Villupuram district registers 74.11 per cent results

VILLUPURAM: Villupuram district has secured impressive pass percentage in Secondary School Leaving Certificate examinations held during March-April.

Of the total 39,022 candidates who appeared for the examinations, 28,921 got through, thus attaining a pass percentage of 74.11. This is 6.12 per cent higher than that of 67.99 per cent secured last year.

In Anglo-Indian stream, R. Nivetha of Sacred Heart’s Higher Secondary School, Villupuram, has secured 484 marks out of 500 to emerge as the State second-rank holder.

In all 58 schools, including 23 under the State Board and 35 in the matriculation stream, secured cent per cent results. Of them, 10 are government schools, double the figure of what was obtained the previous year, according to P.A. Naresh, Chief Educational Officer.

Mr. Naresh told The Hindu that two schools situated on Kalvarayan Hills too achieved the distinction of having secured all-pass. Government schools that obtained full pass percentage are located at Eraiyur (near Thiruvakkarai), Nedi Mozhiyanur, Kongarapattu, Vanur, Kunnam, Athiyur Thirukkai, Pithanthurai, Vellimalai and Adi Dravidar Welfare Department-run school (both on the Kalvarayan Hills) and another ADW Department-run school at Vikkiravandi.

A total number of 248 candidates secured centum in various subjects, including 207 in mathematics, 40 in science and one in English.
District toppers in State Board

The district toppers in the State Board schools are as follows:

First rank is being shared by two candidates - V.L. Suganthi of Government Girls’ High School at Thirukkoilur (491 out of 500 marks), and, V.Sushmitha of the Sakthi High School at Kaniyamur (491).

Second rank is being shared by two, including G.N.P. Kiran Diwakar of St Annes’ Higher Secondary School at Tindivanam (489), and, A. Ashok Raj of Sakthi High School at Kaniyamur (489).

Third rank is being shared by three – P. Swastika of St.Philomena’s Hr.Sec.School at Tindivanam (488), R. Aruna of Mt.Park HSS and Thiagadurgam (488) and J. Jayamohan of Vivekananda HSS at Erwaipattinam (488).
Matriculation stream

In the matriculation stream, of 2,774 candidates who sat for the examinations, 2,665 passed.

The toppers are: P. Sivanandini of A.K.T.Mat.HSS at Kallakurichi (485), S. Hasmitha of St.Joseph of Cluny Mat.HSS at Tindivanam (483), and, N. Hemalatha of E.S.Mat.HSS at Villupuram (482) and S.Baktha Kolagalan of Gnananda Mat.HSS at Thirukkoilur (482).

In the Anglo-Indian stream, of 204 candidates who appeared for the examinations, 201 passed, and all three top rankers are from Sacred Heart’s HSS at Villupuram such as R.Nivetha (484), P.Pradip Kumar (476) and P.Sageetha (475).

In the oriental stream, out of 119 candidates who took the examination, 104 were successful. Rank-holders are all from Kamakoti Oriental High School at Villupuram. They are J. Tamilselvi (460), S. Ananthi (451) and K. Mukesh (417).