NECO releases 2019 SSCE results with 71% pass

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2019 June/July Senior School Certificate Examination.

The acting registrar, Abubakar Gana, announced the release at the council headquarters in Minna on Tuesday.

He said 71 per cent of the candidates obtained five credits including English and mathematics.

The SSCE is conducted for candidates in their final year (SS111). NECO examines students in 76 subjects, cross-cutting core subjects, humanities, business studies, and trade/entrepreneurship.

Candidates must offer the four cross-cutting compulsory subjects, three to four subjects from their area of specialisation and one elective outside their field provided the number of subjects is not more than nine.