89% students pass HSSC exam in Goa

Nearly 89 per cent students passed the HSSC (class XII) exam conducted recently by the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary (GBSHSE), an official said today.
The GBSHSE today announced the results of the Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) exam it had conducted recently.
GBSHSE chairman J R Rebello said, "Total 88.77 per cent students cleared the examination. Out of the 16,521 students who appeared, 14,666 have cleared the exam."
He said the results have shown that girls have outshone the boys in the HSSC exam.
As per the GBSHSE, the stream-wise passing percentage is: 88.12 per cent for science, 87.53 per cent (arts), 96.70 per cent (commerce) and 88.15 per cent (vocational)

Rebello said total 23 schools reported 95 per cent and above result.
The board would be holding supplementary examinations for those who could not clear this time on June 8.