The November/December 2019 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), which resulted in a decline in the number of candidates with five Credits and above, also recorded the highest number of examination malpractice since the National Examinations Council (NECO) was established.
This was disclosed on Thursday by the NECO Acting Registrar Abubakar Mohammed Gana in Minna, the Nigeria State capital, while announcing results of last year’s examination.
Gana said 17,004 cases of malpractice were recorded out of which 5,245 candidates were caught for impersonation and 6,060 others form allegedly aiding and abetting, seeking and receiving help from non-candidates.
The Acting Registrar said Mathematics and English language recorded the highest number of malpractice with 2,404 and 1,942 cases.
He attributed the high number of malpractice cases to the comprehensive monitoring by senior workers.
Gana said 42,214 out of 65,207 candidates who sat for English language got Credit and above while 54,565 out of 66,398 candidates got Credit and above in Mathematics.
He explained that 70,140 candidates registered and 29 subjects were examined in the examination conducted for external candidates wishing to acquire the minimum requirements for admission into various tertiary institutions.
The Acting Registrar said 33,576 candidates made five credits and above, including Mathematics and English language, while 50,057 candidates made five Credits in various subject, irrespective of English language and Mathematics.
He added that all the candidates could access their results by logging on to the NECO website and following the prompts.