The shadow cast by COVID-19 notwithstanding, the pass percentage in the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examinations this year remained above 99% for the second consecutive year.
As much as 99.26% of the students who wrote the SSLC exams became eligible for higher studies. This is 0.21 percentage point lower than the record 99.47% last year.
The number of students who secured A+ in all subjects was 44,363. The number dropped by almost one-third from last year when it was 1,25,509.
