173 schools secure 100 pc; Bicholim shines, Mormugao lags; girls outsmart boys again
PORVORIM
An overall 95.35 per cent of students have been declared successful at the SSC board exams, with 17,961 of the 18,837 students passing the exams conducted by the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education in the State in March.
The exam was conducted in 33 examination centres and the assessment was carried out in record time at 8 assessment centres across the State.
The overall performance this year was an improvement as compared to last year (92.38 per cent).
Addressing a news conference in Porvorim, Chairman of Goa Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary, Bhagirath Shetye said the girls outshone the boys yet again this year. While 9,147 of the 9,557 girls passed (95.71 per cent), the pass percentage for the boys was 94.98 per cent with 8,814 of the 9,280 passing their exams.
A total of 173 of the 407 schools achieved cent per cent results, of which 43 are government schools, 123 are aided schools and 7 are unaided schools.
Commenting on the performance at the taluka level, Shetye said Bicholim (29 schools) fared the best (98.50 per cent), while Mormugao (35 schools) registered the lowest pass percentage of 92.97 per cent.
In all, 6,826 students availed of Sports Merit marks and 214 students passed the examinations with the help of sports merit marks.
In regard to Divyang schools, 450 of the 477 students (94.34 per cent) passed their SSC exams. Sanjay Centre for Special Education (Porvorim), St Xavier Academy (Old Goa), Lokvisvas Pratishtan’s Virani Isani High School (Dhavali-Ponda) and Lokviswas Pratishtan’s I J Virani and N I Virani school (Dhavali-Ponda) have achieved 100 per cent results.
Shetye further mentioned that the last date for re-evaluation of answer books and verification of marks in absentia is April 19 and April 15 respectively.
The supplementary examination for students placed in ‘Needs Improvement’ category, ATKT category and those who have skipped their examination will be held on May 5.
“Schools have been advised to constitute a committee of three members which should include one lady member to advise students/ parents for any queries pertaining to results/ verification of marks, etc,” said Shetye.
Shetye further mentioned that the SSC board examination for the current academic year will be held on March 2, 2026.
Goa Board Secretary Vidhyadatta Naik, Asst Secretary Reema Madgaonkar, and Dy Secretary (IT) Bharat Chopade were also present at the news conference.
