NECO releases 2025 SSCE results, records 60% pass with five credits in Maths, English
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2025 June/July senior school certificate examination (SSCE) internal results, 54 days after the last paper was written.
Announcing the results in Minna, Niger state capital, on Wednesday, Ibrahim Wushishi, NECO registrar, said 818,492 candidates, representing 60.26 per cent, scored five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics.
He added that 1,144,496 candidates representing 84.26 percent, obtained five credits and above irrespective of English and Mathematics.
“The number of candidates that registered for the examination was 1,367,210—685,514 males and 681,696 females,” he said.
“A total of 1,358,339 candidates actually sat the examination, comprising 680,292 males and 678,047 females,” Wushishi.”
The registrar noted a sharp decline in examination malpractice, with 3,878 candidates involved in various infractions compared to 10,094 cases in 2024, representing a 61.58 percent reduction.
He said 38 schools in 13 states were found guilty of whole-school (mass) cheating and will face sanctions.
The NECO registrar added that nine supervisors—three in Rivers, one in Niger, three in the federal capital territory (FCT), one in Kano and one in Osun—have been recommended for blacklisting for poor supervision, aiding malpractice, lateness, and unruly behaviour.
On special needs candidates, he said 1,622, including 586 males and 355 females with hearing impairment, and 111 males and 80 females with visual impairment sat for the examination.
He noted that eight schools in Lamorde LGA of Adamawa state, were affected by violence that disrupted examinations for 13 subjects and 29 papers.
The registrar said NECO is working with the state government to reconduct the exams.
Wushishi also disclosed that the council will now conduct the SSCE on 38 subjects in line with a reviewed curriculum, which will reduce the waiting time for results.
In state performance, Kano topped the chart with 68,159 candidates—about 5.02 per cent—scoring five credits and above, including English and Mathematics.
Lagos followed with 67,007 candidates (4.93 percent), 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.
