Jashore: The average pass rate in this year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations under the Jashore Education Board (JEB) stood at 66.27 percent, with 11,478 students securing GPA-5. Both the pass rate and the number of GPA-5 achievers have declined compared to last year. Furthermore, there has been an increase in the number of educational institutions with no successful candidates.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Jashore Education Board Secretary Prof Abdul Matin explained that the answer scripts had been evaluated properly, and the board had moved away from unhealthy competition. "The pass rate declined mainly due to students' weaknesses in English and mathematics. However, the overall result is satisfactory," he stated. Prof Matin also mentioned that investigation committees would be formed against institutions where no student passed, and departmental action would be taken based on the findings.
A total of 132,940 students appeared in the SSC examinations under the board this year, of whom 88,097 passed. Meanwhile, 11 educational institutions recorded zero passes this year, compared to only two such institutions last year. On a positive note, all students passed from 36 educational institutions under the Jashore Education Board this year.