Barishal:The pass rate for this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations under the Barishal Education Board has been recorded at 44.84 percent, with 950 students achieving a GPA-5.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Professor Sharif Morshed Reza, the Controller of Examinations for the Barishal Education Board, announced the results at 1100 a.m. this morning.
A total of 57,912 students from 350 colleges across six districts in the Barishal division participated in the examinations. Out of these, 25,970 students passed, including 9,465 male and 16,505 female students, resulting in a 44.84 percent pass rate.
The current pass rate shows a decline of 17.73 percent from the previous year's result of 62.57 percent. Additionally, the number of students securing a GPA-5 has decreased from 1,674 last year to 950 this year, indicating a downward trend in both the pass rate and GPA-5 scores.