The Science group achieved a 73.12 per cent pass rate, while Humanities recorded 42.17 per cent across the nine general education boards.
The Science group recorded the highest pass rate in this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations, while Humanities had the lowest. According to an analysis of the results published on Saturday, October 31, the pass rate was 73.12 per cent in Science and 42.17 per cent in Humanities.
The Business Studies group recorded a pass rate of 50.77 per cent. Overall, the nine general education boards reported a pass rate of 51.62 per cent.
More than 256,000 Humanities students pass
A total of 607,735 students from the Humanities group took this year’s HSC examinations. Of them, 256,311 passed, according to the results analysis.
The figures show a difference between male and female candidates. Among 258,932 male students, 90,664 passed. Meanwhile, 165,647 of the 348,803 female candidates passed.
These figures show that female candidates accounted for a larger share of successful students in the Humanities group.
Science leads among three groups
The Science group achieved a 73.12 per cent pass rate, placing it ahead of Humanities and Business Studies. Business Studies recorded a pass rate of 50.77 per cent, while Humanities had the lowest rate at 42.17 per cent.
The gap between Science and Humanities was 30.95 percentage points. This highlights a clear difference in examination results among the three academic groups.
Madrasah Board records 61.07 per cent pass rate
Outside the nine general education boards, the Madrasah Education Board recorded an overall pass rate of 61.07 per cent.
Across the nine general education boards, however, the combined pass rate stood at 51.62 per cent. This means that slightly more than half of the candidates passed this year’s examinations.
The group-wise results provide a breakdown of student performance across different academic streams. The published figures also offer an overview of the differences in pass rates among male and female candidates in Humanities.
The results analysis published on October 31 provides the latest available breakdown of pass rates across the three groups and the general education boards.
