The girls have outperformed boys again in both the HSLC and HSSLC examinations 2017, the results of which were declared by the Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) on Monday. A total of 37918 candidates appeared the HSLC and HSSLC examinations, which was held from February 14, 2017 to March 6, 2017.
Out of 22446 candidates who appeared the HSLC examinations 2017, the girls have done better with 8178 girls qualifying and 7576 boys qualifying the examinations. A total of 15754 candidates qualified the examination with a qualified percentage of 70.19 %. The last time the pass percentage crossed 70% or above was in the year 2009.
In the Top 20 list, there were 45 candidates out of which 32 were girls and 13 were boys. Informing this to media persons at her chamber Monday afternoon, NBSE chairman, Asano Sekhose, said that 72 schools have secured 100% qualified percentage out of which 66 were private schools and six were schools.
NBSE chairman expressed regret that 32 schools have nil results out of which 30 were government schools and two private schools. She also informed that since 2012, this year’s performance was the best for government schools with a qualified percentage of 42.60. In terms of district wise performance for government schools, NBSE chairman said Kohima district again topped the table with a percentage of 57% followed by Mokokchung district at 51%. Longleng district is at the bottom with 7%.
In respect of private schools, Kohima and Phek districts were at the top with a percentage of 86% followed by Mokokchung at 85%. The number of candidates, who secured 80% and above in aggregate, was 944, up by 30 from 2016. Out of 944, 13 candidates were from government schools.
In the HSSLC examinations 2017 also the girls have done better than boys. This year again, the girls pass percentage stand at 82.21% and the boys at 74.58%.
Eleven institutions under Arts stream, four institutions under Science stream and four institutions under Commerce stream secured 100% pass result. One private institution of commerce stream got zero/nil result. Expressing contentment with the results, NBSE chairman said comparatively the performance of the students was consistent. However, she said there was still room for improvement.
NBSE chairman informed that the board would conduct the compartmental exam during the early part of June, adding that the routine would be notified soon.
On the schools having nil percentage, she said the school cannot be blamed entirely since there were many factors despite recruiting qualified teachers.
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