HSC pass rate 77.78pc, GPA-5s up

The pass rate for the Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent exams, halted partway through due to the mass uprising that toppled the Awami League government, stands at 77.78 per cent.
Of the examinees, 145,911 - or approximately 14 per cent - received a GPA-5.
In 2023, the pass rate was 78.64 per cent and 92,595 of the examinees received a score of GPA-5. This means the pass rate dipped slightly by 0.86 per cent, but the number of GPA-5 recipients jumped by 53,316.
The chairmen of the education boards announced the results at 11am on Tuesday from their own offices. Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee President Tapan Kumar Sarker announced a summary of the results for the Dhaka Education Board, report agencies.
Last year saw the first time the exams were held on an unabbreviated syllabus since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. This year, exams were held on seven subjects before the schedule was derailed by the unrest amid the mass uprising.
Under the Awami League government, the SSC and HSC results were held amid pomp and circumstance as the heads of the education boards presented the results to the prime minister at a major event.
It was only after the event that the results were released to examinees. The education minister would then highlight aspects of the exam results at a press conference.
This year, there was no such ceremony. Instead, the education boards released the summaries of the results to media outlets.
KEY STATISTICS
* A total of 1,331,058 students transitioning from Class XII to university sat for the public exams
* Of them, 1,035,309 have passed, for a pass rate of 77.78 per cent
* The pass rate for the nine general education boards was 75.56 per cent, while 131,376 received a GPA-5
* The pass rate for the Madrasa board was 93.40 per cent, with 9,613 securing a GPA-5
* The pass rate for the Technical Education Board was 88.09 per cent, with 5,922 getting a GPA-5
* Male students achieved a pass rate of 75.61 per cent, while female students achieved a pass rate of 79.95 per cent
* 64,987 male students received a GPA-5, while 80,933 female students received a GPA-5
* Of the nine general education boards, the Sylhet Education Board had the highest pass rate at 85.39 per cent, while the lowest was Mymensingh with 63.22 per cent
HOW STUDENTS CAN CHECK THEIR SCORES
As every year, students will be able to access their scores at educational institutions and online.
The Dhaka Education Board said students will be able to access their results online at www.dhakaeducationboard.gov.bd and www.educationboardresults.gov.bd.
On these websites, students need to navigate to the 'result corner,' select their educational institution, and enter their details.
Additionally, results can be obtained via SMS. To do so, students should send an SMS in the following format: HSC<space>the first three letters of the education board<space>roll number<space>2024 to 16222, and they will receive their results in a reply.
EXAMS HELD ON 7 SUBJECTS
The HSC and equivalent exams for 10 education boards started on Jun 30. However, the Sylhet Education Board's exams were delayed to Jul 9 due to flooding in the region.
After seven tests were held, schools, colleges and universities were shut indefinitely on Jul 16 amid the spread of violence surrounding the quota reform movement. Initially, the HSC and equivalent exam on Jul 18 was postponed. As the unrest worsened, the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee delayed all higher secondary exams until Aug 1.
The exams were tentatively set to resume on Aug 4, depending on the political situation. However, they were postponed again due to continued instability.
A subsequent outbreak of violence following the overthrow of the Awami League government led to further delays, with some exam centres being damaged and question papers destroyed.
The postponed exams were then pushed back to Sept 11, with a new schedule released by the authorities.
However, many students, uninterested in taking the exams, participated in protests demanding they be scrapped. Ultimately, the interim government decided to postpone the exams by two weeks, with an abridged question paper.
On Aug 20, over 500 candidates stormed the Secretariat and threatened to boycott the exams if they were not cancelled.
That same day, the government acquiesced to their demands and announced that the remaining exams would not be held.