Madurai district improves from 18th to 11th rank in Class ◣ exam results
Madurai has recorded a pass percentage of 94.07%, marking close to 3% increase from last year; Of the total 37,660 students who wrote the examination, 35,426 have secured a pass
With a pass percentage of 94.07 in the Class ◣ board exams, Madurai district has improved from the previous year’s 18th rank to 11th position this year in the State rankings.
As the results of the Class ◣ board exam were released on Friday by the School Education Department, Ariyalur with a pass percentage of 97.31 stands rst, which is followed by Sivaganga and Ramanathapuram with pass percentages of 97.02 and 96.36% respectively.
Madurai has recorded a pass percentage of 94.07%, a close to 3% increase from the last year. In 2022, Madurai was fourth in the State ranking. Among the total 37,660 students - 18,888 boys and 18,772 girls - who attended the examination, 35,426 students – 17,301 boys and 18,125 girls - have cleared the examination.
With this, the passing percentage of boys stands at 91.60% and girls at 96.55%. Akin to the previous year (Boys – 88.49% and Girls - 95.15%), the girls had outperformed boys this year too.
Out of the 163 schools in the district which registered a 100% pass percentage, 45 schools were government schools.
In the 45 government schools, three were Adi Dravida and Tribal Welfare Schools, seven Corporation
Higher Secondary Schools, 21 Government Higher Secondary Schools and 14 Government Kallar Reclamation Higher Secondary Schools.
According to the subject-wise pass percentage, 98.11% students have passed in Language subject, 99.36% in English, 98.03% in Mathematics, 97.94% in Science and 96.92% in Social Science.
Further, 1,021 students have secured cent percentage in Mathematics, 371 students in Science, 260 in Social Science and 15 in English.
According to School Education Department, J. Sushya of Elumalai Government Girls Higher Secondary School near Usilamapatti scored the highest mark of 497 in Madurai district.
Five southern districts are in the top 10 list in Class ◣ pass percentage recorded in the State.
Sivaganga district recorded the second highest pass percentage of 97.02 in the State.
It closely followed Ariyalur district which recorded a pass percentage of 97.31 to top the list.
Ramanathapuram district recorded a pass percentage of 96.36, followed by Kanniyakumari district with 96.24, registering the third and the fourth highest pass percentages in the State, respectively.
Virudhunagar district recorded 95.14% pass and
Thoothukudi 94.39%, marking the sixth and the nine highest pass percentages in the State, respectively.
Madurai district was just outside the top 10 list, occupying the 11 position with a pass percentage of 94.07.
Tirunelveli district recorded a pass percentage of 93.04, Tenkasi district 92.69, Theni district 92.63 and Dindigul district 92.32.
Girls in all the southern districts outperformed boys.
Out of the total 2,18,754 candidates who appeared for the Class ◣ exams in the 10 southern districts, 2,06,370 secured a pass this year.