KARACHI: The Aga Khan University Examination Board (AKU-EB) announced the results of their 2024 annual examinations on Friday, in which 92 students made it to the prestigious AKU-EB High Achievers List, with 60 per cent of the top performers being female.

Every year, the AKU-EB recognises outstanding students at both the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) levels with national positions that represent academic achievement.

This year, Eisha Mustafa from Sindh (The Froebel’s School, Karachi) was awarded the national position at the SSC level, while Sadia Shafi Muhammad Khuwaja from Sindh (Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Hyderabad) was awarded the national position at the HSSC level.

The board also announced its HSSC first positions at the provincial level. First provincial-level overall positions were awarded to Nilam Bahar from Gilgit-Baltistan (Aga Khan Higher Secondary School Gahkuch), Aila Asad from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Aga Khan Higher Secondary School Kuragh); Shahzaib Ahmad Shahid from Punjab (Nusrat Jehan Academy Inter College, Chenab Nagar); and Sadia Khuwaja from Sindh (Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Hyderabad).

At the SSC level, first provincial-level overall positions were awarded to Sana Khan from Gilgit-Baltistan (Aga Khan Higher Secondary School Gahkuch); Aalleen Zeb Sultan from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Chitral); Maliha Zaheer from Punjab (Maryam Siddiqa Girls Higher Secondary School, Chenab Nagar) and Eisha Mustafa from Sindh (The Froebel’s School, Karachi).

Published in Dawn, August 18th, 2024