JUST IN: 84.70% of Candidates Get 5 Credits in 2026 NECO

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), with 84.70 per cent of candidates recording five credits and above in the examination.

NECO Registrar, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, disclosed this on Thursday during a press briefing, saying 1,378,048 candidates registered for the examination, while 1,371,992 candidates eventually sat for it.

According to Wushishi, 1,126,118 candidates, representing 84.70 per cent, obtained five credits and above irrespective of English Language and Mathematics.

He added that 804,948 candidates, representing 58.67 per cent, obtained five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics.

The registrar also disclosed a significant reduction in examination malpractice, with 1,496 candidates involved in malpractice in 2026 compared with 3,878 candidates recorded in 2025.

“Number of candidates involved in examination malpractice in 2026 was 1,496 as against 3,878 in 2025. There was a decrease of 64.74%,” Wushishi said.

Wushishi attributed the reduction in malpractice partly to the adoption of computer-based examinations, which he said had helped reduce malpractice during NECO examinations.

On the issue of so-called miracle centres, the registrar said NECO was not involved in such centres, noting that the council owns only one school.

“We register centres and have criteria for which we register these centres. We don’t know miracle centres because we have only one school and we cannot be associated with miracle centres.

“If there are miracle centres, it is the state governments that established these miracle centres, or they are privately owned, but NECO does not believe in miracle centres,” he said.

Candidates can check their NECO results through the council’s official results portal using their examination details and token.