Over 90 per cent of Kano students, who sat for the qualifying examinations in the state, failed.

The exams gave students the chance or otherwise to be sponsored by the state government to write the SSCE exams.

The result was released just three days before the deadline for the National Examination Council (NECO) registration.

The students are expected to score seven credits, including Mathematics and English to get sponsored by the state government.

However, Daily Trust gathered that the dateline for NECO registration was too short for the students who failed the examination to get the required money to register for the exams.

The registration fees are around N12, 000 to N13, 000.

‘Only six out of 300 passed’

A teacher, who spoke to Daily Trust but declined to mention his name, said only six students passed the exam out of over 300 students in one of the schools.

This, according to him, will result in many of them repeating the class or drop out of school.

“Cases like these are usually what discourage the students to continue with their studies.

“Many of those that failed the exam don’t have money to pay for themselves.

“And instead of them to repeat, they rather abandon the school because they have no certainty in the next year.

“This is what adds to the number of dropouts we have in this region,” the teacher said.

Another teacher said only 60 out of 200 students passed the exam in the school he is working now and that yet not up to 40 out of 140 that failed have paid and registered for the NECO.

According to him, the government released the result very late, adding that many parents could not provide the NECO fee within three or four days.

I’ve given up – Student

A student, Usama Sa’adu, said he had already given up on writing the NECO exam since he did not have the means to pay for it.

“My father cannot pay for me honestly and I don’t have the means to pay for myself.

“So, I don’t know what to do now. All I know is if I didn’t write this exam, I will not go back to school because I don’t know if I will still win next year.

“There is no certainty honestly because the person sitting next to me is not always coming to school but he passed the exam.

“He only comes once or twice a week, while I always attend school. I never missed classes but he passed while I failed,” he complained.

adedehinbo:
Lol, education isn't made for northerners.

NorthRules9ja:
Ninsense propaganda by stupid ibos

NorthRules9ja:


And you easterners can never win any war

Shabaleen:
u just fail to compose a simple sentence. so Igbos are the cause of ur failures right? sometimes i wonder the kind brain GOD gave Northerners.

makemoneywbsite:
This is common in many areas in the North, even in some parts of the South. In Ijaw area where I served, passing is a rarity

adedehinbo:
who is an easterner?truly we are not created to see killings as pleasure, that's why we want a break away from you. We are not the one

NorthRules9ja:


I don’t like to respond to defeated peolpe but the north is just patient once the time comes you will see how we will push you all to the sea

colorsofrainbow:
If it were to be common entrance exams,they would still find themselves in schools where a brilliant child from Lagos scored 85% and a genuis from Anambra scored 90%+.
Just few years after that,you will hear that the said Northerner is either the Attorney general of the federation or Chairman of EFCC & funny enough,minister for EDUCATION.
The so called southern political elites no go ever get sense again

Baawaa:
No cause for alarm,Buhari is the President, professor Yemi Osinbajo is vice President. If you know you know

TheRareGem1:


Are the state governor? Even school that performs the best, you shouldn't attach their success to these leaders...these are two separate thing

NorthRules9ja:
Ninsense Nonsense propaganda by stupid ibos Igbos

NorthRules9ja:


And you southners southerners can never win a any war