CHENNAI: Chennai Students from Greater Chennai Corporation’s (GCC) higher secondary schools recorded an overall pass percentage of 92.26% in the Class 12 public examinations held in March 2026, an increase of 4.14 percentage points compared to the previous academic year.
According to the results, a total of 5179 students from 35 corporation higher secondary schools appeared for the examinations. Of them, 4,778 students cleared the exams. Girls outperformed boys once again, registering a pass percentage of 94.11%, while boys recorded 89.85%.
Among the students who appeared, 2,257 were boys and 2,922 were girls. As many as 2,028 boys and 2,750 girls passed the examinations.
Two schools recorded a 100% pass result this year. CGHSS Nungambakkam, an all-girls school, achieved a cent per cent result with all 88 students clearing the exams. CHSS CIT Nagar also secured a 100% pass percentage with all 26 students passing.
The corporation schools produced 173 subject centums this year, of which girls accounted for 154 while boys secured 19. Food Service Management recorded the highest number of centums at 90, all scored by girls. Auditing followed with 47 centums, including 39 by girls and eight by boys.
Computer Science accounted for 10 centums, evenly split between boys and girls, while Computer Applications and Accountancy recorded eight centums each. Students also secured centums in Economics, Business Mathematics, Basic Mechanical Engineering and Textile and Dress Designing.
However, no centum were recorded in core science stream subjects such as Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics, among several other subjects.
In terms of high scorers, 827 students secured above 450 marks. Of them, 543 students scored between 451 and 500 marks, while 241 students secured between 501 and 550 marks. Another 43 students scored between 551 and 600 marks.