The Wassa East District represented by Socfinaf DA Basic School from Daboase in the Wassa East District of the Western Region emerged winners of the tenth edition of the annual Western Regional Inter-District Basic Schools Independence Day Quiz Competition held in Tarkwa on Friday 7 March 2025.
The year's quiz competition forms part of the country's Independence Day celebration featuring fourteen schools from various municipalities and districts in the region, with rounds covering pre and post-colonial, pre and post-independence, environment, chieftaincy and tradition, mathematics, science and Current Affairs.
The event was organized and spearheaded by the traditional leadership of the Western Region and also under the initiative of Heritage Month and headlined by the Gold Fields Ghana Foundation and other sponsors such as Betterland Ghana Ltd, Clean-Jobs Resources Ltd, Energy Resources Company Ltd, Ghana National Gas Company Ltd and BCM Ghana was aimed at promoting healthy academic competition among the Junior High School (JHS) students about their history while also testing their knowledge in core academic subjects as well as the cultural and traditional values.
The 2025 champions beat the 2024 defending champions Tarkwa Goldfields School Complex with 43 points, with Goldfields School Complex securing 42 points as well as Christ Leading International School, based in Essiama from Ellembelle District accumulating 41.5 points to secure the 3rd position.
