*The results saw girls outshining boys with an overall passing percentage of 96.92 %
*Pernem taluka had the highest pass percentage of 98.8%. Mormugao had the lowest pass percentage of 95.1%.
Goemkarponn Desk
PORVORIM: This year, 96.64 per cent students cleared the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination conducted by the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHSE).
In 2022, 92.75 per cent students had cleared Board exams, while in 2021, it was 99.75 per cent.
As an annual trend, the results saw girls outshining boys with an overall passing percentage of 96.92 per cent.
On the other hand, 10,071 boys cleared the assessment at a passing percentage of 96.37 per cent.
The highest number of students 4,187 appeared from Salcete and pass percentage registered was 96.6%. 197 students cleared the Goa Board Class X exam with the help of sports merit marks
Pernem taluka had the highest pass percentage of 98.8%. Mormugao had the lowest pass percentage of 95.1%.
Most students 9,708 scored between 60-80% at the Goa Board Class X exam. Four special schools, Sanjay Centre for Special Education, St Xavier’s Academy and the two Lokvishwas Pratishthan schools registered cent percent pass percentage
In a circular issued to all Higher Secondary Schools, the Goa Board has asked them to admit all unsuccessful candidates, who failed in a maximum of two subjects in the April 2023 SSC Board examination, to be admitted to Class XI and be given remedial teaching to bridge learning gaps.
The move was introduced during the last academic year considering the partial online classes and delay in commencement of the academic year 2021-22 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Board has decided to extend the facility to the unsuccessful Class X students even this year.
In a circular, the heads of all the higher secondary schools are directed to take appropriate action in coordination with the heads of the school.
(GBSHSE) has permitted the students of Class X and XII, who remained absent for the first-term examination held in November last year, to appear for the second-term exam as a “one-time measure”.
