The Aga Khan University Examination Board (AKU-EB) on Thursday released its first composite examination results for SSC. A press release issued here said that 35 percent candidates passed the examination in Grades A-1 and A, and 26 percent in Grade B with an overall passing rate of 78 percent.
According to the release Sakina Aijaz Hussain of Al Murtaza School, Karachi achieved the overall top position with 90.71 percent marks. The joint second position holders were Lubna Essa of ETN High School, Karachi and Mehwish Azher Javed of FFC Grammar School, Mirpur Mathelo, each with 89.06 percent.
The third position holder was Muhammad Sheraz Ahmed of Tameer-e-Millat School, Mianwali who achieved 88.71 percent. Examinations were conducted in both English and Urdu mediums and listening skills were assessed in both languages while practicals were conducted in five different subjects, the release said.
Supplementary examinations will be held from July 26, 2007 to allow candidates with one or two subject failures to retrieve their chances of college entry without losing a year of educational progress, it said.-PR