NECO Releases 2024 SSCE Results: 60.55% Pass with Five Credits, Abia, Imo, Ebonyi Top the Chart

By Emmanuel Kwada

The National Examinations Council (NECO) released the 2024 SSCE internal results on Thursday, September 19. NECO’s Registrar/Chief Executive, Professor Dantani Wushishi, made the announcement while briefing journalists in Minna.

According to Professor Wushishi, 1,376,423 candidates registered for this year’s internal examination, comprising 709,950 males and 669,473 females. Of these, 1,367,736 candidates sat for the examination, as seen on the donut chart.

The results showed that 828,284 candidates, representing 60.55%, scored five credits including English language and Mathematics.

Additionally, 1,147,597 candidates scored five credits and above, irrespective of English language and Mathematics, accounting for 83.90%. Candidates with special needs totaled 2,267, as shown on the pie chart.

The Registrar noted a 30.1% decline in examination malpractice, with 8,437 cases reported compared to 12,030 in 2023, evident on the line chart.

The Nigerian map displays Abia, Imo, and Ebonyi in green, indicating they’re the top-performing states. States with average scores are colored sky blue, while the lowest-performing states – Katsina, Kano, Jigawa, Borno, and Zamfara – are yellow.

There can be no economic development without peace, whether in education, business, or health

There’s no official explanation for the poor performance of these five states in the 2024 internal examination. However, Mr. Kamal Aliyu, a security expert from Zamfara State, attributes it to insecurity, particularly banditry in the northwest, which has disrupted many activities. This could have impacted students’ performance and access to quality teachers and study materials.

Mr. Aliyu emphasized, “There can be no economic development without peace, whether in education, business, or health.”

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Forty schools in 17 states were implicated in whole-school mass cheating and will face sanctions.

Twenty-one supervisors in 12 states were recommended for blacklisting due to poor supervision, and one school in Ekiti State was de-recognized for mass cheating in two core subjects and one science subject.

The affected schools will be invited to the council for discussion, after which appropriate sanctions will be applied.
Professor Wushishi attributed the overall success of the examination to the council’s efforts to curb malpractice and improve testing standards.

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