CHENNAI: Out of the 5,179 students from Chennai corporation schools who appeared for the Class 12 board examination this year, as many as 4,778 passed, registering a pass percentage of 92.26%, an increase of 4.14% compared to last year.

Girls outperformed boys with a pass percentage of 94.11% against 89.85%. However, compared to last year, boys showed greater improvement, with their pass percentage increasing by 6.15%, while girls recorded an increase of only 2.65%.

Among districts, Chennai has been ranked 29, securing 90.60 pass percentage in the list of government schools, including city corporation schools’ performance.

A senior corporation official from the education department told TNIE, “This year, corporation schools have performed extremely well in terms of pass percentage and the number of students who scored centum in various subjects.

Two schools even secured a 100% pass percentage. All schools recorded pass percentages of above 78%, with Chennai Higher Secondary School in Korattur registering the lowest at 78%. We will coordinate with the school to understand the reasons behind the lower percentage and work towards improving it next year.”

The official attributed the increase to special training sessions provided to all students with greater focus for slow and average learners. “We will also continue to guide these students until they pursue higher education,” the official said.

A total of 411 students across the 35 corporation higher secondary schools who either failed or remained absent for the exams will be called for supplementary coaching classes immediately, as the supplementary examinations are expected to be conducted within the next 1.5 months.

A few headmasters of corporation schools said as there was no public examination for Class 11 this year, it helped them focus more on Class 10 and 12 students, resulting in increased pass percentage.

Nearly, 173 students including 154 girls secured a centum in various subjects. Last year, only 54 students scored a centum. The highest number of centum was recorded in Food Service Management, A total of 43 students scored between 551 and 600 marks, while 241 scored between 501 and 550 marks.

This story is reported by Praveena S A