At 86.1%, corpn schools' Class 10 score up 7%

12 students score centum in Social Science, one gets 100 marks in Science, 190 secure above 450/500 marks

- PRAVEENA S A @Chennai

THE city corporation schools recorded a pass percentage of 86.10%, a sharp increase of 7% from last year's 79.10% in the Class 10 board examination results that was announced on Friday morning.

All high and higher secondary schools, except one in north Chennai, run by the corporation achieved a pass percentage of more than 65%. The north Chennai school recorded a pass rate of only 40%. The overall performance of government schools in the city, including corporation schools, stood at 82.84%.

Among the 7,142 students from 81 corporation schools who appeared for the exam, as many as 6,149 students, including 3,113 boys (83.93%) and 3,036 girls (88.44%) cleared the examination.