2019 NECO GCE Result Statistics – The 2019 NECO GCE results statistics as announced by the Acting Registrar of NECO, Abubakar Gana, is what we have in this article. Check the statistics below.
2019 NECO GCE Result Statistics
The National Examination Council (NECO) has released the 2019 November /December External Senior School Certificate Examination results.
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Acting Registrar of NECO, Abubakar Gana, in a statement on Friday, said the council has released the 2018 November/December Senior School Certificate Examination ,SSCE, with 48.68% of the candidates scoring at least five credits and above in both English Language and Mathematics.
According to him, a total of 65,207 candidates sat for English Language, out of which 41,214, representing 63 percent got either distinction or credit, while 66,398 candidates sat for Mathematics, out of which 54,565, representing 82.18 percent got either distinction or credit.
He also said 50,057 candidates, representing 72.57 percent got five credits and above irrespective of English Language and Mathematics.
The NECO boss was however unhappy that there was increase in the number of candidates booked for malpractices in 2019 examination when compared to 2018 exercise.
He said: “While 12,084 cases were recorded in 2018, 17,004 cases was recorded in 2019. This came about as a result of the comprehensive monitoring by senior staff which also resulted in the decline in number of candidates with 5 Credits and above.”
Candidates are hereby advised to log on to www.neco.gov.ng, click on ‘NECO Results’ and follow the prompts, to be able to access their results.
National Examination Council (Nigeria)
The National Examinations Council (also known as NECO) is an examination body in Nigeria that conducts the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination and the General Certificate in Education in June/July and November/December respectively.
Mandate
NECO was mandated to take over the responsibilities of the National Board of Education Measurement (NBEM). Its maiden examination took place in mid-2000
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