ISLAMABAD: Girls on Wednesday outshone boys in the Higher Secondary School Certificate- II (HSSC) exams of the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) by clinching majority of the top positions.

Separately, Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Rawalpindi also announced the Secondary School Certificate Part-II results.

According to the FBISE, overall pass percentage remained 83.3pc as 75,368 students (both regular and private) appeared in the exam and out of them 61,741 were declared successful.

Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Dr Mukhtar Ahmed was the chief guest at the ceremony. Position holders attended the event with their parents.

FBISE Chairman Qaisar Alam briefed the chief guest about the salient feature of the exams and working of the board.

The results showed that out of 17 top positions, girls secured 12.

In pre-medical group, Tooba Abdul Basit from Punjab College Attock Refinery Road Rawalpindi clinched the first position by getting 1,081 marks. The second position was bagged by Minahil Rashid of Army Public School and College (Girls) Humayun Road, Rawalpindi by obtaining 1,077 marks.

She was followed by Emaan Safdar from Army Public School and College Gujranwala Cantt, who stood third with 1,076 marks.

In humanities group, all positions were clinched by girls. Faiza Younis from Islamabad Model College for Girls (postgraduate) F-7/2 stood first by getting 1,018 marks, Eman from W.S.S.O Mashal Degree College for Women Wah Cantt came second with 991 marks while third position was shared by two students – Maheen Gul from Jamiatul Mohsanat, Khayam Town, and Unsa Bibi from Wise College for Girls Wah Model Town – by getting 989 marks each.

There was close contest between girls and boys for top positions in pre-engineering group. Huda Noor Ahmed from Sir Syed College Wah Cantt clinched the top position by getting 1,071 marks. She was followed by Abdul Rehman Memon from Hamza Army Public School and College (for Boys), Stadium Road Rawalpindi and Amal Kashif also from the same institution, who shared the second position with 1,070 marks.

Saaim Ahmed from FG Sir Syed College, The Mall Rawalpindi bagged third position, obtaining 1,068 marks.

In Science General Group, Iqra Mehmood from Punjab College, Attock Refinery Road, Rawalpindi stood first by getting 1,061 marks.

Ayesha Hussain from Askaria College (Girls Wing) 117 Market Road Rawalpindi stood second by getting 1,056 marks and Rao Mohammad Haris from Fazaia Inter College E-9, Islamabad got third position with 1,054 marks.

Another close contest among boys and girls was seen in commerce group.

First position was bagged by Mohammad Abdullah from HCCS Educational System Peshawar Road, Rawalpindi by getting 1,028 marks.

He was followed by Aniqa Safdar from Harvard College of Commerce and Sciences Peshawar Road Rawalpindi and Rabia Ansari also from the same college, who shared second position by getting 1,025 marks each.

Mohammad Taha Mustafa from Fauji Foundation College new Lalazar Rawalpindi, got third position by getting 1,020 marks.

Meanwhile, Rawalpindi Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) on Wednesday announced results of Secondary School Certificate (Part-II matric) results.

According to BISE, 118,004 students were enrolled for admission and out of them 116,824 (60,321 boys and 56,503 girls) appeared in exams. Out of them, 83,786 were declared pass while 32,871 were declared fail. The board stated that passing percentage remained 71.73pc.

Published in Dawn, September 1st, 2022