LAKKI MARWAT/TIMERGARA: The boards of intermediate and secondary education, Bannu and Malakand Chakdara, on Saturday announced the results of annual examinations of secondary school certificate.

In Bannu board results, students of both the public and private sector schools hailing from Lakki Marwat district excelled in the examinations.

The results were announced by controller of examinations Haider Zaman at a function.

BISE chairman Jahandad Khan Marwat, heads of education institutions, position holder students and their parents were in attendance.

Mr Zaman said 48,304 students appeared in the examinations and 35,996 were declared successful. The pass percentage was 75pc.

In overall results, Mohammad Afrasayab of Faiz Model High School Lakki Marwat secured first position by obtaining 1,044 marks. Mohammad Yousaf Khan of Akram Khan Durrani College Bannu grabbed second position, securing 1,043 marks. Nasir Jamal of Frontier Model School and College Domel FR Bannu and Usama Ghaffar of Akram Khan Durrani College Bannu shared the third position by obtaining 1,040 marks each.

In humanities group, Shagufta Rehman of Government Girls Centennial Model High School Lakki Marwat remained first by getting 933 marks.

Nader Zaman, a private student belonging to Bannu district got second position by obtaining 929 marks followed by Saira Gul of Government Girls Higher Secondary School Ghoriwala Bannu who stood third with 921 marks.

BISE chairman Jahandad Khan distributed merit certificates, shields, and Eid gifts, copies of holy Quran and cash prizes among the position holder students. The top three students received cash prizes of Rs50,000, Rs45,000 and Rs40,000 respectively.

The heads of educational institutions were also awarded shields and best performance certificates.

In BISE Malakand Chakdara SSC results announced in Timergara, students of private schools outclassed their counterparts in public sector schools.

A girl student of Malakand Public School Dargai got overall first position, obtaining 1,047 marks; Mohammad Hashir Khan of Allama Iqbal Model School & College Sakhakot got second position with 1,045 marks while Madina Gul of Oxford Education Academy Batkhela stood third with 1,041 marks.

Only two of government schools got two positions in the top 20. Controller of examinations Prof Jamil Ahmad announced the results at a function held at the board’s auditorium.

Prof Jamil said a total of 85,925 candidates appeared in the examination out of which 59,923 were declared successful and the result remained 69.73 per cent. He said 43,404 candidates appeared in grade 9th examination out of which 21,783 were declared successful.

Of a total 42,521 students appearing in 10th grade, 34,106 passed and the result remained 80.21 per cent.

A private candidate from Malakand Agency Nadia got 925 marks and stood first in humanities group, Najia Bibi of Girls High School Upper Dir got 924 marks while Nimra Gul of the same school got 920 marks and stood second and third, respectively.

Board chairman Prof Shaukat Ali distributed shields, certificates and medals among the position holding students.

Published in Dawn, June 25th, 2017