NECO Announces Release Of 2025 SSCE External Examination Results

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for external candidates.

The result show that over 71 per cent of those who sat for the exam earned at least five credits, including English Language and Mathematics.

Speaking on Tuesday, NECO’s Registrar and Chief Executive, Danlami Wushishi, said a total of 96,979 candidates registered for the examination across the country.

He explained that the registered candidates included 51,823 males and 45,156 females.

Wushishi said that out of those who registered, 95,160 candidates eventually took part in the examination. This figure consisted of 50,785 male candidates and 44,375 female candidates.

He disclosed that 93,425 candidates sat for the English Language paper, with 73,167 of them, representing over 78 per cent, scoring credit passes and above.

For Mathematics, 93,330 candidates wrote the exam, and 85,256 candidates, about 91 per cent, achieved credit passes or higher.

Overall, he said 68,166 candidates, which equals 71.63 per cent, obtained five credits and above including English Language and Mathematics.

He added that 82,082 candidates, or 86.26 per cent, recorded five credits and above when English and Mathematics were not considered.

On the issue of examination malpractice, the NECO boss revealed that 9,016 candidates were caught for various offences during the exams. This figure is higher than the 6,160 cases recorded in 2024, showing an increase of about 31.7 per cent.

He also said some supervisors and examination centres were punished for their roles in malpractice.

According to him, two supervisors from the Federal Capital Territory, as well as one each from Kano and Lagos states, have been recommended for disciplinary action.

In addition, four examination centres—two in Niger State and one each in Yobe and Lagos states—were found guilty of widespread malpractice and have been recommended for withdrawal of recognition.

Wushishi assured the public that NECO remains committed to protecting the credibility of its examinations and warned all stakeholders to stay away from actions that could damage the integrity of the exam process.

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