By: Junaid Yousafzai
MARDAN: The Mardan’s Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) on Tuesday announced results of the secondary school certificate (SSC) examinations during a ceremony held at the board’s auditorium.
The top three positions were clinched by Zaida Swabi’s Quaid-e-Azam Public School. Bahram Khan of the school topped the overall board examinations by securing 1051marks, while Moiz Ahmad of Mardan’s Oriental Public School, Marwa Noor and Dua Bibi of Zaida Swabi’s Quaid-e-Azam Girls Public School shared second position by securing 1049, and Tasdeeq Anwar of Zaida Swabi’s Quaid-e-Azam Girls Public School and Yumna Najum of Akora Khattak’s The Students Model High School got the third position by securing 1048 marks.
National Assembly Member Ali Muhammad Khan was a chief guest on the occasion while, Board Chairman Professor Shaukat Hayat, Controller of Examination Muhammad Ali, teachers and parents of top-20 position holders also attended the function.
In humanities group, Irum Sheraz of Swabi’s Moon Light Public School by securing 943 marks got the 1st position, Arooba and Wajeeha Afridi of Risalpur’s The Presentation Convent School by securing 939 marks got the 2nd position, Shandana Zeb of the same school by securing 933 marks stood third.
Prof Muhammad Ali said that a total of 63,466 candidates appeared in the examinations of which 48005 were declared successful, showing pass percentage of 75.64. In grade 9th, a total of 67,611 candidates appeared in the exams of which 30202 were declared pass.
Ali Muhammad Khan and Shaukat Hayat distributed shields and medals among the position-holder students.
The results of Mardan’s BISE have exposed the tall claims of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led provincial government about its focus on the promotion of quality education in public sector schools.
Despite government claims about bringing about change in working of the government schools in the province, the students of state-run schools in the district couldn’t get considerable positions in the top 20 in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination.
A majority of the parents of the students studying in the government schools aren’t satisfied with the performance of state-run schools.
No student of a government school could make it to the list of the top 20 students.
