87.04pc pass SSC, equivalent exams
Staff Correspondent
The results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations have been published with 87.04% success rate, which is 4.3% lower than that of last year.
As many as 1,11,901 students secured the highest Grade Point Average (GPA-5) this year against the last years 1,42,276.
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid alongwith the respective board chairmen handed over the results to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina around 10am.
Results will be available in--www.educationboardresults.gov.bd website.
Total 82.77% passed the exams under Chittagong board, 84.22% in Comilla, 96.34 in Rajshahi, 84.37% in Barisal, 81.82% in Sylhet, and 85.50% in Dinajpur.
Students of the SSC (vocational) also did well this year with 83.01% pass while 90.20% passed in Madrasah Education Board.
The number of schools with hundred percent pass stood at 5,095.
The minister will formally announce the results through a press briefing at the secretariat at 1:00pm.
The results will be published at 2:00pm.
