Udupi tops in State, Dakshina Kannada gets 7th position

DHNS

• DK ‘lags’ as only 25 pc of 2,500 private candidates pass SSLC exams

 

Udupi, 18 May 2012: Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts which were pushed to sixth and 21st position respectively, in the district-wise ranking list of SSLC exams last year, have witnessed a good come back this year with Udupi topping the rank list and DK occupying the seventh position.

 

Udupi district has excelled with 89.53 per cent in the SSLC exam this year. The number of students appeared for the exam is 16,071, of which 14,389 have passed. As many as 8,013 boys and 8,058 girls wrote the exam, of which, 6,852 boys and 7,537 girls have passed.

 

Udupi district was in the 6th position last year with 84.40 per cent whereas it was in the fourth position in 2010 with 77.30 per cent result. About 81 schools have received 100 per cent results, of which 44 are unaided schools, 15 aided and 22 are government schools.

 

No school in the district has recorded zero per cent result. Only one government school has registered lowest percentage somewhere around 40 to 60 per cent, an official said.

 

There are 106 government schools in the district and have recorded 80.36 per cent result. As many as 73 aided schools have registered 87.18 per cent results. About 81 unaided schools in the district have registered 93.49 per cent results.

 

About 100 government schools, 54 aided schools and 73 unaided schools have registered above 80 per cent results.

 

Sanjana Aithal from Venktramana English Medium High School is the highest scorer in the district with 615 marks.

 

Akshatha Nayak from Venktramana English Medium High School and Neeraj from T A Pai English Medium High School, Kunjeebettu scored second highest with 614 marks.

 

Mayur Malya from T A Pai English Medium High School, Kunjeebettu, and Anaghashree from St Mary’s High School, Kannarpady, scored 613 marks each. Speaking to Deccan Herald, Sanjana said there is no substitute for hard working and strong determination. “We should make revision everyday of whatever we are being taught on the day.

 

I would study three hours daily and the result was expected. I am happy for scoring good marks. Scheduled hours and disciplined way of studying is good and it brings success. I owe my success to all my teachers and parents especially to my brother who supported me a lot. I will take up the combination of PCMB in PU,” she added. Sanjana wants to be a doctor and serve people.

 

DK in 7th position

The total pass percentage in Dakshina Kannada district which was 78 last year has increased to 85.24 per cent this year, thus witnessing a rise of seven per cent.

 

Deputy Director of Public Instructions Moses Jayashekhar said that the programmes and workshops conducted for the schools teachers and head teachers of those schools which secured low result last year, has helped to a great extent in improving the SSLC results this year.

 

“The pass percentage of the students who have written exam after attending the regular schooling is still higher in the district. But as the pass percentage of those who have privately taken up the exam is only 25 percentage of the 2,500 people who have written the exam, it has affected the overall results. The number of private candidates in other districts is not as higher as in Dakshina Kannada,” he said.

 

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyana Project Co-ordinator Shivaprakash said that the teachers in some of the schools had really put lot of efforts to get good results this year. The effort has yielded the fruit and the programmes and workshops will be a continued programme to get good results, he said.