The improvement recorded in the 2013 National Examination Council results followed the collective efforts of the Federal Government and stakeholders, the NECO Registrar, Prof. Promise Okpala, has said.
Okpala told the News agency of Nigeria on Friday in Abuja that it was the concerted efforts of President Goodluck Jonathan, the ministers of education, the National Assembly, commissioners of education, parents and teachers that yielded the improved results.
He said that NECO initiated a “recovery process” after a public outcry over poor results by candidates where stakeholders swung into action, playing different roles to ensure a successful conduct of examinations and subsequent good results.
He added that while the Council would be glad with an impressive result, it was duty bound to report facts, irrespective of any public outcry.
Okpala said: “We believe that no matter the outcome of our results, if you do not report right, you will be misleading people.
“You may succeed in meeting people’s immediate expectations but you will end up damaging the future of millions of students.
“We will therefore ensure that this recovery path we are taking is sustainable and we urge for the understanding of all.”
Okpala said though it is the duty of NECO to ensure successful conduct of examinations, the greater responsibility rested on those who prepare students for the examinations.
He said: “Parents should ensure that their children are given the necessary support such as making sure that the child is well fed and all the books and materials needed for his or her studies are provided.
Teachers on their part should ensure that there are no lose ends such as failure to effectively cover the syllabus.
“He who is well prepared has nothing to fear and has no reason to cheat.
“So if we want to knock out malpractice, parents and teachers must do their duties well.”
It would be recalled that NECO, on Thursday, released the 2013 June/July Senior School Certificate Examination, with about 70 per cent of the candidates passing both English Language and Mathematics.
No fewer than 69.57 per cent of the candidates that sat for the examinations made at least five credits to qualify them for admission into tertiary institutions.
The registrar, who announced the results in Minna, Niger State, explained that 96.55 per cent of the candidates made five passes and above, while 0.80 per cent of the candidates were involved in examination malpractice.
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