Sylhet Board tops with 85.39% pass rate among nine general boards

Sylhet Board has secured the top position among nine general educational boards with an 85.39 per cent pass rate in the HSC examinations held in 2024, which was in the 7th position in the last year.

A total of 83,165 students, including 33,811 male and 49,354 female, appeared in the examinations while 71,012 students have been successful in the HSC exams under the Sylhet Board.

Besides, the Barishal Board secured the second position this year with an 81.85 per cent pass rate, which secured the top position last year, while the Rajshahi Board secured the third position with an 81.24 per cent pass rate.

The pass rate of Dhaka Board is 79.21 per cent while it is 77.56 per cent in Dinajpur, 71.15 per cent in Cumilla, 70.32 per cent in Chattogram, 64.29 per cent in Jashore and 63.22 per cent in Mymensingh.

Madrasah Board and Technical Board secured the first and second positions among all the education boards with pass rates of 93.40 per cent and 88.09 per cent respectively.

On average, 77.78 per cent of the examinees passed the HSC and equivalent examinations held under 11 education boards of the country with 1,45,911 candidates getting a GPA-5 (maximum grade point average) while the pass rate of the HSC exams in nine general boards is 75.56 per cent.

Out of 13, 31,058 examinees who appeared in the examinations, 10,35,309 students have been successful in the HSC and equivalent examinations.