Winners of the 2021 National Science and Math Quiz (NSMQ), Prempeh College have visited President Nana Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House.
The 2021 NSMQ Champions were at the Jubilee House to present the trophy to President Akufo-Addo on Thursday, 6 January 2022.
They were accompanied by former President John Agyekum Kufuor who is also an old student of Prempeh College.
The Ashanti region school won the 2021 NSMQ held at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology for the 5th time on Friday, 26 November 2021.
The grand finale of the quiz competition was contested by Prempeh College, Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School (PRESEC) from the Greater Accra Region, and Keta Senior High Technical School (KETASCO) from the Volta Region.
Although PRESEC was leading the contest in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd rounds, the table turned in favour of Prempeh College in the 4th and 5th rounds.
At the end of the contest, Prempeh College won with 53 points while their contenders, PRESEC had 49 and Keta SHTS secured 30 points.
Declaring Prempeh College as winners of the competition, the Quizmistress, Prof Elsie Effah Kaufmann expressed gratitude to the team members for a good show.
A member of the winning team for Prempeh College, Oppong Evans, expressed happiness that they had won the contest.
Some students and teachers of Prempeh College who also spoke to the media were elated about their win.