The National Examinations Council has announced the release of the results of the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examination.
The Registrar of NECO, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, disclosed this on Thursday during a press briefing, revealing that 1,378,048 candidates registered for the examination, while 1,371,992 candidates eventually sat for it.
According to Wushishi, 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 without considering performance in English Language and Mathematics.
The registrar also disclosed a significant decline in examination malpractice cases, with 1,496 candidates recorded in 2026 compared with 3,878 candidates 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 by the council.
During the question-and-answer session, he also said NECO was not aware of so-called miracle centres, stressing that the council only owns one school and does not operate such centres.
“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.
