**60.55% of Candidates Pass With Five Credits in Maths, English
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2024 Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (SSCE), revealing that 60.55% of candidates achieved five credits including English and Mathematics. This marks a slight decline from the 61.60% pass rate recorded in 2023.
A total of 1,376,423 students, comprising 706,950 males and 669,473 females registered for this year’s examinations, with 1,367,736 candidates (702,112 males and 665,624 females) actually sitting for the exams.
Overall, 83.90% of candidates secured five credits in any subjects, compared to 84.68% in 2023.
NECO’s Registrar and Chief Executive, Professor Dantani Wushishi, announced the results on Thursday at the NECO headquarters in Minna, highlighting that the exams took place from June 19th to August 19th, 2024, and that the results were released 55 days after the last paper was written.
Addressing issues of malpractice, Professor Wushishi stated that 40 schools across 17 states have been identified for various forms of examination malpractices, including mass cheating.
These schools have been summoned for discussions, with sanctions pending. Additionally, 21 supervisors were recommended for blacklisting due to poor supervision, negligence, and other misconduct in 12 states. Furthermore, a school in Ekiti State faces de-recognition for engaging in mass cheating in two core subjects and one science subject.
On a positive note, the total number of candidates involved in malpractices this year has decreased by 30.1% to 8,437, compared to 22,030 in 2023.
Candidates who participated in the exams can access their results on NECO’s official website (www.neco.gov.ng) using their examination registration number.