The National Examination Council (NECO) on Tuesday made history by releasing the results of the
November /December Senior School Certificate Examination it conducted between
November and December 2017 in a record 38 days.
In the past, NECO had released the results 80 days
after the conduct of the last paper, a situation that had hampered admission
into tertiary institutions by successful candidates.
NECO Registrar, Professor Charles Uwakwe, who
announced the results in Minna, Nigeri State, said of the 42,429 candidates
that sat for the examination, 24,098 representing 56.79 percent passed with
five credits and above including English and Mathematics.
Professor Uwakwe also said 32,917 candidates passed
with five credits and above irrespective of English language and Mathematics,
adding that 32,701 candidates passed at credit level and above in Mathematics
and 29,258 scored credit and above in English Language.
The Registrar said the examination body recorded a
marginal decrease in the number of malpractices with 4,425 cases
representing 5.9 percent decrease.
Uwakwe attributed the early release of the results
to "the councils new work ethos that bothers on efficient service delivery
"It is also to enable candidates who wish to
gain admission into higher institutions utilise the results before the end of
admission process for the 2017/2018 academic session
"This is another landmark in business of
conducting a hitch-free and credible examination in the country. It is
therefore not an overstatement that the council is a leading light in the
examination industry as it continues to be in tune with best practices in the
global assessment industry."
An analysis of the results showed that Ogun State
which fielded 5,687 candidates led the 36 states and Abuja by recording 91.42
percent pass followed by Akwa-Ibom with 1,118 candidates which recorded 87
percent pass and Oyo State with 8, 513 candidates recording 86.90 percent pass.
Like in the June/July SSCE, Zamfara State fielded
230 candidates, and recorded 12.90 percent pass to come last.
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