Mfantsiman Girls' Senior High School has become the first school from the Central Region to qualify for the 2026 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) national championship after a commanding victory in the opening contest of the regional qualifiers.

The Saltpond-based school amassed 61 points to finish comfortably ahead of its competitors and secure the region's first qualification slot for this year's national championship.

Apam Senior High School placed second with 39 points, while Odoben Senior High School finished third with 28 points. Methodist High School came fourth with 27 points.

The victory continues Mfantsiman Girls' impressive resurgence in the competition.

After ending a six-year absence from the national championship in 2024—having last featured in 2017—the school has now qualified for the nationals for the third consecutive year.

Although its 2025 campaign ended in defeat to Suhum Senior High School, the latest qualification presents another opportunity for the school to build on its recent progress and mount a stronger challenge for honours in Ghana's premier academic quiz competition.

The opening contest of the 2026 Central Regional Qualifiers attracted enthusiastic support from students, teachers and alumni, with jubilant celebrations erupting after Mfantsiman Girls was confirmed as the winner.

Attention now turns to the remaining regional contests, where schools across the Central Region will battle for the outstanding qualification slots to the 2026 National Science and Maths Quiz national championship.