The National Examinations Council (NECO) has actually announced the release of the outcomes of the 2026 Senior School Certificate Assessment (SSCE), with the examination body reporting a substantial reduction in cases of assessment malpractice.
NECO Registrar and Chief Executive, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, disclosed the results on Thursday throughout a press briefing.
Wushishi said 1,378,048 candidates registered for the examination, while 1,371,992 ultimately sat for the papers.
According to him, 804,948 prospects, representing 58.67 per cent of those who sat for the assessment, gotten at least five credits, consisting of English Language and Mathematics.
He added that 1,126,118 candidates, representing 84.70 per cent, protected 5 credits and above when English Language and Mathematics were not used as conditions.
The registrar also revealed that 1,496 prospects were identified as being involved in evaluation malpractice during the 2026 exercise.
The figure represents a significant decrease from the 3,878 cases tape-recorded in the 2025 examination, amounting to a 64.74 per cent reduction.
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Reacting to questions from journalists, Wushishi attributed part of the decline to the increasing use of computer-based examinations by NECO.
He stated the adoption of computer-based screening had helped to suppress some forms of evaluation malpractice during the council’s examinations.
On issues over so-called “wonder centres”, the NECO registrar said the council was not connected with such centres.
Wushishi explained that NECO signs up assessment centres based on recognized requirements but does not run or own personal “miracle centres”.
He kept in mind that the council owns just one school and therefore could not be linked to centres running under that description.
The registrar added that any such centres, where they exist, would either be operated by state governments or independently owned entities, stressing that NECO does not support the practice.