NECO Announces 2026 SSCE Results, Reports Sharp Drop in Exam Malpractice

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), recording a significant decline in the number of candidates involved in examination malpractice.

The Registrar of NECO, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, announced the results on Thursday during a press briefing.

According to him, 1,378,048 candidates registered for the examination, while 1,371,992 candidates eventually sat for the papers.

Wushishi disclosed that 804,948 candidates, representing 58.67 per cent, obtained at least five credits, including English Language and Mathematics.

He added that 1,126,118 candidates, representing 84.70 per cent, secured five credits and above irrespective of their performance in English Language and Mathematics.

The registrar also reported a substantial reduction in examination malpractice cases compared with the previous year.

“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.

During the question-and-answer session, Wushishi attributed part of the decline to the adoption of computer-based examinations by the council.

He explained that the transition to computer-based testing had helped to reduce opportunities for malpractice during NECO examinations.

The registrar also addressed concerns over the existence of so-called “miracle centres”, insisting that NECO neither operates nor endorses such facilities.

“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.