Trichy climbs to fourth, tops state in govt schools with 100% pass rate

Trichy: Trichy district climbed to the fourth position in the state in the Class 10 board examination results with an overall pass percentage of 97.31%, marking an increase of 0.7 percentage points from last year. The district had secured the fifth rank in the state in the previous academic year.As many as 33,494 students - 16,943 boys and 16,551 girls - from 446 schools in the district appeared for the examinations. Of them, 32,594 students - 16,265 boys and 16,329 girls - cleared the examinations.Trichy also emerged as the top district in the state in terms of the number of govt schools recording cent per cent results. Out of 224 govt schools in the district, 119 schools achieved a 100% pass rate. Overall, 247 schools in the district secured cent per cent results, earning the district the second position in the state in this category.In govt schools alone, the pass percentage rose by 1.56 percentage points to 96.48%, placing the district fifth in the state among govt schools. Of the 13,167 students who appeared from govt schools, 12,703 passed the examinations.Nine students from private schools in the district scored 497 out of 500 marks. Among govt school students, the highest mark of 494, was secured by a student of Manachanallur girls higher secondary school.Trichy district chief educational officer Krishnapriya said the department had been working with the goal of increasing the district's pass percentage by one percentage point every year."We have achieved a step forward in the Plus Two and Class 10 results. The credit goes to headmasters, teachers, parents and students for their cooperation," she told TOI.Krishnapriya added that while certificates were presented only to teachers of schools securing 100% results last year, this year the administration was planning to honour headmasters as well. A formal announcement would be made by the district collector, she added.