Maha scores a perfect 100% for ICSE, 99.94% for ISC

MUMBAI: Results for Class 10 (ICSE) and Class 12 (ISC) were announced by the Council of Indian Secondary Certificate Examinations (CISCE) on Saturday afternoon. Students and schools had every reason to cheer with many scoring nearperfect scores and the overall success rate of ICSE students in Maharashtra standing at 100%.

A large number of city schools witnessed a rise in the number of students scoring 90% and above. Authorities at Bombay Scottish School, Mahim, confirmed that 84.7% of their ICSE batch scored above 90% this year. “The students are very happy with the overall results. Even our Class 12 batch has done very well; 70% of the batch scored above 90%,” said Sunita George, principal.

“Last year, around 100 students had scored over 90%. This year, 150 of the 290 students have managed this feat. We had focussed on internals throughout the year and that helped better the overall score,” said Alice Vaz, principal, Ryan International School, Kharghar. She added students were also worried about the status of exams and ensured they performed well through the year, despite online lectures.

As per information shared by CISCE, the all India success rate for ICSE stood at 99.98% this year, while the same for Maharashtra schools is a perfect 100%. Similarly, the all India success rate for ISC stands at 99.76% and the same for Maharashtra is 99.94%. West region has a 99.9% success rate in ICSE.

“This year was extremely difficult one for the entire country, and in spite of the severe crisis, our schools and students have gone out of their way to do well. The data submitted by schools was analysed by reputed statisticians from premier institutes around the country along with CISCE officials,” said Gerry Arathoon, secretary, CISCE.