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Aranthangi model school's alarming slide in results sparks public outcry
The New Indian Express Tiruchy
|May 18, 2025
HAILED once as a model government institution in the district, the Government Boys Higher Secondary School in Aranthangi has found itself in the midst of an academic collapse, as 242 of its students across classes 10, 11 and 12 failed in the board examinations in 2024-2025.
In Class 12, 157 of the 264 students from the school passed, bringing the pass percentage down to 59.49% from 82% last year. The Class 10 pass percentage dipped by 21% -- from 87% to 66% -- as only 71 of the 107 students passed. In Class 11, 99 out of 240 students failed.
This story is from the May 18, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Tiruchy.
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