Though the State was not home to all-India toppers in the Indian School Certificate Class XII results, which were declared on Saturday, the southern region once again topped the country with a pass percentage of 98.32 per cent.
With 50.45 per cent, the region also recorded the highest percentage of girls appearing for the examination.
Aashika Treesa Saju of Sishya School in Chennai stood first in Tamil Nadu with 98 per cent, said Gerry Arathoon, Chief Executive and Secretary, Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE).
However, students and schools spent some anxious moments before they could access the results, which were declared at 3 p.m. While one school could access the result only past 5.00 p.m., another parent could access the results only around 7 p.m. on the Council’s website.
A representative from a school said students were checking their results individually, and the school would check the consolidated results only on Monday because of the snag. Students had the option of accessing their results through the website or through an SMS, and schools had separate logins. This year, students were also given unique identification numbers.
According to the CISCE, 556 candidates from 23 schools appeared for the examination in the State. Tamil Nadu’s pass percentage stood at 99.46 per cent. This is a marginal increase from last year’s 98.19 per cent. While girls secured a pass percentage of 99.64 per cent, 99.28 per cent boys passed the examination.
For Aashika, the rank came as a surprise. “I knew I had done well, but was not expecting to be a State topper,” said the student, who plans to major in Computer Science.
Chettinad Hari Shree Vidyalayam had sent their first batch of students for the ISC examinations this year.
“We are very happy with the results. Our three students, two from the science group and one from commerce, scored 89 per cent, 87 per cent and 90 per cent respectively,” said Shobana Balaji, academic coordinator at the school.
