The Hindu (Tiruchirapalli)

Madurai district moves up from 18th to 11th position

Madurai district has recorded a pass percentage of 94.07%, close to 3% increase from the last year. Among the total 37,660 students, 35,426 have cleared the examinatio­n.

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With a pass percentage of 94.07 in the Class X 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 X 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

Students browsing the results of Class X examinatio­n on their mobile phones at Madura College Higher Secondary School in Madurai on Friday. 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 497 marks standing “rst in Madurai district.

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