English, math cause downswing in grades V, VIII results

After the debacle in the results of SSC and HSC tests due to strict evaluation, pass rates in exams of grades V and VIII have also dropped sharply this year, reports bdnews24.com.

The fifth graders' scores in mathematics, English and Arabic papers dropped from last year while English, mathematics and science papers dealt a blow to the eighth graders.

Pass rates in Primary Education Completion (PEC) and Ebtedayee exams for the fifth graders this year are 95.18 per cent and 92.94 per cent respectively, according to the results published on Saturday.

Last year, the pass rates in PEC and Ebtedayee exams were 98.51 per cent and 95.85 per cent respectively, which means PEC pass rate dropped this year by 3.33 per centage points and Ebtedayee 2.91 per centage points.

The number of GPA-5 scorers has also dropped to 267,632 from 287,846.

In Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate or JDC exams for the eighth graders, the pass rate has fallen to 83.65 per cent from last year's 93.03 per cent.

The number of eighth-grade GPA-5 scorers also dropped to 191,628 from 247,558.

The success rate in the JSC and JDC tests has dropped by 9.41 per centage points, and the number of GPA-5 scorers decreased by 55,960.

The results of both fifth and eighth graders were worse than last year's in other indicators as well.