No Student Passed at 293 Institutions in HSC, 139 Institutions Record 100 Percent Pass

In this year's HSC and equivalent examinations, the number of institutions where not a single student passed is 293. Last year there were 202 such institutions. That means the number of institutions with no passing student has risen by 91 compared with last year. On the other hand, 139 educational institutions recorded a 100 percent pass rate.

The information was given at a press conference held on Saturday (31 October) in the meeting room of the Ministry of Education at the Secretariat. Education Minister Dr A N M Ehsanul Haque Milan inaugurated the results publication programme.

Also present at the press conference were Education Adviser Mahdi Amin, Senior Secretary of the Secondary and Higher Education Division Abdul Khalek, Secretary of the Technical and Madrasah Division Md Daud Mia, and the chairmen and senior officials of the education boards.

The pass rate in this year's HSC and equivalent examinations across the country is 52.12 percent. Last year the rate was 58.83 percent, meaning the pass rate has fallen by 6.71 percentage points compared with last year.

This year, 40,084 students obtained GPA-5. Among the GPA-5 achievers, 19,721 are girls and 20,363 are boys. That means boys obtained 642 more GPA-5s this year. Last year, 69,097 students obtained GPA-5, of whom 37,044 were girls and 32,053 were boys.

Both the pass rate and the number of GPA-5 achievers have fallen for the second consecutive year. In 2024 the pass rate was 77.78 percent and 145,911 students obtained GPA-5. Last year the number of GPA-5 achievers fell to 69,097, and this year it has fallen by about another 29,000.

This year, 1,270,583 students from 9,439 educational institutions under the country's 11 education boards took part in the HSC and equivalent examinations. There were 2,697 examination centres across the country for them.

This year's HSC and equivalent examinations began on 2 July and ended on 8 August. The practical examinations were supposed to be completed by 15 August. However, several written examinations of the Chattogram Education Board could not be held on schedule because of a natural disaster. The postponed examinations were held later, so that board's written examinations finished on 9 September.

Candidates can learn their results from the education board websites and their own institutions, and results can also be obtained by SMS on mobile phones. Applications for re-scrutiny of answer scripts can be made online from 1 to 7 November.