Lowest pass rate in Chattogram board in 15 years

The pass rate in the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations under the Chattogram Education Board has dropped to 52.07 percent this year, marking the lowest pass rate in the board in the last 15 years. A total of 2,929 students achieved GPA-5 this year. Last year, the pass rate in this board was 52.57 percent, and both the pass rate and the number of GPA-5 achievers have decreased within a span of one year.

The results were officially announced on Saturday at 11 am at the Chattogram Education Board auditorium by the board's controller of examinations, Professor Parvez Sajzad Chowdhury, in the presence of board secretary Mohammad Zahirul Haque. A total of 99,878 students from Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Rangamati, Bandarban, and Khagrachari districts participated in the exams, of whom 50,166 passed. Female students outperformed male students, with a pass rate of 53.49 percent for girls compared to 47.62 percent for boys.

Among the districts, Chattogram city recorded the highest pass rate at 66.20 percent, while Khagrachari recorded the lowest at 29.85 percent. Students from 283 colleges participated under the board, and in terms of departmental results, science secured the highest pass rate of 74.42 percent, followed by 54.14 percent in business studies, and 38.31 percent in humanities. A review of the board's results over the last 15 years since the introduction of the creative method in 2012 shows a continuous decline leading to this lowest rate.

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