The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced the release of the result of the November/December 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE).
NECO Registrar, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, who announced the release of the results yesterday in Minna, the Niger State capital, said 59,124 candidates sat for the examination.
The registrar said they comprised 31,316 males, representing 52.96 per cent, and 27,808 females, representing 47.03 per cent.
Wushishi said 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; while the number of candidates that sat for Mathematics was 57,700, of which 43,096, representing 74.69 per cent, got Credit and above.
The registrar said the number of candidates that got five Credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics, is 33,914, representing 57.36 per cent.
“Also, 46,825 candidates, representing 79.20 per cent, got five Credits and above, irrespective of English Language and Mathematics,” he said.
On the issue of examination malpractice, Wushishi said 11,419 candidates were booked for various forms of misconducts as against 4,454 in 2021, which shows a sharp rise in the number of malpractice cases.
According to him, this is largely due to the improvement in the strategy and technique adopted by the monitoring officers.
“This led to the blacklisting of four supervisors, one each from Rivers and Plateau states and two from Ogun State, for aiding and abetting as well as poor supervision,” he said.
NECO conducted the 2022 SSCE (External) from November 21 to December 21, 2022, and was released 57 days after.
Wushishi said 29 subjects were examined, as was done in 2021.
Speaking on the debt that states owed the examination body, the registrar said some states had been cooperating to reduce their debt profile, adding that the debts currently stands at less than N3 billion.
He also said the candidates can access their results on the NECO official website using their registration numbers.
