Perambalur tops the State in SSLC pass percentage
The Hindu
Despite being identified as one of the backward and remote districts in the State, Perambalur has set a constructive example in the SSLC public examinations, the results of which were declared on Friday.
Despite being identified as one of the backward and remote districts in the State, Perambalur has set a constructive example in the SSLC public examinations, the results of which were declared on Friday.
The district topped the State with a pass percentage of 97.67%, which is the highest for the district in the past 12 years. In the previous academic year, the district secured the second-highest pass percentage by recording 97.15.
A total of 8,039 students (4,173 boys and 3,866 girls) from 143 schools in the district appeared for the SSLC examinations, of which 7,852 students passed recording a pass percentage of 97.67%. Around 46 schools, including 39 government schools, six Adi Dravidar Welfare schools, and one school run by the Social Welfare Department, registered cent per cent results.
In Plus One exams Perambalur registered a pass percentage of 94.07 with 6,768 out of the 7,195 students who had appeared for the exams having cleared them.
According to the sources, the district had been faring poorly in the public exams until 12 about years ago and it started improving after 2011 when the district administration swung into action. Then on, the district managed to be within the 10 ranks in both SSLC and Plus Two exams.
An initiative was launched in 2011 for roping in teachers and educationists to support and oversee the academic performance of the students who appear for the board examination, with an aim to enhance quality education in all higher secondary and high schools.
“The achievement was indeed a collective performance by the students as well as the teachers. Weekly written tests conducted for students and proper training have contributed to this success. The school heads and teachers were asked to pay individual attention and guide the students,” said S. Manivannan, the Chief Educational Officer.
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