The National Examinations Council (NECO) has officially released the results of the 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE).
The announcement was made by the Registrar of NECO, Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, during a press briefing held in Minna, Niger State.
In his statement, Prof. Wushishi revealed that the 2023 SSCE results, which were unveiled just 58 days after the final paper was written on August 11, have been acclaimed as the best in recent years.
Breaking down the performance of candidates, he stated that a remarkable 737,308 candidates, representing 61.60% of the total number of examinees, achieved five credits or more, including passes in mathematics and English.
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He disclosed that a total of 1,196,985 candidates, comprising 616,398 males and 580,587 females, sat for the exam. Out of these, 1,013,611 candidates scored five credits or above, irrespective of English or mathematics, representing 84.68%.
The 2023 SSCE internal was conducted from Monday, July 10th, to Friday, August 11th, 2023, while the marking exercise commenced from Wednesday, August 30th, to Friday, September 15th, 2023.
Regarding candidates with special needs, he stated that a total of 1,542 candidates sat for the examination. Out of them, 913 candidates had hearing impairment, and 162 candidates had visual impairment.
Other candidates included 103 candidates with albinism, 61 candidates with autism, 149 candidates with low vision, and 154 candidates with adermatoglyphia, among others.
Wushishi also revealed that the number of candidates involved in various forms of malpractice in 2023 was 12,030, representing 0.07%, as opposed to 13,594 (0.13%) in 2022.
“It gladdens my heart to notify you that the 2023 SSCE Internal has been certified as the best in recent times. We are very thankful to God for this and to all those who made it possible.”
The number of candidates registered for the examination was 1,205,888, representing 621,084 males and 584,804 females.
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The number of candidates that sat for the exam was 1,196,985, representing 616,398 males and 580,587 females.
The number of candidates with five credits and above, including English and mathematics, was 737,308, representing 61.60%.
The number of candidates with five credits and above, irrespective of English and mathematics, was 1,013,611, representing 84.68%.
The number of candidates with special needs was 1,542, with the breakdown as follows: 913 candidates with hearing impairment, 162 candidates with visual impairment, 103 candidates with albinism, 61 candidates with autism, 149 candidates with low vision, and 154 candidates with adermatoglyphia (candidates with no fingerprints).
“The number of candidates involved in various forms of malpractice in 2023 is 12,030 (0.07%), as against 13,594 (0.13%) in 2022, representing 61.60%,” he said.
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Wushishi also noted that 93 schools were found to have been involved in mass cheating and “will be invited to the Council for discussion, after which appropriate sanctions will be applied.”
“Similarly, fifty-two (52) supervisors were recommended for blacklisting due to poor supervision, aiding, and abetting during the examination,” he said.
He also announced that Abia State had the highest number of candidates with five credits or above, including mathematics and English, at 85.53%. Adamawa State came in second with 51.5%, while Kebbi State had the lowest performance at 0.310%.