ICSE schools register 100% results

PANAJI: It is truly a time to celebrate for the four schools affiliated to the council for the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), New Delhi. All four schools ��� Sharada Mandir, Miramar, Mater Dei Institute, Saligao, Vidya Vikas Academy, Margao and Manovikas English Medium School, Margao ��� have registered cent per cent results at the standard tenth ICSE exams.
A total of 213 students answered the examination from Goa.Of this, as many as 128 secured distinctions, 70 got first classes and all the remaining 19 students were able to obtain second classes. This means none of the students scored below 45 per cent. Also, nine students from Goa have secured over 90 per cent marks said the principals of the four schools. This is not all.
The topper in the ICSE exams in Goa, Shefalee Pai Vernekar of Vidya Vikas Academy, has scored as high a percentage as 95.57. A clearly elated Allen Rodrigues, principal of Vidya Vikas Academy, said, "We are extremely happy not only with Shefalee���s performance, but with the scores of all the ICSE students in Goa for achieving the cent per cent results."
Explaining the reason for this brilliant performance of the students, Rodrigues said, "It is a three way effort on the part of the students, their parents and the teachers. But we, the ICSE schools, are very focused when it comes to the child���s performance."
He further added, "Our school for instance takes students who have a score of 45 per cent at the primary level and the same students score as much as 70 per cent in the tenth standard exams. Also, all the four ICSE schools work in co-ordination with one another to achieve good results."
Tereza Almeida, principal, Sharada Mandir, said, "The ICSE topper in India has scored 98 per cent and the topper in Goa has secured around 96 per cent. This means that Goa is not far behind. The performance of Goan students at the ICSE examination has been commendable all along. And they have proved their brilliance again."