The National Examinations Council, NECO, has released the 2023 Internal Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination results with a record of 61.60 percent of applicants scoring five credits and above, including English and Mathematics.
The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of NECO, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, revealed that 93 schools were found to be involved in whole-school (mass) cheating while 52 supervisors were recommended for blacklisting due to poor supervision, aiding and abetting during the examinations.
The examination council disclosed this on Tuesday while announcing the release of the results of the examination.
Wushishi noted that the erring schools would be invited to the council for discussion after which appropriate sanctions would be applied.
He said: “The number of candidates with Special Needs is 1,542, which includes 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 adermatoglyphic, which are candidates with no fingerprints.
737,308 candidates, representing 61.60 per cent, passed with five credits and above, 1,013,611, representing 84.68 per cent of candidates, had five credits, irrespective of English and Mathematics.”
On the erring schools, the NECO boss said, “In line with our resolve to identify and sanction erring schools and supervisors, 93 schools were found to have been involved in whole-school (mass) cheating. They will be invited to the council for discussion, after which appropriate sanctions will be applied.
Similarly, 52 supervisors were recommended for blacklisting due to poor supervision, aiding and abetting during the examination.
“At this juncture, ladies and gentlemen, I wish to formally declare that the 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination Internal results are hereby released to the public. By this release, candidates can now access their results on NECO website: www.neco.gov.ng, using their examination registration number.”
