BISE Mardan: 76% students from govt schools pass exams

The Elementary and Secondary Education Department Peshawar has admitted that one in top 10 students is from government schools. However, it clarifies that 71% did not fail SSC exams as reported by The Express Tribune and published on June 20.

The secretary of the elementary education department said 76.1% students from government schools passed the SSC exams announced by the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Mardan, showing an improvement of 1.44% from 2015 results of the board endorsing the positive steps of provincial government for improvement in primary education.

In arts group, the overall results improvement was 1.81%. More than 88.46% students passed their SSC exams in Government High School Pashtun Garhi against claimed 29.5%.

Only 23.9% students failed as a whole while in arts the rate of failure was 35.09% and not 71%.

The exams and markings are conducted by the government teachers and there is no discrimination between government and private schools. No PTC teacher is involved in markings. Private schools have shown their confidence in the results, the statement read.

The students who gained top three positions of BISE Mardan are from small and street schools and do not belong to any political leader. It is injustice with those talented students who were accused of getting high marks due to political background.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 22^nd, 2016.