Following the declaration of the CBSE Board exam results of Class 10th and 12th, the Delhi Government on Friday said that Government schools recorded the pass percentage of 96.29 per cent, which is 3.58 per cent higher than the rest of India.
According to a senior official, Delhi Government schools recorded the pass percentage of 96.29 per cent for Class 12, which is higher than overall pass percentage of the country that is at 92.71 per cent.
“However, Class 10, Government Schools have recorded the pass percentage of 81.27 per cent this year. Overall pass percentage for India is 94.40 per cent which is lower than that of last year. Last year’s pass percentage for Class 10 was 99.04 per cent,” he said.
“This year Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalayas (RPVVs) run by the DoE recorded a pass percentage of 99.80 per cent and the School of Excellences (SoEs) recorded the pass percentage of 99.69 per cent for Class 12th. For Class 10th, RPVVs recorded the pass percentage of 99.72 per cent and SoEs recorded the pass percentage of 100 per cent,” he said
Speaking about the performance of students, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that this year, for Class 12- 160 Delhi Government schools have recorded 100 per cent pass percentage and 876 schools have recorded more than 90 per cent. “This year there has also been an improvement in the results of private schools in Delhi, where the passing percentage of private schools across India has been 93.38 per cent, while the passing percentage of private schools in Delhi has been recorded at 97.65 per cent. Prior to Covid, the pass percentage of private schools in 2018-19 was 93 per cent, which has seen an increase of 4.65 per cent this year,” Sisodia said.
He said, “The Covid-induced school closure had a serious impact on studies and wellbeing of children.”