The
National Examination Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2019
November/December Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE).
Mr
Abubakar Gana, Acting Registrar of the council, made this known in a statement
in Abuja on Thursday.
Gana
said that a total of 70,140 candidates registered for the examination, and
65,207 sat for English Language out of which 41,214, representing 63 per cent,
got either Distinction or Credit.
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He
added that 66,398 candidates sat for Mathematics, out of which 54,565,
representing 82.18 per cent, got either Distinction or Credit.
The
acting registrar said 33,576 candidates, representing 48.68 per cent, got five
Credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics.
“On
the other hand, 50,057 candidates, representing 72.57% got five Credits and
above, irrespective of English Language and Mathematics.
“A
comparative analysis of candidates who scored five Credits and above, including
English Language and Mathematics for 2018 and 2019 shows 62.48% for 2018 and
48.68% for 2019,” he stated.
The
acting registrar said that the figure represented a decrease of 13.8 per cent
in 2019.
“This
is coming exactly 49 days after the last paper was written. A total of 29
subjects were examined.
“Like
we always point out, this is an examination conducted for external candidates
wishing to acquire the minimum requirements for admission into various tertiary
institutions,” he added.
Gana,
however, noted that not all candidates required Credit in either English
Language or Mathematics or both.
On
candidates’ involvement in examination malpractice in 2019 as against 2018, he
said there was an increase as 12,084 cases were recorded in 2018 as against
17,004 recorded in 2019.
“This
came about as a result of the comprehensive monitoring by senior staff. This
also resulted in the decline in number of candidates with 5 Credits and above,”
he said.
He
called on candidates to log on to www.neco.gov.ng, and click on ‘NECO Results’
and follow the prompts to access their results.
Credit: Punch
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