NECO releases 2014 NOV/DEC SSCE result

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released its results for the November/December 2014. The results accordig to report show improvement over the previous examinations conducted by the body, with 52.94 per cent credit pass in English Language and 55.37 per cent credit pass in Mathematics. The Registrar and the Chief Executive Officer of the body, Professor Promise Nwackukwu Okpala, while announcing the results at the council’s National Headquarters in Minna, Niger State, on Wednesday, noted that the results were better than the previous examinations conducted between 2011 and 2014. Okpala explained that, 63, 445 registered for the examinations, out of whom, 61,386 actually sat for the papers with 30.57 per cent candidates recording five credits and above. Out of 53,848 that sat for Biology with 26,947 pass credit level representing 50.04 per cent; Chemistry had 28,250 candidates with 14, 8585 pass at credit level, representing 51.62 per cent; 28,222 sat for Physics with 57 pass at credit level, representing 0.20 per cent. A total of 1,753 sat for Further Mathematics while 395 passed at credit level, representing 22.53 per cent, Agricultural Science had 41,080 candidates with 12,006 pass at credit level, representing 29.22 per cent. The Registrar added that the improvement was an indication that efforts by President Goodluck Jonathan and all stakeholders in the education sector to improve the quality of teaching and learning in secondary schools were yielding positive results.