NCE Academic Assessment, Examination Regulations, Grading System and Graduation Requirements
Continuous Assessment
Continuous Assessment (C.A.) is an essential component of the overall assessment of students enrolled in the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programme. The final grade awarded for a course is determined by combining the Continuous Assessment score with the end-of-semester examination score.
In Colleges of Education and other institutions awarding the NCE, the approved assessment weighting is 40% for Continuous Assessment and 60% for the semester examination.
The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) approves the following guidelines:
A weighting of 40% for Continuous Assessment and 60% for semester examinations shall be adopted by all Colleges of Education, considering the level of academic work and participation expected from students across the various programmes of study.
Continuous Assessment shall be conducted through both formal and informal assessment methods and shall constitute an important component of students' overall assessment. Depending on the discipline, assessment may take place through workshops, laboratories, studios, fieldwork, assignments, and other appropriate activities.
For the effective implementation of the course credit system and Continuous Assessment scheme, each College should provide essential information storage, retrieval, and analysis facilities, including microcomputers and relevant software such as word-processing and analytical applications. These facilities can enhance access to analytical tools and improve the efficiency of grading processes.
The standard of teaching and instruction, as well as the quality of examinations, should be improved through student opinion surveys and peer evaluation aimed at assessing the quality of teaching across courses. Lecturers whose teaching is evaluated should be informed of the outcomes, which should be discussed with them individually as a basis for improvement.
Semester Examination
Semester examinations shall be conducted at the end of each semester. The assessment structure shall consist of 40% Continuous Assessment and 60% semester examination.
Continuous Assessment may comprise tests, written assignments, reports, practical work, and other appropriate assessment methods.
To pass a course, a student must obtain a minimum aggregate score of 40% from the Continuous Assessment and examination components.
A student must also:
Attain at least 75% class attendance;
Pay all College-approved fees; and
Rules Governing the Conduct of NCE Examinations
All students are required to comply strictly with the following rules during NCE examinations:
Students shall be present in the examination room at least 30 minutes before the scheduled commencement time and shall occupy their assigned seats where applicable.
A student shall not be admitted into the examination hall 30 minutes after the commencement of the examination.
Students must ensure that their examination environment is free from unauthorized materials, including textbooks, handouts, pieces of paper, and other prohibited items. Any writing found on lockers or other surfaces should be reported to the invigilator before the examination begins.
Students shall not exchange question papers, answer sheets, or any other examination materials during an examination.
Students shall not bring unauthorized materials or devices, including sophisticated calculators, mini-computers, mobile phones, or handsets, into the examination hall.
The use of prepared answers or written materials in any form is prohibited. Such materials include writing on question papers, desks, chairs, walls, ceilings, chalkboards, school-fee receipts, candidates' palms or other parts of the body, veils, handkerchiefs, tissue paper, or any other surface or material.
Each student must submit their answer script at the end of the allotted examination time.
Students shall not engage in unruly, rowdy, impolite, or insubordinate behaviour before, during, or after an examination. This includes refusing to comply with lawful instructions from an invigilator, such as instructions concerning seating arrangements or noise control.
Students who leave the examination room before the scheduled end of the examination must hand their scripts to the invigilator.
Students must bring their identity cards, clearance certificates, and school-fee receipts to the examination hall and display them prominently on their desks. No unauthorized writing should be made on these documents.
Students must sign the attendance sheet at the beginning of the examination and sign out at the end of the examination after submitting their answer scripts.
During an examination, students shall not communicate with one another unless permission has been granted by the invigilator. Noise, disturbance, peeping, spying, and similar conduct are prohibited.
No book, printed material, written document, or unauthorized aid shall be taken into the examination room, except where such materials are expressly permitted by the instructions or rubrics of the examination paper.
Students shall not leave the examination hall without the permission of the invigilator or attempt to re-enter the hall to continue an examination after leaving.
No student shall insult or physically assault an invigilator who is performing their lawful duties.
Students may not leave the examination room during the examination except briefly and under the continuous supervision of an invigilator or designated escort.
Students shall not leave the examination room during the first 30 minutes or the last 30 minutes of the examination.
The use of separate scrap paper is not permitted. Rough work must be carried out in the answer booklet and crossed out neatly, or on supplementary loose answer sheets where provided. Such supplementary sheets must be submitted to the invigilator. Students shall not write points or answers on the question paper.
Students shall not have handbags, purses, briefcases, wallets, or similar items in their possession while the examination is in progress.
At the beginning of the examination, each student shall write their full name and matriculation number in the appropriate space at the top corner of their question paper.
Students shall write their examination number, rather than their name, clearly at the top of the cover of every answer booklet or separate answer sheet.
Students shall not bring children into the examination hall.
Breastfeeding is not permitted during an examination.
At the end of the allotted examination time, students must stop writing immediately when instructed to do so and gather their scripts for collection by the invigilator.
Except for the printed question paper, students shall not remove from the examination room or mutilate any examination paper or material supplied by the College, including answer sheets and booklets.
Impersonating another student during an examination, or asking another person who is not the bona fide candidate to impersonate a student, is prohibited.
Students shall not participate in examination leakage, including scouting for, begging for, purchasing, or benefiting directly or indirectly from live examination questions.
Students shall not steal, convert, destroy, or misappropriate the answer scripts of other students.
Recurrent cheating in examinations, class tests, Continuous Assessment tests, assignments, or other academic activities is prohibited.
