NECO releases 2025 SSCE external results, records 71.63% pass rate<\/p>\n
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) External results, recording a 71.63 per cent pass rate.<\/p>\n
The Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Dantani Ibrahim-Wushishi, announced this at a news conference on Wednesday at the council\u2019s headquarters in Minna.<\/p>\n
Ibrahim-Wushishi said the examination was conducted from Nov. 26 to Dec. 13, 2025, while the marking exercise took place between Jan. 5 and Jan. 21, 2026.<\/p>\n
He noted that the results were released 52 days after the last written paper.<\/p>\n
According to him, 96,979 candidates registered for the examination, comprising 51,823 males (53.43 per cent) and 45,156 females (46.56 per cent).<\/p>\n
The registrar disclosed that 93,425 candidates sat for English Language, out of which 73,167 candidates, representing 78.32 per cent, obtained credit and above.<\/p>\n
He added that 93,330 candidates sat for mathematics, with 85,256 candidates, representing 91.35 per cent, scoring credit and above.<\/p>\n
Ibrahim-Wushishi said 68,166 candidates, representing 71.63 per cent, obtained five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics.<\/p>\n
He added that 82,082 candidates, representing 86.26 per cent, obtained five credits and above, irrespective of English Language and Mathematics.<\/p>\n
The registrar explained that the SSCE external provided a second opportunity for candidates seeking admission into universities and other tertiary institutions within and outside Nigeria.<\/p>\n
He said the examination covered 16 subjects and described the release of the results as another milestone in NECO\u2019s mandate to deliver credible assessments.<\/p>\n
Ibrahim-Wushishi disclosed that 9,016 candidates were booked for various forms of examination malpractice during the exercise.<\/p>\n
He said the figure was higher than the 6,160 candidates booked in 2024, representing an increase of 31.7 per cent.<\/p>\n
The registrar added that five supervisors were recommended for blacklisting for aiding and abetting malpractice.<\/p>\n
According to him, two of the supervisors are from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), while one each is from Kano, Adamawa and Ondo states.<\/p>\n
He also said four examination centres were recommended for derecognition over whole-centre malpractice.<\/p>\n
He said two of the centres were from Niger, while one each was from Yobe and Kano states.<\/p>\n
The registrar advised candidates to check their results on NECO\u2019s website, www.neco.gov.ng, using their examination registration numbers.<\/p>\n
He also announced the release of the 2026 Automated Staff Posting Calendar (APC).<\/p>\n
Ibrahim-Wushishi explained that staff postings would now be randomised, adding that staff could access their posting status online.<\/p>\n
He said staff could check their APC details at https:\/\/apcic.neco.gov.ng\/myapc using their date of birth and file number without the prefix \u201cP\u201d. (NAN)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NECO releases 2025 SSCE external results, records 71.63% pass rate The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) External results, recording a 71.63 per cent pass rate. The Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Dantani Ibrahim-Wushishi, announced this at a news conference on Wednesday at the council\u2019s headquarters […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":149892,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2721,2719,2720],"class_list":["post-149891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-others","tag-blacklisting","tag-neco","tag-release-of-ssce-external-results"],"yoast_head":"\n