65% pass English, Maths in Nov/Dec NECO

The National Examinations Council on Wednesday released the results of the 2015 November/December Senior School Certificate Examination.

The Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Abdulrashid Garba, said at the council’s headquarters in Minna that a total of 50,060 candidates registered for the examination, out of which 47,507 sat for English Language while 47,554 sat for Mathematics.

According to him, 29,718 candidates, representing 62.55 per cent obtained credit pass in English Language and 32,484 candidates, representing 68.30 per cent, obtained credit pass in Mathematics.

Garba added, “The performance of candidates by subject reveals that out of 39,389 candidates that sat for Biology, 17,227 or 43.73 per cent obtained credit pass, while in Chemistry, out of 22,284 candidates that sat the examination, 11,951 representing 53.63 per cent made it at credit level.”

“Out of 22,201 candidates, who sat for Physics, 818 or 3.68 per cent passed the subject at credit level. In Geography, 19, 781 candidates sat the examination, and 3,851 or 19.46 passed at credit level.”

Garba explained that in Government, out of 23,497 candidates that took the subject, 10,226 or 43.52 per cent made it at credit level.

He added, “In Economics, 39,406 candidates sat the examination and 23,991 or 60.88 per cent passed the subject at credit level.