Girls outperform boys in pass rate, GPA 5

Staff Reporter :
The average pass rate in the Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations in 2022 has dropped by about 10 per cent compared with the rate of the preceding year.
Even the total number of GPA-5 achievers has also dropped compared with the previous year showing a mark of fall both in quality and quantity.
However, the female examinees have outshined their male counterparts both in pass rate and GPA-5 indicating boys’ poor concentration to the studies while girls’ determination to come forward.
The average pass rate in the HSC and equivalent examinations under nine general education boards, one Madrasa education board and one technical education board is 85.95 per cent while it was 95.26 per cent in 2021.
The total number of GPA-5 achievers in the year 2022 is 1,76,282 – male 80,561 and female 95,721 – while the total GPA-5 was 1,89,169 in 2021, dropped by 12,887 GPA-5.
Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni came up with the results of HSC and equivalent examinations at a press conference at the city’s International Mother Language Institute on Wednesday.
She also revealed that no student from 50 educational institutions could pass in the HSC and equivalent examinations, while this figure was only five in 2021.
In the year 2022, a total of 11, 77,387 students – 6,09,522 male and 5,67,865 female – from 9,139 educational institutions took part in the HSC and equivalent examinations. Of these students, 10, 11,987 examinees – 5,15,244 male and 4,96,743 female – passed and the 100 per cent pass rated educational institutions stands at 1,330.
The average pass rate of the boys is 84.53 per cent, while the girls’ pass rate is 87.48 per cent.
Under the nine general education boards, the average pass rate in the HSC exams is 84.31 per cent.
The average pass rate under Dhaka Education Board is 87.83 per cent and the GPA-5 is 62,421; under Rajshahi Board the pass rate is 81.59 percent and the GPA-5 is 21,855; under Cumilla Board the pass rate is 90.70 per cent and the GPA-5 is 14,991, under Sylhet Board the pass rate is 81.40 per cent and the GPA-5 is 4,871; under Barishal Board the pass rate is 86.95 per cent and the GPA-5 is 7,386; under Chattogram Board the pass rate is 78.76 per cent and the GPA-5 is 12,970; under Jashore Board the pass rate is 83.90 per cent and the GPA-5 is 18,706; under Dinajpur Board the pass rate is 79.06 per cent and the GPA-5 is 11,830; and under Mymensingh Board the pass rate is 77.03 per cent and the GPA-5 is 7,179.
Under Technical Education Board the pass rate is 91.20 per cent and GPA-5 is 7,105 while under Madrasa Education Board the pass rate is 92.56 per cent and GPA-5 is 9,423.
In reply to a query about the zero pass rated 50 educational institutions, the Education Minister said, “Most of these institutions are not under MPO, except a few. We had asked them to send various information and they have sent it. We will hold a workshop with them in the beginning of March. These institutions have a shortage of quality and experienced teachers.”
The students who have cut a good figure in the HSC and equivalent examinations are not in preparation for highly competitive university admission tests.
The government held the HSC and equivalent examinations under the short syllabus for various reasons including post-covid situation, but generally the university admission tests are held in full syllabus.
This matter has created much concern among the students who are waiting to attend the entry level tests.
However, the Education Minister assured the students that the university admission test would be held in short syllabus.
“We have recently had a meeting with the Vice-Chancellors of the Universities in this regard. We have requested them to set questions for the entry test following the HSC exam syllabus. We hope that they will implement it,” she said.
About the cluster based university admission test, she said, “Earlier the university admission tests were held separately. Now most of the universities are holding the tests under a cluster system. But this system is also not final as the hassles of the students have not been reduced yet.”
She also said that it has taken 10 years to implement the cluster system due to various interests of the universities and still four or five universities have not joined here. “We want to introduce a unitary admission system to reduce the sufferings of the students and guardians,” she stressed.
Earlier, the Education Minister presented the results to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Prime Minister’s Office.