HSC: Girls outshine boys in pass rate, GPA-5

Girls have once again outshone boys in the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations, securing a slightly higher pass rate.

The pass rate for female students is slightly higher at 79.95 per cent, while male students have a pass rate of 75.61 per cent.

Meanwhile, female students have outperformed boys getting the highest GPA-5. A total of 80,933 female students achieved GPA-5, out of 45,911, while 15,955 male students secured GPA-5.

For the past five years, girls have outperformed boys in HSC and equivalent examinations.