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Class 10 Results: Western districts fare better this year
The Class 10 examination results recorded by the western districts of Tamil Nadu have surprised many.
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Erode secured the second place in the district-wise ranking. The district had bagged the second place in Class 12 examinations too. With a pass percentage of 98.38, Erode has climbed up by two spots from its fourth place last year.
In 2016, Erode topped in the district-wise SSLC ranks. Salem district scored 95.08 per cent, which is an increase of 1.01 per cent from last year. The district secured 18th place.
Chief Education Officer (CEO) A Gnanagowri said more efforts will be taken to increase the pass per cent and one among them would be to develop the infrastructure of the schools.
“Schools that fared poorly will be identified and remedial measures will be taken. Also, absenteeism among students will be checked to improve their performance,” she said. Tirupur managed to retain its seventh place by securing 97.18 per cent, an increase of 0.12 per cent from last year.
However, the pass percentage dipped slightly in Coimbatore by 0.56 per cent to 95.86 per cent from last year’s 96.42 per cent.
The schools in Namakkal district, known for churning out toppers year after year, have fared badly this year. The district has slumped by nine slots to 19th place. Last year, Namakkal secured 10th place with an overall pass percentage of 96.54. This year’s pass percentage is 95.08. This huge setback has shocked education department officials, who blamed the government schools for the letdown.
Government schools’ pass percentage has come down to 91.93 per cent from last year’s 94.57 per cent by 2.64 per cent. CEO of Coimbatore P Ayyannan said special coaching classes will be conducted for students with poor marks to improve the overall results. He added that schools which performed poorly were asked to submit an explanation.
Vellore ranks last and Tiruvannamalai comes 22nd
Vellore district came last in the state-wise ranking of SSLC pass percentage with 88.84 per cent and Tiruvannamalai was ranked 22nd with 94.74 per cent on Wednesday. Of the 50, 739 students, including 25,534 girls, who appeared for the exam, 45, 078 students, including 23, 631 girls, passed. Vellore had 88.91 pass percentage last year. Tiruvannamalai, on the other hand, scored 2 per cent higher than last year. Of the 32, 908 students, including 16, 329 girls, who appeared for the exam, 31,177 students passed.
Rise in Corpn schools’ pass percentage
Schools run by the Greater Chennai Corporation registered a pass percentage of 93.36. Seventy corporation schools across Chennai saw 5,908 students — 2,765 boys and 3,143 girls — appear for the Class 10 exams. Out of which 5,516 students passed the examination. The overall pass percentage is up by 0.26% since last year. Girls out-performed boys with an overall pass percentage of 95.89 to boys’ 90.48.
One student has secured a centum in social science. As many as 40 students have scored above 450 and 416 students have scored above 400 marks. Thirty corporation schools have registered 100% pass percentage. This includes corporation schools in Kodungaiyur, Erukanchery, Anjaneya Nagar, Old Washermanpet, Suryanarayanan Street, Appasamy Street, Chintadripet, Koyyathope, Walltax Road, Cooks Road, Thiruvengadasamy Street, Strahans Road, PadavettammanKoil Street, Pulla Avenue, Kilpauk, Mcnichols Road, Thiruvalluvarpuram, Nungambakkam, Thousand Lights, Irusappan Street, Alwarpet, VP Koil Street, Vanniateynampettai, Canal Bank Road, KP road, Rangarajapuram, Kanniappa Nagar, Jaffarkanpet, Koyambedu and Kottur.
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