Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – A total of 86.37 percent candidates passed this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations across the country, showing a 4.21 percentage point higher than that of the previous year.
The combined pass rate of all the 10 education boards, including, Dakhil examinations under Madrasa Board and SSC vocational examinations under Technical Education Board, rose to 86.37 percent in 2012 from 82.16 percent in 2011, according to the results.
The results published on Monday show a significant improvement in other indicators — the number of highest grade achievers and the number of schools with cent percent pass rose remarkably while the number of schools with zero pass rate came down.
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid announced the results at a crowded news conference at the ministry around 1:00pm on the day. Earlier, he handed over the results to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina around 10:30am.
A total of 65,252 students under eight general education boards secured GPA-5 (grade point average) this year, up from 62,788 last year. The number of top graders in 10 boards combined also rose to 82,212 from last year’s 76,749.
The pass rate in English and mathematics in the 10 boards is over 90 percent. In Dhaka board, 93.01 percent examinees passed in English and 92.75 percent in mathematics.
In terms of success rate, Sylhet board is on the top with 91.78 percent pass rate while Chittagong at the bottom with 78.96 percent.
In Dhaka board, Rajuk Uttara Model High School and College topped the list of 20 best institutions for the third consecutive year.
Shamsul Hoque Khan High School, Ideal School and College, Motijheel, and Viqarunnisa Noon School, ranked second, third and fourth based on five academic standards.
The five criteria are the number of students registered with a school, percentage of regular students among those registered, percentage of successful students, the number of examinees scoring GPA-5, and the average GPA of an institution.
Three out of seven centres abroad saw cent percent success with 94 out of 265 students achieving the highest grade point.
Like previous years, schools in urban areas, especially in metropolitan cities, dominated the top-20 list, GPA-5 category and 100 percent pass record.
BBN/SSR/AD-08May12-9:50 am (BST)
