Kozhikode district records 99.67% pass in SSLC exams

Kozhikode district recorded a pass percentage of 99.67 in the SSLC examinations for the academic year 2024-25, the results of which were announced on Friday. Of the 43,841 students who appeared for the examinations held from March 3 to 26, as many as 43,697 students became eligible for higher studies, with 7,410 students (2,439 boys and 4,971 girls) securing A+ grade in all subjects.

The results were announced by Education Minister V. Sivankutty at 3 p.m. in Thiruvananthapuram.

Kozhikode district has slipped to the fifth position among districts with the highest pass percentage, with Kannur (99.87% pass) leading the list, followed by Kottayam (99.81%), Ernakulam (99.76%) and Alappuzha (99.7%). The district was in the fourth place last year.

As many as 149 schools in the district, including government, aided and unaided ones, secured 100% pass rate. Of them, 51 are government schools, 70 are aided and 28 are unaided schools. Government Higher Secondary School, Naduvannur, topped the list with the maximum number of students appearing for the exam (553).