The National Examinations Council (NECO) on Thursday announced the release of results of the June/July 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), stating that 60.55 percent of the candidates obtained five credits and above in English Language and Mathematics.
The Registrar of NECO, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, disclosed this while briefing reporters at NECO headquarters in Minna, Niger State.
Wushishi said that a total of 1,376,423 candidates, representing 706,950 males and 669,473 females, registered for the exam.
He also said this year’s figure witnessed a great reduction in cases of examination malpractice in comparison to the previous year.
Giving the breakdown of the results, the NECO boss said, “Number of candidates that sat is 1,367,736 representing 702,112 Males and 665,624 females.
“Number of candidates with five Credits and above, including English and Mathematics is 828,284, representing 60.55%.
“Number of candidates with five credits and above, irrespective of English and Mathematics is 1,147,597, representing 83.90%.
“Number of candidates involved in various forms of malpractice in 2024 is 8,437 as against 12,030 in 2023, which shows a reduction of 30. 1%.”
The Registrar, however, revealed that 40 schools were found to be involved in mass cheating during the examination.
“During the conduct of the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), 40 schools were found to have been involved in whole school (mass) cheating in 17 states. They will be invited to the Council for discussion, after which appropriate sanctions will be applied. One school in Ekiti was recommended for de-recognition for mass cheating in two core subjects and 01 Science subject.
“Similarly, 21 Supervisors were recommended for blacklisting due to poor supervision, aiding and abetting, abscondment, extortion, drunkenness and negligence, in 12 states.”
He urged candidates that sat for the examination to visit NECO website to access their results.
“At this juncture, I wish to formally declare that the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal are hereby released to the public. By this release, candidates can now access their results on NECO website www.neco.gov.ng using their examination registration number,” Wushishi said.
