87.04pc pass SSC, equivalent exams

The results of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations 2015 have been announced with 87.04% success rate, which is 4.3% lower than that of last year.
A total of 12, 82, 618 students, out of the total 1,473,594, came out successful in this year’s SSC and equivalent examinations while 1,11,901, students achieved the grade point average (GPA)-5.
The overall pass rate of the eight general education boards is 86.72% with 90.02% in the Madrasah Board and 83.01% in the Technical Board.
Total 82.77% passed the exams under Chittagong board, 84.22% in Comilla, 96.34 in Rajshahi, 84.37% in Barisal, 81.82% in Sylhet, and 85.50% in Dinajpur.
Students of the SSC (vocational) also did well this year with 83.01% pass while 90.20% passed in Madrasah Education Board.
The number of schools with hundred percent pass stood at 5,095.
Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid formally handed over a copy of the result to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Gana Bhaban in presence of chairmen of all the boards at about 10:10am.
The minister formally announced the results through a press briefing at the secretariat at 1:00pm.
The results was published at 2:00pm.
The SSC and its equivalent examinations were held amid nonstop blockade and hartal porgrammes enforced by the BNP-led 20-Party Alliance.
Not a single written examination could be held on scheduled dates and most of the examinations were held on weekly holidays.
A total of 1,473,594 students took part in the examinations under 10 education boards.
The written exams, scheduled to end on 10 March, but ended on 3 April.
The students can access the results through mobile phones as well.
A student has to type SSC<space>first three letters of education board’s name<space>roll No.<space>2015 and SMS to 16222 to get the result in a reply SMS.
The results will also be available on www.educationboardresults.gov.bd