Opoku Ware School Advances to NSMQ Finals, Beats Accra Academy and BOASS

Opoku Ware School has booked their spot in the finals of the 2020 edition of the National Science and Maths Quiz. The first semi-final contest featured Opuku Ware School, Accra Academy and Boa Amponsem Senior High School.

Accra Aca led the other schools at the beginning of the first round. However, during the round, they realised the semifinal journey may not be as smooth as they expected.

Accra Academy managed to finish the first round with 23 points while OWASS and Boa Amponsem finished with 20 and 10 points respectively.

OWASS ended the second round with 31 points, Accra Aca maintained its 23 points from round 1 and Boa Amponsem with 9 points

In round three, the schools were tasked to solve a question for 10 marks. OWASS snagged 8 of those points while Accra Academy and Boa Amponsem earned only 2 and 1 points respectively.

Accra Aca bounced back in the fourth round, completing with 38 points but OWASS, already up, finished the round with 55 points.

The fifth round was tough for all school as they answered three riddles wrongly. Boa Amponsem was the only school to answer a riddle correctly and also on the second clue.

OWASS won the competition with 55 points while their biggest competitor trailed behind with 38 points. Boa Amponsem SHS finished with 22 points.

OWASS becomes the first school to grab a slot in the finals of the 2020 National Science and Maths Quiz happening on Thursday, October 8.

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