The pass percentage in SSLC under the newly introduced
Samacheer Kalvi System from last academic year in Krishnagiri district
has paid good dividend. The district achieved an overall pass percentage
of 87 per cent as against 82 per cent last academic year, said Ms. S.
Suganya, Chief Educational Officer here on Monday.
She told The Hindu that girls outsmart boys this time too in the Krishnagiri Revenue district.
Total
students appeared for the examination was 26,993 including 13,348
girls. Of these, 23,359 students including 11,859 girls passed out the
examinations, she adds. The pass percentage of the boys was 84 as
against the 89 per cent of the girls.
Seven students
from Vijay Vidyalaya Group of Schools in Krishnagiri and Hosur and Shri
Vidya Mandhir Higher Secondary School, Uthangarai shared the first three
positions.
The toppers were; R. Banumathy and E.
Praveen Kumar of Vijay Vidyalaya MHSS, Hosur and B. Chandara Murali Rao
and L.V. Renukashri of Vijay Vidyalaya MHSS, Krishnagiri got first
position by securing 494/500. Second position was bagged by M. Ramya of
Vijay Vidyalaya MHSS, Hosur with the score of 494/500 and the third
position was shared by K. Rishya Sankar of Vijay Vidyalaya MHSS, Hosur
and G. Mahishavarshini of Sri Vidya Mandhir MHSS, Uthangarai with a
total of 492. Among the government schools, A. Naveen of Government HSS,
Karappattu was the topper with the score of 489/500 and A. Nandini of
Government GHSS bagged the second position in the district with the
score of 479/500 and third position bagged by R. Kaviarasi of Government
HSS, Karappattu.