7 points.

The third round — the true or false segment — saw a mixture of hits and misses from all four schools. Achimota School finished the round with 47 points, while St John’s improved to 30 points. West Africa SHS and Prampram SHS both tallied 17 points.

In the final riddle round, Achimota School solved two riddles correctly, West Africa SHS got one right, and the fourth riddle went unanswered. That sealed the victory for Achimota, who ended the contest with 53 points. St John’s Grammar came second with 30 points, while West Africa SHS and Prampram SHS both finished with 17 points.

With this win, Achimota School books a well-deserved place in the semifinals.