Of 7,490 students appearing for the SSLC examinations in 2011 in Kodagu district, 6,181 have passed, including repeaters, amounting to 82.52 per cent, according to information received here on Thursday.

Girls account for higher pass percentage as usual with 85.93 followed by boys with 79.08. Although Kodagu recorded 2.43 per cent higher pass than last year, it slipped one rung, finishing 13th in the State among the districts against the 12th place last year, according to N.A. Ramaswamy, Deputy Director of Public Instruction, Kodagu.

Girls outsmarted boys in urban and rural centres in the district recording a pass percentage of 85.69 in the rural areas against 79.11 of boys and 86.18 in the urban centres against 79.08 achieved by the boys.

Pass percentage in Kodagu during 2011 was 80.09 while it was 72.76 in 2010.

A total of 3,656 boys appeared for the examination and out of them 2,892 passed while among the 3,834 girls appearing for the exams, 3,289 passed out.

A total of 245 students passed with distinction, 2,161 with first class, 1,414 with second class the rest passes. There are 148 high schools in Kodagu district — 47 government schools, 48 aided schools, and 53 unaided schools. Of the 20 schools which achieved 100 per cent results, Makkandur and Kanbail schools were government schools and the rest unaided institutions. Last year, 15 schools in Kodagu had secured 100 per cent results.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / National> Karnataka / by Staff Correspondent / Mysore, May 18th, 2012