The grand finale, held at the National Theatre, was eventually won by Prempeh College who garnered 53 points, edging past second-placed St. Thomas Aquinas by two points.

[contextly_sidebar id=”PhGT2ViZXrNdl8kU5wVVOl2Sf98rQ5rY”]However, social media was dominated by talk of the performance of Adisadel College, represented by  Edward De-Graft, Vanderpuije Quansah and Sylvanus Afful Assan-Annobil, who finished way behind on 31 points.

The highly-patronized final saw many old students of the participating schools join the crowd at the National Theatre to cheer on their contestants.

Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Monday, Dr. Kaufmann stated that, the two contestants’ performance might have been affected by the increased attention despite her attempts to get them to relax.

“Adisadel, on the final day, was not looking as confident as the Adisadel we had seen previously. The young men – De-Graft and Annobil – they seemed intimidated by the crowd. Every time I see that in a contestant, it bothers me. I tried to make some jokes to get them to relax but they were still so tense,” she said.

“The [contestants] can practice all they like at home and in their schools, but when they get onto the stage with the lights and the microphones, it’s a problem so they need to adjust quickly to deal with that kind of stress.”

‘Prempeh were amazing’

Dr. Kaufmann also praised the champions, Prempeh College for their stunning performances throughout the competition, culminating in their win at the tournament.

She noted their record 82-point haul in their Quarterfinal which she acknowledged as impressive, despite having docked them two points for “indiscipline” in that contest.

According to her, the contestants from the school might have tried to intimidate the other contestants by ringing their bells while the students from the other schools were speaking.

Dr. Kaufmann, however, added that, Wonder Sarfo-Ansah and Daniel Osei Badu were a formidable team who could challenge any other in the world.

“[Prempeh College] were amazing honestly. [The quarter-final] was the contest where I actually penalized them. So my advice to them after that was to work on their discipline.”

“I penalized them on two occasions in the same contest and yet they still got 82. It was a very strong team and on a good day, they could answer any question.  They were good.”

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The defending champions recorded 50 points en route to dispatching New Juaben SHS, which scored 40 points and
Takoradi SHS, with 38 points.

The tie was extremely close going into the fourth round with all the teams separated by a single point.

But Adisadel College pulled away to thanks to a strong showing in the True/False statements section of the quiz and never looked back.

The 2017 edition of the National Science & Maths Quiz is sponsored by the Ghana Education Service through the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) and supported by Tigo, GOIL, Prudential Life Insurance, Accra College of Medicine and GCB Bank.

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According to the management of the school, they have had to take that decision because of inadequate accommodation facilities.

The headmaster of Adisadel College, William Kusi Yeboah explained that accommodation facilities “served as a guide for the 2016/2017 SHS 1 admissions and shall remain so for the years ahead till accommodation facilities in our College improve.”

[contextly_sidebar id=”DxsJoyyCFVltR9cLui7hcLfhtMzle6Su”]Speaking at the School’s 107th anniversary and Speech and prize given day, the headmaster further warned that they would continue to reject potential students if the situation persists.

“This goes to explain the earlier decision by stakeholders, that in year 2017, if the accommodation facilities remain  unchanged, another temporary House – New House 2 – will be dissolved to claim back those classrooms for use as such,” he added.

The College reduced its intake from 920 students in the 2015/2016 academic year to 423 for the 2016/2017 academic year.

More schools threaten to reject students

Reports in the media indicate that some schools including the Ghana National College, Academy of Christ The King, Wesley Girls High Schools have all threatened to turn away students if facilities on their campuses are not expanded.

Only 60% of BECE candidates make it to SHS

A research conducted by the Ghana Education Service (GES) revealed that only about 60 percent of students who write the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) make it into Senior High Schools (SHS).

The remaining 40 percent either go into informal vocational or technical training or learn a trade while others simply idle.

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