Delhi Government-run schools have outperformed private schools in overall pass percentage in this year’s Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class XII examination, results of which were declared on Sunday.
This is the second year in a row that Government schools have performed better than private ones. last year, the gap between Government and private schools’ pass percentage was 2 per cent. This year that gap has gone up to 9 per cent, with Government schools at 88.27 per cent and private schools at 79.27 percent.
Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia congratulated all children, teachers and principals of the Government schools for the outstanding performance. He said, “Children studying in Government and private schools, are both ours. But it is a moment of pride that children studying in Delhi’s Government schools are performing so much better than private schools. This remarkable result has been achieved despite the fact that this year we had prevented cheating in a big way.”
The Delhi Government had deputed SDMs and other district officials to keep a close watch on examination centres and ensure that
cheating doesn’t take place. Apart from this, the Government has been introducing several interventions to improve learning outcomes.
Despite the focus in schools on such interventions, the motivation and drive of schools that led them to support Class 12 students has resulted in this incredible result, the Deputy CM said.
The Delhi Government’s premier Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalayas (RPVVs) have outperformed the Central Government’s Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs). RPVVs pass percentage is 99.7 per cent and that of KVs is 94.6 per cent.
As many as 33 students have scored a perfect 100 score in one or more subjects. The number of schools which have a pass percentage of more than 90 per cent has gone up from 547 to 554 this year.
Among the students of Delhi Government schools, Vikas Upadhyay of (RPVV) Yamuna Vihar scored 97 percent in Science stream, Garvit Garg of ROVV Shalimar Bagh scored 96.2 percent in Commerce stream while Jyoti of Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya (SKV) Nagloi secured 94.8 percent in Humanities and Harshita of SKV Dhansa got 93 percent in Vocational Studies.
The performance of RPVV Surajmal Vihar stood apart, among Delhi Government schools. RPVV Surajmal Vihar has scored 100 percent results in class 12th results declared by the CBSE.
According to the school administration 129 students had appeared for the examination and all of them passed with flying colours.
Among the achievers of RPVV Surajmal Vihar, Anurag Gupta scored 96 per cent in Science stream as he secured 480 out of 500 marks. Prashant Pujari came a close second with 95.4 percent.
Priyashi Kumari scored 470 out of 500 in the Commerce Stream while 21 students secured more than 90 percent marks.
Aniket Kumar the son of a daily labourer topped the school in Humanities by scoring 459 out of 500. Aniket who overcame odds secured 91.8 per cent marks in his stream.