NSMQ 2025: Check the 147 Schools Set to Clash in Preliminary Battles

The NSMQ stands out to be Ghana’s premier academic quiz, and the 2025 edition is underway. The competition officially kicks off Monday, 20 October 2025, with 147 schools slated for preliminary round battles.

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What You Need To Know About The 2025 NSMQ Edition

1. The total participating schools is 174. Of these, 27 schools already secure a direct place in the one-eighth stage of the competition.

2. Preliminary round participants: Also, these 147 schools will compete from 20 to 24 October 2025 across the preliminary stage.

3. Purpose of preliminaries: Moreover, schools in the preliminaries will battle for places in the next competition stage, while those pre‐qualified wait for the next rounds.