InterswitchSPAK 8.0 National Science Competition 2026

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Dear Parents, Principals, Teachers, Students, Concerned Stakeholders, we are happy to inform you that the 2026 InterswitchSPAK Nigeria Version 8.0 registration is NOW IN PROGRESS. InterswitchSPAK 8.0 IS LIVE and Schools can now register up to TEN (10) students. Registration of your students is open till 11:59pm, Friday, 22nd May 2026 and it’s FREE.

Why InterswitchSPAK?

InterswitchSPAK is the biggest Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) competition in Nigeria. Thousands of secondary schools in Nigeria have registered their students for a chance to win over N40m worth of scholarships already. if you have not registered your students what are you waiting for?

INTRODUCTION

Similar to the Cowbellpedia Competition InterswitchSPAK is an annual search across high schools (public and private) in Nigeria for only SS 2 (year 11) students between the ages of 14-17 years.It is introduced to chart the ideal career path and drive the student towards full optimization of their potentials and fulfillment of their dreams (either as an inventor or entrepreneur) with a key message of revving up the interest of students; parents, teachers and other key stakeholders towards STEM education and its application in Africa.

Participation on SPAK is FREE for all.

I-SPAK OBJECTIVES

To arouse and sustain keen interest in the study of STEM in high schools across Africa.
To raise the standard of STEM education and reward excellence with educational grants through an unbiased competition that would promote sound education in Africa.
To create a vehicle that is genuinely interested in the growth, development and well-being of Africa students and teachers through various interventions including scholarship schemes for outstanding STEM students.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

This competition is open to students in SSS2 (year 11) between 14 – 17 years; attending full time Secondary Education in both Public and Private Schools in Nigeria.
Participation in this competition is FREE.
Registration to participate is strictly online via https://interswitchspak.com/
A school can register up to 10 students. Each School can only register a minimum of six (6) and maximum of ten (10) Students. (SS2 students) regardless of sex, religion and tribe.
Mixed-schools are required to have at least two female students-amongst the six(6) that would represent them.
Online CBT exams will hold from Tuesday, 9th to 16th June 2026, from 8am to 5pm daily. You don’t need to travel to write the qualifying examination.
You have the chance to choose the day and time that best suits you to write the examination, and you have two (2) trials.
The Examination is fully online and can be written in your school, home or any convenient space.

NB: The competition introduces a two-way registration system.

Individual Registration: Parents/Guardians may register their children/students directly on the platform. This option is designed for home-schooled students or those whose schools may not be participating in the competition.
School Registration: Each schools is required to register a minimum of six (6) and a maximum of twenty (20) SS2 science students.

THE EXAMINATION

There are two main levels of the competition.

FIRST ROUND: WRITTEN QUALIFYING EXAMINATION

This stage will is in two parts; 1. The first Part: All the registered candidates on the platform based on the time and date specified by the organizer, are expected to participate in this round of the competition. 2. The second part: After the first round examination, the Top Students who score 75% and above across all states, will proceed to the second stage of the competition. The best 81 students from this stage will then proceed to the Stage Two (TV Quiz show) of the competition. Each school is to prepare their representatives for the qualifying test in four subjects- Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

SEE: InterswitchSPAK Past Questions & Answers [PDF].

SECOND ROUND: TV QUIZ COMPETITION

The best 81 students (with the highest scores) out of those who wrote the qualifying examination will be invited to participate at this stage of the competition. This will be recorded and transmitted on Television across Nigeria and Africa.

Also Read

InterswitchSPAK Grand Cash Prizes for Teachers & Students.

InterswitchSPAK Winners Prize List

Overall first prize winner will get a five (5) year University Scholarship and Annual stipend worth ₦15,000,000 (Fifteen million Naira). Brand New Laptop. Bragging right of being the best Science student in Nigeria
Overall second prize winner will get a five (5) year University Scholarship and Annual stipend worth ₦10,000,000 (Ten million Naira). Brand New Laptop.
Overall third prize will get a five (5) year University Scholarship worth ₦5,000,000 (Five million Naira) + Brand New Laptop.

Notes

The winners of the InterswitchSPAK + Project will be rewarded with Founders Award
1 st to 3 rd place winners stand an optional chance of being employed by Interswitch
Please note that all the participating schools are expected to be rewarded with e- certificates and other prizes based on their different point/s of disengagement

InterswitchSPAK 8.0 National Science Competition 2026 | Win N40m

RULES AND REGULATIONS:

The ISPAK National exam will hold as scheduled to hold online
Students are to come along with only HB pencil, eraser, ruler and statistical table, NO CALCULATORS WILL BE ALLOWED.
Students must conduct themselves in an orderly manner
Any act of misconduct will lead to disqualification of the student.
The competition is open to SS2 (year 11) students ONLY.
Each school is to prepare their representatives for the qualifying exams in Physics, Chemistry, Biology & Mathematics based on the current SS2 WAEC/NECO syllabuses.
The decision of the organizers/ NECO is final and we shall not enter into any correspondence with anyone regarding the conduct of this examination.

PLEASE NOTE

Students are advised to check their results via the online platform that will be made available to them in June/July 2026.
Only qualified students will be contacted for the second stage (TV quiz) of the competition.
The InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition is to discover Nigeria’s best science student.
Registration of your students is open till 11:59 pm, Friday, 22nd May 2026 and it’s FREE
Schools are now allowed register up to Ten (10) SS2 Science Students each
Online CBT exams will hold on Tuesday, 9th to 16th June 2026.
You don’t need to travel to write the qualifying examination. The Examination is fully online and can be written in your school, home or any convenient space.
You have a choice of five (5) days to pick from (between 8am -6pm) to write the examination.
A school can register up to 20 students. Each School can only register a minimum of six (6) and maximum of twenty (20) Students. (SS2 students) regardless of sex, religion and tribe.
Mixed-schools are required to have at least two female students-amongst the six (6) that would represent them.

The first Part: All the registered candidates on the platform based on the time and date specified by the organizer, are expected to participate in this round of the competition.
The second part: After the first round examination, the top Students who score 75% and above across all states, will proceed to the second stage of the online qualifying examination. The best 54 students from this stage will then proceed to the Stage Two (TV Quiz show) of the competition.

a. The examination will happen within 5days (8hours per day). Students can choose anytime between the three days allocated for the examination provided the period is available.
b. Each student on the platform will have a 5 minute demo session to get acquainted with the platform before taking the test.
c. All registered students will have 2 chances of writing the CBT and the system will pick the better of the two scores.