NECO releases 2019 NOV/DEC results

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released its November/December Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) with 33,576 candidates, representing 48.68 percent, scoring credits in both English and Mathematics for 2019.

The council, in a statement, said only 48 percent of candidates obtained credits in five subjects and above, including English Language and Mathematics.

It added that a comparative analysis of the candidates, who scored five credits and above in 2018 and 2019, at 62.48 percent and 48.68 percent, respectively, showed a decline in the performance of candidates for both years.

Abubakar Gana, Acting Registrar of the council, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Thursday.

According to the acting Registrar, 70,140 candidates registered for the examination, and 65,207 sat for the English Language out of which 41,214, representing 63 percent, got either Distinction or Credit.

He added that 66,398 candidates sat for Mathematics, out of which 54,565, representing 82.18 percent, got either Distinction or Credit.

He further stated that 50,057 candidates, representing 72.57 percent of the total, got five credits and above irrespective of English and Mathematics.

The acting registrar said that the figure represented a decrease of 13.8 percent 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 added.

Gana, in the statement, explained there was an increase in 2019 compared to 2018 with 12,084 to 17,004 this year of candidates involved in various forms of malpractices due to the council comprehensive monitoring by the senior staff that also resulted in a decline in the number of candidates who got five credits and above.