Keeping in line with the Secondary School Certificate results this year, girls have maintained their lead overall, besides securing the top three positions in the Higher Secondary School Certificate exams, as shown by the results announced by Aga Khan University Examination Board on Wednesday.
Afshan Hussain of HabibGirlsSchool obtained the first position with 87.72 percent marks. Both second and third positions were secured by candidates from Aga KhanHigherSecondary School, Karachi. Sadori obtained the second position by securing 87.54 percent marks and Sadaf Batool Rizvi bagged the third position with 86.45 percent marks.
The overall pass percentage in HSSC Part-I and -II was 91 percent with 13.1 percent candidates scoring Grade A1 in HSSC Part-I and 15.8 percent scoring Grade A1 in HSSC Part-II.
AKU-EB Associate Director Karima Kara congratulated the teachers and affiliated schools for their efforts in preparing students for the examinations, adding that it would further lead the students to success in university entrance tests and higher studies.