JUST IN: NECO releases 2016 result, details of candidates’ performance
The National Examination Council (NECO) has released the result of the 2016 June/July Senior School Certificate Examination.
The Nation reports that the result was released on Friday, September 16 with 88.51 per cent of the candidates obtaining five credits pass and above in English Language and Mathematics.
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Prof. Charles Uwakwe who is the registrar of NECO announced the release of the result at the headquarters of the exam body in Minna, Niger state.
He noted that there was a one per cent increase in the general performance of candidates in this year’s compared with 2015.
905,011 which makes up 88.51 per cent out of the 1,022,474 candidates that sat for the examination in Nigeria and other countries got five credits and above, while 84.54 per cent got credit pass and above in English Language and 80.16 per cent obtained credit pass and above in Mathematics.
Uwakwe noted that 14 schools have been derecognized by NECO for examination malpractice while 194 schools were involved in mass cheating.
He expressed shock at the alarming growth of examination malpractice in the country and warned that any school involved in malpractice will be derecognised.
He attributed the increased candidates’ performance in the examination to the staff of NECO. He also applauded the contributions from his predecessors who have laid a good foundation and the seriousness of the candidates.
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Uwakwe said: “I want to solicit for support from all our stakeholders. NECO should be seen as a Nigerian baby that requires the care and support of all to enable her attain that first class international status. We are working hard to ensure NECO makes her mark in the global assessment industry.”
He also applauded the students for their good performance and said the results could be accessed on the examination’s website.
Source: Legit.ng
