JOYOUS OCCASION: S. Akshaya, a student of St. Mary's Girls Higher Secondary School, Chengalpattu, and State topper in tenth standard State Board examinations, with her teachers on Thursday. — Photo: A. Muralitharan

CHENNAI: Girls recorded a higher pass percentage than boys in all four streams (SSLC, Matriculation, Anglo Indian and OSLC) of the Class Ten examinations held in March.

Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, Director of Government Examinations Vasanthi Jeevanandam said the overall pass percentage in the SSLC stream, in which nearly 7.73 lakh students appeared (through schools), was 79.5, a 1.9 percentage point increase from last year. Girls recorded a pass percentage of 83 while 76 per cent of the boys passed.

A considerable fall in the number of centums in Mathematics was observed. Only 2,512 candidates scored centums in Mathematics. Last year 13,033 candidates had scored centums. Sixty-six students scored centums in Science and 10 in Social Science.

In the Matriculation stream, 93.1 per cent of the students passed. Girls recorded a pass percentage of 94.8 and boys, 91.4. More than a lakh students appeared for the examinations of whom 1,517 scored centum in Mathematics and 61 in Science.

The pass percentage of students in the Anglo Indian stream was 94.4. Girls recorded a pass percentage of 97.7 and boys, 91.1.

In the OSLC stream, 79.3 per cent of the students passed. Girls recorded a pass percentage of 83.5, and boys, 75.1 per cent.

State toppers in various streams:

SSLC: Rank I - S. Akshaya (490/500), St. Mary's Girls Higher Secondary School, Chengalpattu; Rank II - S. Jazima Sulaiha (489/500), Amali Girls Higher Secondary School Irudayakulam (Tirunelveli), B. Sivakamasundari, Government Girls High School, Peralam (Tiruvarur) and S. Divya Bharathi, Vivekananda Higher Secondary School, Sellaperumalpet, Puducherry;

Rank III - R. Lamshe (488/500), Amala Convent Girls Higher Secondary School, Thuckalay, A. Bala Vidhyaa, Spic Nagar Higher Secondary School, Tuticorin, J. Aarthi, DBTR National Higher Secondary School, Mayiladuthurai, and E. Karthikeyan, St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Manjakuppam, Cuddalore.

Matriculation: Rank I - G. Aarthy (1074/1100), Kalaimagal Kalvi Nilayam Girls Matriculation School, Erode; Rank II - V. Palanisamy (1071/1100), MAM Matriculation School, Madhaiyankuttai, Sankaridurg; Rank III - S. Kopika (1070/1100), Bharath Montes Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Tenkasi.

Anglo Indian: Rank I - S. Subashree (963/1000), St. Joseph's Anglo Indian Girls Higher Secondary School, Tiruchi; Rank II - V. Venkat Rajath (959/1000), Campion Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Tiruchi; Rank III - N. Aruna (958/1000), St. Francis Anglo Indian Girls High School, Coimbatore.

OSLC: S. Sudha (565/600), D. Harini (563/600) and R. Suganya (562/600), Sri Ahobila Math Oriental Higher Secondary School, Chennai.

Marksheets will be available at the schools on June 14. Students who wish to apply for re-totalling could obtain the application forms at the offices of the Directorate of Government Examinations, Chennai, and offices of respective chief education officers, district education, and regional government examination centres between June 4 and June 7.

Application forms

Application forms for the special supplementary examinations will also be available during the same period.

Special supplementary examinations will be held between July 4 and 12 for SSLC students, July 3 and 12 for OSLC students and between July 2 and 12 for Matriculation and Anglo Indian students.

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