Research reports, which constitute an essential component of the final NCE examination, must be original and must not be copied.
No extraneous or unauthorized material shall be brought into the examination hall.
Penalties for Academic Misconduct and Examination Malpractice
Students who violate the examination regulations may be subjected to the following penalties:
A student who arrives at the examination hall more than 30 minutes after commencement shall not be permitted to write the examination.
A student who fails to remove unauthorized materials from their examination environment, including textbooks, handouts, pieces of paper, or unauthorized writing on lockers or walls, shall be required to repeat the academic year or level.
A student who exchanges question papers, answer sheets, or other examination materials during an examination shall repeat the academic year or level in the following academic session.
A student found with unauthorized materials or devices, including sophisticated calculators, mini-computers, or mobile handsets, shall repeat the academic year.
A student found with prepared answers or unauthorized written materials in any form, including materials written on question papers, desks, chairs, walls, ceilings, chalkboards, school-fee receipts, the candidate's palms, or other parts of the body, shall repeat the academic year.
A student who fails to submit their answer script at the end of the examination shall carry over the affected course.
Unruly, rowdy, impolite, or insubordinate conduct, including refusal to comply with lawful instructions from an invigilator, may result in the student carrying over the course and may also attract repetition of the academic year.
A student who signs the attendance sheet but fails to submit their script to the invigilator when leaving the examination room shall repeat the academic year.
A student who fails to sign in or sign out on the examination attendance sheet after submitting their answer script shall carry over the course.
A student who fails to present their identity card, clearance certificate, and school-fee receipt at an examination, and display them prominently on their desk, shall not be allowed to sit for the examination.
A student who speaks to another student, makes noise, causes disturbance, peeps, spies, or engages in similar prohibited conduct during an examination shall repeat the academic year.
A student who brings books, printed materials, written documents, or other unauthorized aids into the examination hall shall repeat the academic year.
A student who leaves the examination hall without permission and attempts to re-enter shall not be allowed to continue the examination.
A student who insults an invigilator while the invigilator is performing lawful duties shall carry over the course and may also face expulsion.
A student who physically assaults an invigilator shall be expelled from the College.
A student who leaves the examination room without the permission of the invigilator shall carry over the course.
A student who leaves the examination room during the first 30 minutes shall be regarded as absent, while leaving during the last 15 minutes shall result in carrying over the course.
A student found in possession of a handbag, purse, wallet, briefcase, or similar item while an examination is in progress shall repeat the academic year.
A student who gives assistance to another student, receives assistance from another student, or copies from another student shall repeat the academic year.
A student who fails to write their examination number clearly in the appropriate position on every answer booklet shall carry over the course.
A student who fails to stop writing when instructed to do so shall carry over the course.
A student who removes unauthorized examination materials from the examination room, other than the printed question paper, shall repeat the academic year. This includes College answer sheets and booklets.
A student who impersonates another candidate during an examination, or asks another person to impersonate them, shall be expelled from the College.
A student involved in examination leakage, including scouting, begging for, purchasing, or benefiting directly or indirectly from live examination questions, shall be expelled from the College.
A student who steals, converts, or destroys another student's answer script shall repeat the academic year.
Recurrent cheating: A student found guilty of cheating on more than one occasion in any College examination, class test, Continuous Assessment test, assignment, or similar academic activity shall be dismissed from the College and shall not be re-admitted.
A student involved in plagiarism, including plagiarism in a research project, shall be required to rewrite the project in the following academic session.
- A student who forges any College document, including a school-fee receipt, shall be expelled from the College.
Grading System
Approved Scoring and Grading System
Percentage Score, | Letter Grade (LG), | Grade Point (GP), | CGPA Range, | Classification
70–100, | A, | 5, | 4.50–5.00, | Distinction
60–69, | B, | 4, | 3.50–4.40, | Credit
50–59, | C, | 3, | 2.40–3.49, | Merit
45–49, | D, | 2, | 1.50–2.39, | Pass
40–44, | E, | 1, | 1.00–1.49, | Low Pass
0–39, | F, | 0, | Below 1.00, | Fail
Key Grading Terms
Percentage Score (PS or Per. Sc.)
The percentage score represents the numerical mark obtained by a student in a course or assessment.
Letter Grade (LG)
The letter grade represents the classification assigned to a student's percentage score, such as A, B, C, D, E, or F.
Grade Point (GP)
The Grade Point is the numerical value assigned to student's letter grade.
Grade Point Average (GPA)
The Grade Point Average is the average of the weighted grade points earned in all courses taken during a semester.
To calculate the GPA, the Grade Point obtained in each course is multiplied by the number of credit units assigned to that course. The resulting values are then added together and divided by the total number of credit units taken during the semester.
Formula:
GPA = Total Weighted Grade Points ÷ Total Credit Units
Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)
The Cumulative Grade Point Average is the up-to-date average of the Grade Points earned by a student throughout a programme of study. It serves as an indication of the student's overall academic performance at any point during the training programme.
Graduation Requirements
For a student to satisfy the academic requirements for graduation, the following areas must be cleared:
Education Courses – Cleared
General Studies Courses – Cleared
Teaching Practice – Cleared
First Teaching Subject – Cleared
Second Teaching Subject – Cleared
Students are expected to ensure that all required courses and components listed above have been successfully completed and cleared before graduation.
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