In a first, Corporation schools cross 90 per cent pass

Of the total 4,841 students who wrote the examination, 4,377 students cleared the exam. As previous years, girls outshone boys by 8.28 per cent. Of the total 3,045 girls appeared, 2,843 students passed, which is 93.73 per cent. Meanwhile, Out of 1,796 boys, only 1,534 cleared the exam, which is 85.45 per cent.

During the 2017-2018 academic year, the Chennai Corporation schools registered a pass percentage of 88.74. In 2016-2017, the civic body had registered 88.74 per cent.

In another achievement, four Chennai Corporation schools -- namely Koyambedu Chennai Higher Secondary School, Subburayan Street Chennai Higher Secondary School, Nesappakkam Chennai Higher Secondary School and Nungambakkam Chennai Girls Higher Secondary School -- recorded 100 per cent result. The four schools have 300 students in total.

In the previous academic year, only three schools managed to register 100 per cent pass. Koyambedu Chennai Higher Secondary School and Subburayan Street Chennai Higher Secondary School were in the list last year, too.

Chennai Corporation Commissioner G Prakash met the headmasters of the four schools and handed over Rs 1 lakh each. “The fund will be utilised to create additional facilities in the schools,” a Chennai Corporation official said.

According to a Corporation statement, only four students secured full marks in various subjects as against 69 students in the previous year. Seven students have scored more than 550 marks out of 600 while 58 students scored more than 500 marks. As many as 168 students scored more than 450 marks.