At 91.59%, Delhi’s government schools have performed better as compared to the nationwide pass percentage of 87.33% in the CBSE Class XII results announced Friday.
Congratulating students, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said in a tweet: “… children studying in Delhi government schools and team education have made everyone acknowledge the mettle of Delhi education model this year also through their excellent performance. Many congratulations to all the children and Delhi’s team education.”
Education Minister Atishi too congratulated the students, parents, and teachers and said: “Once again, Delhi government schools have proven they are the best in the country… This outstanding result… is a testament to the hard work of our teachers and students. It is a moment of pride that our schools have performed exceptionally well nationwide. Not only that, our schools have surpassed private schools and delivered a better performance than them as well.”
Overall, at 92.22% Delhi also performed better as compared to the national pass percentage.
In terms of region-wise performance, Delhi West came fourth with 93.24% after Trivandrum (99.91%), Bengaluru (98.64%) and Chennai (97.40%). Delhi East came sixth with a pass percentage of 91.50.
Last year, Delhi recorded a pass percentage 96.29 when the board exam was bifurcated owing to Covid. In 2021, when board exams could not be held due to the pandemic, the pass percentage touched a record high of 99.84 as students were assessed based on their scores in previous exams, practical exams, and internal assessments. This year’s results have dipped by about 4.07 percentage points from last year. In 2020, Delhi’s overall pass percentage was 94.39% while it was 91.87 in 2019.
Teachers and principals The Indian Express spoke to attributed the dip in pass percentage to learning gaps due to Covid and CBSE’s relaxations during the lockdown. They also said students who took the exam this year had no prior experience of giving a public examination.
Alka Kapur, principal of Modern Public School, told The Indian Express, “One of the major reasons for the dip is time management while writing the exam. With lack of practice and CUET affecting the psyche, students think the boards are not very important… they do not understand that the exam is not just about getting marks or whether you qualify based on these marks to a university.”
As per the government’s statement, 118 Delhi government schools recorded a pass percentage of 100 while 647 saw a pass percentage above 90. It said, “This year, 2.27 lakh students from Delhi government schools had appeared for Class 12 board exams, compared to 1.64 lakh students from these schools in the previous year, and 1.29 lakh students in 2018-19…”
Out of 3.75 lakh registered candidates in Delhi, 1.53 lakh appeared for the exam and 1.43 lakh passed. While the pass percentage of girls stood at 93.99, it was 90.52% for boys. In government schools, the pass percentage among girls was 93.22 while among boys, it was 89.76%.
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First published on: 13-05-2023 at 05:00 IST
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