She asserted that giving girls the same support and training as boys would boost their advancement and arouse their interest in the competition.
Pre-Tertiary Education Technical Advisor for the Ministry of Education, Madam Sheila Naa Boamah, has urged stakeholders to take action to remove obstacles preventing girls' schools and lesser-known institutions from participating in the National Science and Math Quiz (NMSQ).
She asserted that giving girls the same support and training as boys would boost their advancement and arouse their interest in the competition.
At the NMSQ 2022 launch event in Accra, which was hosted by Primetime Limited, Madam Boamah made the announcement.
The 1994 launch of the quiz aimed to encourage second-cycle students to study science and mathematics.
According to Madam Boamah, the rise in the number of females competing would also present a chance for a fair and healthy competition.
We were all thrilled about Ms. Fransica Lamini last year since she dared to enter the tournament despite not wanting to compete against men.
She claimed that the government had been working continuously to redesign the educational system so that more students choose the sciences rather than the humanities.
She claimed that the NMSQ was a key educational event that had historically provided many students across the country with rich learning opportunities and was anticipated to increase student interest in science and mathematics education in senior high schools.
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) put an emphasis on future occupations and allowed students to build a variety of skill sets, including digital literacy, according to Ms. Patty Eason, Director of Schools and Instructions, Ghana Education Service.
According to her, STEM fields have a great deal of promise worldwide and have helped to advance numerous fields, including health care, information technology, and other ones that make life easier.
Ms. Eason reaffirmed the government's commitment to making STEM the primary engine for fostering national development.
In order to inspire participants to perform better, Nana Akua Ankomah-Asare, Managing Director of Primetime Limited, urged the populace to support and acknowledge the candidates' efforts, particularly when their performance fell short of expectations.
She said, "It is difficult to be on the platform and respond to the caliber of questions they are asked."
Primetime would donate GHC 5,000 to fund the Best Female Contestant Award, according to Madam Ankomah-Asare.
The competition's consultant, Professor William A. Asomaning, who recently retired after 28 years, was praised by the managing director.
She also praised educators for helping students prepare.
From October 10 to October 26 in 2022, the National Championship will take place at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi.
There will be 135 schools playing in the National Championship, and nine of them schools have been accepted since they finished last in the regional qualifiers with scores of at least 40.
On October 10, the preliminary stage of the competition will start.
Following the determination of the qualifying schools from the Preliminary Stage, the defending champions, Prempeh College, and 26 other seeded competitors will subsequently enter the competition.
Beginning on October 15, the eighth stage of the competition will take place.
