GUNTUR: District Collector G. Jayalakshmi on Wednesday released the results of class seven examinations. The pass percentage is an all-time low of 84.5 per cent in the district. This was in comparison with 93 per cent recorded in 2006 and 91 per cent in 2005.

The examinations held in April were marred by leakage of Maths question paper on April 22, forcing the authorities to hold it again.

District Educational Officer Movva Ramalingam said that out of 63, 969 students appeared, 54, 058 students passed. In the regular stream, out of 49, 574 students, 41, 058 students passed with a pass percentage of 82.8 per cent. In the private stream, out of 14, 295 students who have appeared for the examination, 13, 000 students passed out with an impressive pass percentage of 90.3 per cent.

Girls fared better than boys in both regular and private streams. Out of 24, 100 girls who have appeared for the regular stream, 20, 128 passed with a pass percentage of 83.5. Out of 6,087 students appeared in the private stream, 5,559 passed.

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