TN govt honours 3,124 principals, students for stellar board exam performance

CHENNAI: The State School Education department honoured 3,124 government and aided school students and principals for their outstanding performance in the class 10 and 12 board exams conducted in the academic year 2024-25.

At the Sunday event in Tiruchy, 2,982 higher secondary school principals and 142 students who secured a centum in the Tamil language paper in AY were felicitated by the Minister of Municipal Administration KN Nehru and Minister of School Education Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi.

A total of 7.92 lakh students appeared for the class 12 board exam held in March 2025, of which 7.53 lakh students passed from 7,513 schools. The pass percentage recorded was 95.03 per cent.

Out of the overall schools, over 5.07 lakh students cleared the exams from 4,381 government and aided schools in the state, recording 93.28 per cent.

In class 12 board exams, 687 state-run schools recorded a full pass percentage, while 26,887 students recorded centums in at least one subject and 134 centums in Tamil language alone.

Subsequently, in class 10 board exam, out of 8.71 lakh students who appeared for the exam from 12,485 schools, 8.17 lakh students passed. The pass percentage was 93.80 per cent.

Out of 6.15 lakh students who appeared for the exam from 8,055 government and aided schools, more than 5.66 lakh students passed, with a pass percentage of 92.06 per cent. About 2,295 state-run schools achieved a full pass percentage in the class 10 exams.

Out of the 23,444 students who scored centum at least in one subject, eight students scored centum in Tamil language. Eight students secured centum in the class 10, and 134 students in the class 12 Tamil language paper in 2024-25 AY. As many as 2,982 government and aided schools secured a full pass per cent. This amounted to 3,124 honours to students and principals.