THE National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the November/December 2014 results with 52.94 per cent credit pass in English Language and 55.37 per cent credit pass in Mathematics.
The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of NECO, Professor Promise Nwackukwu Okpala, while declaring the results at the council’s national headquarters in Minna, Niger State, on Wednesday, noted that the results indicated improvement in previous examinations conducted between 2011 and 2014.
Okpala pointed out that 63,445 registered for the examinations, out of which 61,386 actually sat for the papers with 30.57 per cent candidates recording five credits and above.
In an analysis of other core subjects, indications showed that 53,848 sat for Biology with 26,947 passed at credit level, representing 50.04 per cent. Chemistry had 28,250 candidates with 14,8585 passed at credit level, representing 51.62 per cent. 28,222 candidates sat for Physics with 57 passed at credit level, representing 0.20 per cent.
Also, 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 passed at credit level, representing 29.22 per cent.
Professor Okpala explained that analysis of malpractices showed that 620 cases were recorded, depicting an increase in NECO examinations.
Okpala, however, tasked students to shun all forms of examination malpractices, highlighting that the council had consistently made attempts to eradicate examinations malpractices.
The Registrar noted that the improvement in performance 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, calling on all Nigerians to support such laudable efforts and ensure high quality teaching-learning process in schools.
The ultimate aim, according to him, was to actualise the educational aspects of the transformation agenda of President Jonathan.
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