JUST-IN: NECO Releases 2022 External SSCE Results

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced the release of the results of the November/December 2022 Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE).

Registrar of NECO, Prof Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, who made the announcement in Minna, Niger State, on Thursday, said 59,124 candidates sat for the examinations, with 31,316 males, representing 52.96 percent while 27,808, representing 47.03 percent were females.

Wushishi added that the number of candidates that sat for English Language was 58,012 out of which 44,162, representing 76.13 per cent got Credit and above grades, while the number of candidates that sat for Mathematics was 57,700, out of which 43,096, representing 74.69 per cent got Credit and above grades.

He further disclosed that the number of candidates who got five Credits and above grades, including English Language and Mathematics was 33,914 representing 57.36 per cent.

NECO Declares Total War Against Exam Malpractice

“Also 46,825 candidates, representing 79.20% got five (5) Credits and above irrespective of English Language and Mathematics,” he said.

On the issue of examination malpractice, he said 11,419 candidates were booked for various forms of malpractice as against 4,454 in 2021, which shows a sharp rise in the number of malpractice cases.

According to him, this was largely due to the improvement in the strategy and technique adopted by the monitoring officers.

“This led to the blacklisting of four (4) supervisors, one (1) each from Rivers and Plateau States and two (2) from Ogun State for aiding and abetting as well as poor supervision,” he said.

Recall that the 2022 External SSCE was conducted by NECO from November 21 to December 21, 2022 and th results were released 57 days after.

Speaking further on the examination, Wushishi said a total of 29 subjects were examined as was done in 2021.