2024 NECO SSCE Results: Over 800,000 get credit in English, maths as Abia ranks first, Katsina last
The National Examination Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) internals with 828,284 candidates, representing 60.55 per cent, scoring five credits, including Mathematics and English Language.
NECO Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Prof Dantana Wushishi made this disclosure while releasing the results before newsmen at the Council’s Headquarters in Minna, Niger State on Thursday.
Wushishi revealed that the number of candidates who made five credits and above, irrespective of English Language and Mathematics, is 1,147,597 representing 83.90 per cent.
Other details of the results showed that 83.9% of the candidates who sat for the examination earned five credits and above, irrespective of English Language and Mathematics
Wushishi also gave a further breakdown of candidates involved in malpractices in the 2024 internal examination. He said 8,407, indicating a reduction from 12,030 in the 2023 examination.
“The 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) was conducted from Wednesday 19th June to Friday 26th July, 2024, while the Marking Exercise took place from Monday 19th August to Sunday 8th September, 2024.
“Today makes it 55 days after the last written paper, which signifies that all the processes leading to the successful release of the 2024 SSCE Internal results have been concluded,” he said.
The NECO boss gave the highlights of the results, as followed:
“Number of candidates registered for the examination is 1,376,423, representing 706,950 males and 669,473 Females.
“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%.”
He said that during the conduct of the examination, 40 schools were found to have been involved in mass cheating in 17 states, adding that they will be facing a panel and appropriate sanctions will be applied.
Similarly, Wushishi said the Council have recommended the blacklisting of 21 supervisors for extortion and drunkenness.
“One school in Ekiti State was recommended for de-recognition for mass cheating in 2 core subjects and 1 science subject,” Wushishi said.
He further stated that the performance analysis by states showed Abia State leading other states in the country as 83.40 per cent of its candidates scored five credits and above, including Mathematics and English language, while Katsina State ranked bottom on the table with 2.42 percent
“The state also leads in candidates with five credits and above irrespective of Mathematics and English language 95.84 percent.
“For least performed states with five credits and above including mathematics and English language, Katsina State is bottom on the table with 42.00 percent with just 2.42 percent ahead of Kano which came second to least with 44.42 percent,” the register announced.
