NECO releases 2024 Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE)
Internal results.
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the internal results of the 2024 Senior Schools Certificate Examinations (SSCE).
The Registrar of the Council, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi,announced the release on Thursday at the in Minna, Niger State said, 828,284, representing 60.55 percent scored five credits including English language and Mathematics.
The registrar,Dantani said 1,376,423 representing 709, 950 males and 669,473 females registered for this year’s internal examination while 1,367,736 representing 702,112 males and 665,624 sat for the examination.
Dantani Wushishi said the number of candidates with five credits and above irrespective of the English language and Mathematics was 1,147, 597 accounting for 83.90 per cent while those with special needs was 2,267.
He mentioned the council recorded 30.1 percent decline in the number of candidates involved in various forms of examination malpractice this year with 8,437 as against 12,030 in 2023.
He revealed that Abia, Imo and Ebonyi states topped the performance while the lowest performing states were Katsina, Kano, Jigawa, Borno and Zamfara.
Professor Dantani further disclosed that 40 schools were found to have involved in extermination Malpractice in 17 states, adding that the affected schools would be invited for discussion before sanctions would be applied,he added that one school in Ekiti State had been recommended for de-recognition for mass cheating in 2 core subjects and 1 science subject.
He also revealed that 21 supervisors in 12 state had been recommended for blacklisting for poor supervision, aiding,abetting, extortion, drunkenness abscondment and negligence.
