The High School Certificate (HSC) Examination results of the schools under the SC and ST Development (SSD) department have been very impressing this year.
While 68.77 per cent students passed in first division, only 31.23 per cent passed in third division. The total number of students who cleared the examination is 17,396.
Out of the 318 schools, 67 have achieved 100 per cent results, including 17 schools in Sundargarh district and 10 in Mayurbhanj. All the students of Sarat High School of Mayurbhanj and Suakati of Keonjhar district passed in first division.
The overall pass percentage of the schools in the State is 87.01 against the State average of 75.99 per cent. While schools under central zone have achieved 94.43 per cent pass results, southern zone schools achieved 86.79 per cent and northern zone schools have achieved 91.53 per cent. Koraput zone schools have achieved 77.68 per cent pass results.