NECO releases Nov/Dec 2019 results

Mr Abubakar Gana, Acting Registrar of the National Examination Council (NECO) said today in Abuja that the results of the 2019 November/December Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) has been released.

He said, a total of 70,140 candidates registered for the examination, and 65,207 sat for English Language out of which 41,214, and 63 per cent, got either Distinction or Credit, 66,398 candidates sat for Mathematics, out of which 54,565, of which 82.18 per cent, got either Distinction or Credit while 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”.

In his word “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”.

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Mr. Gana further 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 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 called on candidates to log on to www.neco.gov.ng, and click on ‘NECO Results’ and follow the prompts to access their results

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