ISLAMABAD: Girls clinched all top positions in both science and humanities groups in the Secondary School Certificate (Part-II) exam results announced by the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) on Wednesday.

This year the overall pass percentage remained 86.58.

According to results, 111,445 students enrolled for the exams, out of whom 95,819 passed.

In the science group, the first position was clinched by Maryam Khan of the Army Public School and College for Girls, Humayun Road Rawalpindi, scoring 1,096 marks.

The second position in this group was shared by two students, Fatima Bintay Asad and Mahnoor Ali from Army Public School EME College Campus Peshawar Road Rawalpindi and Joint Staff Public School and College Rawal Road, Chaklala Rawalpindi respectively, by obtaining 1,095 marks.

Abia Rafique of Army Public School and College for Girls, Humayun Road Rawalpindi, stood third in science group, bagging 1,094 marks.

In the humanities group, Oneeba Shahid from DHA Senior School for Girls, Phase-V DHA Lahore Cantt, stood first, obtaining 1,061 marks. The second position went to Eman Ali from Fauji Foundation College for Girls, New Lalalazar Rawalpindi Cantt, who got 1,058 marks. Maira Bukhari from Islamabad Model College for Girls G-10/2, Islamabad stood third, bagging 1,042 marks.

The result was announced at a ceremony held here at FBISE offices, which was attended by Federal Education Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain as chief guest and participated by academicians, position holders along with their parents and principals as well as board employees.

FBISE Chairman Qaisar Alam briefed the audience about salient features of the examination and the working of the board.

Speaking om the occasion, Federal Education Minister congratulated the successful candidates and advised them to work hard in their future endeavours for the betterment of the country.

According to FBISE, the results cards of regular candidates are being dispatched to their respective institutions and those of private candidates were being sent on their home addresses given by them.

The board said that failed candidates and fresh candidates could appear in 2nd Annual exams to be held this year.

All those candidates who wish to improve their grade marks can reappear in subject(s) of their choice of part-I or Part-II or both the parts/entire examination.

The results also showed that this year 65 unfair mean cases were reported and of them 64 have been decided by the board.

Published in Dawn, August 4th, 2022