Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has lauded the state’s impressive performance in the 2026 National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate Examination, describing it as a reflection of his administration’s efforts to reposition the education sector.
Osun ranked 5th nationally in the 2026 NECO results, with 74.31 per cent of candidates obtaining at least five credits, including English Language and Mathematics.
In a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke congratulated students, teachers, parents, school administrators and other stakeholders for the feat.
He noted “that the state has maintained a single-digit ranking for three consecutive years — 2024, 2025 and 2026 — improving from 33rd position in 2022 to 5th in 2026.
“Osun has moved from 33rd position in the 2022 NECO ranking to 5th in 2026, while improving its pass rate to 74.31 per cent. This is encouraging, and it shows that our sustained interventions in the education sector are yielding positive results,” the governor said.
Adeleke attributed the improved performance to deliberate investments in education, including recruitment of additional teachers, prioritisation of workers’ welfare and creation of a more conducive environment for teaching and learning in public schools.
He said the result reinforces his administration’s resolve to continue investing in education to give every Osun child the knowledge, skills and opportunities needed to succeed.
“This result is encouraging, but we see it as a reason to do more. We will continue to invest in our schools, improve the learning environment, support our teachers and provide our students with the necessary tools to excel.
“We are building an education system that prepares our young people not only for examinations but for life,” he said.
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