T.N. Class 12 State board results | Chennai Corporation schools register pass percentage of 87.13%
The Hindu
Chennai Schools achieve 87.13% pass rate in Class 12 State Board exams, with top schools and student achievements highlighted.
The Greater Chennai Corporation’s Chennai Schools have registered an overall pass percentage of 87.13% in the Class 12 State Board examination results that were declared on Monday, May 6, 2024.
According to a press release from the Corporation, a total of 4,998 students of 35 Corporation higher secondary schools in the city appeared for the Class 12 public examinations for the academic year 2023-24. Out of these, 4,355 students passed. This is a slight uptick compared to the previous year’s pass rate of 86.86%, when 5,899 candidates wrote the exam. Of the total number of students who took the exam this year, 2,140 were boys and 2,858 were girls. A total of 1,750 boys (81.78%) and 2,605 (91.15%) girls passed.
Teachers of the Corporation Higher Secondary School in Nungambakkam were appreciated by the GCC for achieving 100% pass results.
The Chennai Corporation Higher Secondary School in Appasamy Street registered a pass result of 98%, followed by the school in Thiruvanmiyur (96.43%), Pulla Avenue (95.05%) and Kolathur (94.16%).
Further, 56 students from Chennai Schools secured centum scores in individual subjects. Of these, 16 were centum scorers in commerce, 14 in computer application, 12 in economics, nine in computer science, two in accountancy and one student each in geography, mathematics and zoology.
As many as 42 students secured more than 551 out of 600 marks, 210 students secured marks in the range of 501-550 and 467 students secured between 451 and 500 marks, the press release stated.
The Chennai Girls Higher Secondary School on M.H. Road secured the first rank of 578 out of 600. The second rank of 575 was secured by students at the Chennai Girls Higher Secondary School in Buddha Street and in the Chennai Higher Secondary School in Kolathur. The Chennai Girls Higher Secondary School on M.H. Road came third with 573 marks and fourth as well with 572 marks.
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