Online Report
The pass rate for the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations has dropped sharply to 58.83 per cent, the lowest in the past decade.
Of those who passed the public examinations that mark the end of 12th grade and the start of university, 69,097 – or 9.5 per cent – scored a GPA-5, according to a bdnews24.com report.
In 2024, 77.78 per cent of students passed the HSC exams and 145,911 received a GPA-5.
This means the pass rate fell 18.95 per cent year-on-year, while the number of GPA-5 recipients fell by 76,814.
The chairmen of the education boards announced the results of the public exams from their personal offices at 10:00 am on Thursday. As usual, the results are available to students on the board websites and via mobile SMS.