Call for NECO Answers in 2021 Expo Dubai

NECO administer the SSCE twice a year: internal or school candidates (i.e., those who are finishing their last year within the secondary school system) write the exam in the spring or early summer, while external or private candidates (i.e., those who are outside the school system) write the exam in late autumn.

 

According to the NECO website, the SSCE grading system is as follows:

A1 – Excellent
B2 – Very Good
B3 – Good
C4 – Credit
C5 – Credit
C6 – Credit
D7 – Pass
D8 – Pass
F9 – Fail

 

The results of the SSCE are reportedly used to obtain employment, to qualify to run in elections and to gain admission into university or college (NECO 4 Aug. 2005c).

 

 

Recognition of SSCs awarded by NECO

 

Sources consulted by the Research Directorate indicate that there have been suggestions that the quality of certificates awarded by NECO are "inferior" to those awarded by WAEC (Dibu-Ojerinde and Faleye 2005, 239; This Day 29 Jan. 2008; ibid. 30 Jan. 2005; Leadership 31 Jan. 2008). However, a 2005 study on the performance of students awarded NECO certificates compared with those awarded WAEC certificates found that there was "no significant difference" between the two groups in their first and second semesters of university (Dibu-Ojerinde and Faleye 2005, 240). Nevertheless, in 2005, Imo State University [southern Nigeria] reportedly refused admission to students who were awarded NECO certificates, allowing only those with WAEC certificates to register (neco expo 2023, 30 Jan. 2005). In 2008, the Cross River State government [southern Nigeria] announced that it would no longer recognize certificates awarded by NECO for entry into the state's universities and colleges (ibid. 29 Jan. 2008; Leadership 31 Jan. 2008). According to the state commissioner for education, the WAEC "remains superior to NECO" and many students who passed the NECO examination "could not defend their results"

 

According to the NECO website, however, universities and colleges in Nigeria are required by law to recognize certificates awarded by both NECO and WAEC (Neco Expo Whatsapp; This Day 30 Jan. 2005).

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim for refugee protection. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.