71.5% pass matriculation exams

The data shows that girls performed better than boys.

LAHORE: The Lahore Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) announced on Monday that 71.5% of candidates passed the annual matriculation examination. According to the results, 227,221 students appeared in the examination out of which 163,026 were successful. At least 82.34% of the regular candidates passed the exam while only 53.47% of private candidates were able to pass the exam. The data also showed that girls performed better than boys. Around 78.75% of girls passed the exam while only 64.54% of boys passed the exam. In the science group, 154,526 candidates appeared for the exam and 124,365 passed, with the pass percentage at 80.48%. In the humanities group, out of the 72,695 that appeared, 38,661 passed with a pass percentage of 53.18%. Speaking at the announcement ceremony, Punjab Higher Education Minister Raja Yassir Humayun Sarfraz said that the provincial government is introducing a relative grading system while compiling results. By enforcing relative grading, students will focus more on gaining knowledge as opposed to gaining marks, he said.  

Published in The Express Tribune, July 16^th, 2019.