All 46 Students of Barishal Cadet College Secure GPA-5 in HSC Exams

All 46 students of Barishal Cadet College who appeared in this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations have passed, with every candidate securing GPA-5.

The HSC and equivalent examination results were published on Saturday at around 11am. According to the published results, all 46 candidates from the institution achieved the highest grade, recording a 100% pass rate.

Of the successful candidates, 41 were from the science group and five from the humanities group.

Across the country, 1,240,798 students appeared in this year's HSC and equivalent examinations under 11 education boards. A total of 646,685 students passed, with the overall pass rate standing at 52.12%.

Female candidates recorded a pass rate of 56.31%, compared with 47.75% among male candidates.

Among the general education boards, the Dhaka Board recorded the highest pass rate at 61.80%. The pass rate was 45.06% in Rajshahi, 48.04% in Cumilla, 44.92% in Jashore, 52.07% in Chattogram, 44.84% in Barishal, 50.90% in Sylhet, 45.98% in Dinajpur and 51.44% in Mymensingh.

A total of 40,084 students secured GPA-5 across all education boards. Of them, 20,363 were male and 19,721 were female.

The Dhaka Education Board recorded the highest number of GPA-5 achievers, with 16,714 students securing the top grade. The Rajshahi Board ranked second with 4,520 GPA-5 achievers.

The number of GPA-5 achievers stood at 3,228 in Jashore, 2,953 in Dinajpur, 2,929 in Chattogram and 2,137 in Mymensingh.

Meanwhile, 1,313 students secured GPA-5 under the Cumilla Board, 1,205 under the Sylhet Board and 950 under the Barishal Board. Among the general education boards, Barishal recorded the lowest number of GPA-5 achievers.

Outside the general education boards, 3,250 students secured GPA-5 under the Madrasa Education Board, while 886 achieved the top grade under the Technical Education Board.