Unity Schools: FG Releases 2023 National Common Entrance Results
Kuni Tyessi in Abuja
The federal government has released the results of the 2023 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) for 110 federal government colleges, also known as unity schools, across the country.
Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr. Andrew David Adejo, yesterday announced the release of the results of the examination conducted by the National Examination Council (NECO) on June 3, 2023.
Adejo released the results to the public shortly after the NECO Registrar, Professor Dantani Wushishi, officially presented the report to him at a news conference in Abuja.
He said: “A total of 72,865 pupils registered compared to 71,738 for 2022 with Lagos State having the highest number of 18,644 and Taraba with the lowest of 102. With 38,801 female registrants against 34,064 males, we are making progress with bridging the gender parity; 69,829 pupils sat for the examination.
“Three thousand and thirty six (3,036) pupils were absent; seventy six (76) pupils had the highest score of 203; the lowest score was 01 mark and this was scored by six (6) pupils.”
Adejo noted that the National Common Entrance Examination is for admission into Junior Secondary School (JSS 1) of Federal Unity Colleges.
Adejo said that the admission criteria for selection of qualified candidates into the colleges “60 per cent, merit; 30 per cent, equality of state and 10 per cent, exigency.”
He assured parents and candidates that the Federal Ministry of Education would ensure that all admission processes are concluded timely and in line with the above criteria.
He commended the Governor of Zamfara State for the appreciable increase in registrants from 1,000 plus to 2,091 and his current efforts to off-set the debts owed NECO, while urging Adamawa, Bayelsa and Kebbi to register more pupils for the NCEE.
Adejo said: “The NCEE is a highly competitive examination, which is administered every year to Nigerian children both at home and abroad who desired to gain admission into any of our 110 unity schools spread across all parts of the country. These unity schools continue to strengthen our unity in line with their motto “Pro Unitate.”
