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NECO releases 2023 SSCE external results, says 67.35% candidates had five credits

Mr Wushishi said the examination malpractice cases for 2023 SSCE external included two centres, one each in Kaduna and Ogun states.

• February 26, 2024
Candidates in an exam hall
Candidates in an exam hall(Credit: Nairaland forum)

The National Examination Council (NECO) has released the 2023 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) external candidates’ results.

The registrar/chief executive of NECO, Dantani Wushishi, announced this at a news conference in Minna on Monday.

He disclosed that 74,950 candidates registered for the examination, with 39,213 males representing 52.31 per cent and 35,737 females representing 47.68 per cent.

The registrar said that of the total number that registered, 74,342 candidates sat the examinations, with 38,867 males representing 52.28 per cent and 35,475 females representing 47.71 per cent.

“The number of candidates that sat the English Language is 73,124 out of which 55,272, representing 75.59 per cent got credit and above.

“The number of candidates that sat mathematics is 73,119, of which 67,815, representing 92.75 per cent got credit and above.

“The number of candidates who got five credits and above, including English Language and mathematics, is 50,066, representing 67.35 per cent,” he said.

The registrar also noted that 62,530 candidates, representing 84.11 per cent, got five credits and above, irrespective of English language and mathematics.

He added that the number of candidates booked for various forms of malpractice was 8,518, as against 11,419 in 2022, which showed a decline in malpractice cases by 25.4 per cent.

Mr Wushishi said the examination malpractice cases for 2023 SSCE external included two centres, one each in Kaduna and Ogun states.

He said two supervisors, one each in Oyo and Lagos, were blacklisted for poor supervision, inability to control the candidates, and for aiding and abetting.

Mr Wushishi also said a centre in Borno State was blacklisted for aiding and abetting by sharing WhatsApp messages to candidates.

He said candidates can access their results on the NECO official website, www.neco.gov.ng, using their examination registration number.

Mr Wushishi also unveiled an e-posting automated annual posting calendar, a software to address the myriad of problems associated with posting of the council’s staff for out-of-station assignments.

“What we are doing today is taking it a step further by digitalising the process and making it seamless, thereby addressing some of those concerns associated with the manual process.

“With this new development, every worker will be notified at the beginning of the year about the type and number of assignments they are eligible for, as well as the place of assignment,” he said.

SSCE external results were conducted from November 20 to December 20, 2023, while the marking exercise was conducted from January 22 to Thursday, February 5, 2024.

(NAN)

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