The National Examination Council (NECO) has released the 2016 June/July Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) with 88.51 per cent of the students obtaining five Credit Pass and above including English Language and General Mathematics.
Registrar and CEO of NECO, Professor Charles Uwakwe, while announcing the release of the results in Minna, Niger State, said that there is a twenty per cent increase in the general performance of candidates in 2016 as compared with 2015.
According to him, 905,011 or 88.51 per cent) out of 1,022,474 students that sat for the examination in Nigeria and other countries got five credits and above while 84.54 per cent got credit pass and above in English Language and 80.16 per cent obtained credit pass and above in General Mathematics.
Uwakwe said that 194 schools were involved in mass cheating while 14 schools have been derecognized by the Examination body for examination malpractice even as 76 number of subjects were examined.
He lamented over the rates at which schools are involved in malpractices and cheating stressing that any school caught will be derecognized.
The Registrar attributed the increased performance of students in the examination to the staff of NECO, contributions from his predecessors who have laid a good foundation and the seriousness of the students.
He stressed that NECO will not reduce its standard in any way especially as it intends to make its mark in the global assessment industry.
“I want to solicit for support from all our stakeholders. NECO should be seen as a Nigerian baby that requires the care and support of all to enable her attain that first class international status. We are working hard to ensure NECO makes her mark in the global assessment industry.”
Uwakwe said students can assess their results on NECO website: www.necoexams.com by using their examination registration numbers.
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