The National Examinations Council made public the results of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE internal) 54 days after the final written exam.
According to NECO Registrar Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, who made the announcement during a press conference in Minna, Niger State, on Wednesday, 818,492 candidates, or 60.26 per cent, out of the 1,358,339 who took the June/July exam received five credits or higher, including English and mathematics.
Wushishi reported that 1,144,496 candidates, or 84.26 per cent, had five credits or more, regardless 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 was 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 Senior School Certificate Examination for 2025 took place from Monday, June 16, to Friday, July 25, 2025.
According to Wushishi, there were 1,622 candidates with special needs, of whom 586 with hearing impairment were male and 355 were female, 111 with visual impairment were male and 80 were female.
Among the 1,622 candidates with special needs, Wushishi reported that 586 of them were male and 355 were female, and 111 of them were male and 80 were female.
NECO records 61.6% decrease in examination malpractice
According to the registrar, 3,878 candidates engaged in various forms of examination malpractice in the 2025 SSCE internal, compared to 10,094 in 2024, indicating a 61.58 per cent decrease.
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 blocklisting due to poor Supervision, Aiding and Abetting, Lateness, Unruly behaviour, 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.”
He declared that NECO will only administer the SSCE exam on 38 subjects due to the revised curriculum, which is now being implemented. This will shorten the time it takes to receive results.
State-by-state breakdown of performance
He gave a state-by-state performance breakdown and pointed out that Kano had the highest score of 68,159, or 5.020 per cent of candidates who received five credits or more, including math and English.
Regarding performance, Lagos came in second place with 67,007 (4.930%) candidates who received five credits or more, including English and math, while Oyo came in third place with 48,742 candidates.
Gombe had the lowest performance, with no applicant receiving five or more credits in any subject, including math and English.
Several public and private schools are participating in the first phase of the Examination Council’s recent announcement of the switch from the Paper-Pencil Test model, also known as the PPT model, to the Computer-Based Test Model.