The National Examinations Council (NECO) on Wednesday released the results of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE-Internal), 54 days after the conclusion of the exercise.
Announcing the results in Minna, Niger State, NECO Registrar, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, said 818,492 candidates, representing 60.26 per cent of the 1,358,339 that sat for the June/July examination, scored five credits and above, including English and Mathematics.
According to him, 1,144,496 candidates, representing 84.26 per cent, also secured five credits and above, irrespective of English and Mathematics.
He said, “Number of candidates that registered for the examination is 1,367,210, representing 685,514 Males and 681,696 Females.
“Number of candidates that sat is 1,358,339 representing 680,292 Males and 678,047 females.
“Number of candidates with five Credits and above, including Mathematics and English is 818,492 representing 60.26%.
“Number of candidates with five Credits and above, irrespective of Mathematics and English is 1,144,496 representing 84.26%.”
The 2025 SSCE was conducted between June 16 and July 25, 2025.
Wushishi explained that 1,622 candidates with special needs took part in the examination. These included 941 with hearing impairment (586 males and 355 females) and 191 with visual impairment (111 males and 80 females).
On malpractice, the Registrar disclosed that 3,878 candidates were caught in the 2025 exam, compared to 10,094 in 2024, indicating a reduction of 61.58 per cent.
He added, “During the conduct of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination, 38 schools were found to have been involved in whole school (Mass) cheating in 13 States. They will be invited to the Council for discussion, after which appropriate sanctions will be applied.
“Similarly, nine Supervisors: three in Rivers, one in Niger, three in FCT, one in Kano and one in Osun States were recommended for blacklisting due to poor Supervision, Aiding and Abetting, Lateness, Unruly behavior, Assault, and Insubordination.
“I wish to also draw your attention to a case in Lamorde Local Government, Adamawa State involving eight Schools which were affected by a communal clash resulting in the disruption of our examinations from 7th to 25th July, 2025. A total of thirteen Subjects and twenty-nine Papers were involved.
“We have since commenced talks with the State Government with a view to conducting the examinations for the affected Schools.”
Wushishi further said the Council had reduced examinable subjects to 38 in line with the revised curriculum, a move that would shorten the waiting time for results.
On state performance, he revealed that Kano topped the chart with 68,159 candidates, representing 5.020 per cent, who scored five credits and above, including English and Mathematics. Lagos followed with 67,007 candidates (4.930 per cent), while Oyo placed third with 48,742 candidates.
The least performing centre was Gabon, where no candidate scored five credits and above, including English and Mathematics.
NECO recently commenced the transition from the traditional Paper-Pencil Test (PPT) to the Computer-Based Test (CBT) model, with some private and public schools already participating in the first phase.