The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced the release of results for the June/July 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination.
NECO Official noted that 60.55 per cent of candidates scored five credits and above in English Language and Mathematics while 83.90% represents those candidates with five credits and above, irrespective of English and Mathematics.
The Registrar Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi revealed the Official release of NECO results, during a briefing with journalists at the NECO headquarters on Thursday in Minna, Niger State.
Wushishi explained that a total of 1,376,423 candidates, comprising 706,950 males and 669,473 females, registered for the exam.
The NECO boss provided a further breakdown of the results: “The number of candidates that sat for the exam is 1,367,736, comprising 702,112 males and 665,624 females.
“The number of candidates with five credits and above, including English and Mathematics, is 828,284, representing 60.55%.
“The number of candidates with five credits and above, irrespective of English and Mathematics, is 1,147,597, representing 83.90%.”
Wushishi highlighted that this year's examination malpractice figures were significantly lower than last year.
He stated: “The number of candidates involved in various forms of malpractice in 2024 is 8,437, compared to 12,030 in 2023, indicating a reduction of 30.1%.”
The registrar, disclosed that 40 schools were involved in mass cheating during the examination.
He noted that his occurred across seventeen states, and the schools will face disciplinary actions.
Prof further said 21 supervisors across 12 states were recommended for blacklisting.
The supervisors were found guilty of poor supervision, helping students cheat, absconding from duty, extortion, drunkenness, and negligence.
“During the conduct of the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination, 40 schools were found to have engaged 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 has been recommended for de-recognition for mass cheating in two core subjects and one 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 who sat for the examination to visit the NECO website to access their results.
“At this juncture, I wish to formally declare that the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination results are hereby released to the public. By this release, candidates can now access their results on the NECO website: www.neco.gov.ng using their examination registration number,” Wushishi said.
