The National Examination Council NECO has released the results of the 2018 June/July Senior School Certificate Examination SSCE
According to a statement from the Council’s head of Public Relations, Alhaji Azeez Sani, a total of 742,455 candidates representing 71.48% scored five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics.
Alhaji Sani said 939,733 candidates representing 90.47% got five credits and above,
Ahhaji Sani explained that a comparative analysis of candidates who scored five credits and above in the examination, including both subjects for 2017 and 2018 showed an increase of 0.63% this year.
The NECO spokesman said 20,181 candidates were caught for alleged involvement in various forms of examination misconducts.
He noted that a total of 1,041,536 candidates registered for this year’s examination but 1, 032,729 applicants sat for the examination.
NECO released the results 42 days after the examination.
