Girls who emerged first and second in Udhagamandalam Education District aspire to become IAS officers. Four commerce group girls are in the top ranks in the district.
I. Vahedha of Sri Shanthi Vijay Girls Higher Secondary School came first with 1,158 marks.
Hepziba Johnson of St. Thomas Matriculation Higher Secondary School bagged the second rank with 1,157 marks.
Both the girls expressed their desire to become IAS officers. Hepziba shares the second place with J. Princy Sneha, daughter of an autorickshaw driver, of Bethlehem Girls Higher Secondary School who wants to become a charted accountant.
R. Sangeetha of St. Joseph’s All India Girls Higher Secondary School came third with 1,155 marks. She wants to become a banker. Three boys emerged toppers in the district among the government school students.
M. Ragunath of the Thuneri School came first with 1,139, followed by Alvin Benny of Ambalamoola School with 1,132 marks and M. Girish of the Manjoor School with 1,108 marks.
Among the students with French as second language, P. Anjana Alagamani of St. Joseph’s All India Girls Higher Secondary School came first with 1,179 marks.
S. Neha of CSI Gell Memorial Girls Higher Secondary School scored 1,175 marks to come second, while A. Shafna of St. Joseph’s All India Girls Higher Secondary School was third with 1,174 marks.
The overall pass percentage of the district increased by 0.59 compared to the results last year.
Of the total 8,559 students from 72 schools who wrote the Plus Two exams this year, 7,424 passed. In all, 91 centums were scored by students in various subjects.
Collector P. Shankar said that the government higher secondary school at Thuneri registered 100 per cent pass for the fourth year in succession with all 108 students clearing the examination.
The lone tribal higher secondary school at Kunjappanai recorded 86.87 per cent pass – with 13 of the 15 students clearing the exam.
