Three students from the district bagged the state second rank in the Class 10 state board examinations, the results of which were announced on Wednesday. A total of 23 students from Coimbatore bagged the state third rank.
Janani N from Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Kottur-Malayandipattinam, Pollachi, was the state first rank holder under the government school students' category scoring 498/500. She is also the district topper, with the overall state second rank.
Bhoomika S from Vijayalakshmi Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Sirumugai, and Santhiya Mari M of GRD CPF Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Neelambur, shared the state second rank and the district first rank with Janani.
Like Janani, Bhoomika and Santhiya, most district toppers hailed from the suburbs of Coimbatore. Only 14 of the 67 toppers in Coimbatore were from schools located in the city.
N Chandravathi, principal of Lathangi Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Pollachi, which boasts of five district toppers, said, "It's nice to see children from schools in rural areas and the suburbs emerge as toppers. They have less distractions when compared to children growing up in the city".
The overall performance of the district in the SSLC board exam saw a marginal improvement, as the pass percentage increased from 95.65% in 2015 to 96.22% this year. However, reflecting the state-wide trend, the number of centums in individual subjects saw a steep fall in the district too.
The fall in centum in science was significant -- from 7,024 to 1,216 -- while compared to the drop in mathematics (1,866 to 1,413) and social science (3,344 to 3,088). The number of students with full score in English also came down from 76 last year to 12.
The drop in the performance has affected the private matriculation schools in the city. The number of private schools that managed to get a 100% pass percentage plummeted from 187 to 173. There are 255 private schools in Coimbatore compared to 252 in 2015. On the other hand, the number of government schools with 100% pass percentage increased from 173 to 187 this year.
The school education department attributes the rise in the government school performance to individual attention given to weak students. "We had identified students with weak academic performance in the half yearly exams, and we held a meeting with every school head to discuss the measures to help the students improve their score," said a school education department official, adding that this started reflecting in the revision exams itself. They were confident that the performance of government school students would improve this year.
Janani N from Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Kottur-Malayandipattinam, Pollachi, was the state first rank holder under the government school students' category scoring 498/500. She is also the district topper, with the overall state second rank.
Bhoomika S from Vijayalakshmi Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Sirumugai, and Santhiya Mari M of GRD CPF Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Neelambur, shared the state second rank and the district first rank with Janani.
Like Janani, Bhoomika and Santhiya, most district toppers hailed from the suburbs of Coimbatore. Only 14 of the 67 toppers in Coimbatore were from schools located in the city.
N Chandravathi, principal of Lathangi Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Pollachi, which boasts of five district toppers, said, "It's nice to see children from schools in rural areas and the suburbs emerge as toppers. They have less distractions when compared to children growing up in the city".
The overall performance of the district in the SSLC board exam saw a marginal improvement, as the pass percentage increased from 95.65% in 2015 to 96.22% this year. However, reflecting the state-wide trend, the number of centums in individual subjects saw a steep fall in the district too.
The fall in centum in science was significant -- from 7,024 to 1,216 -- while compared to the drop in mathematics (1,866 to 1,413) and social science (3,344 to 3,088). The number of students with full score in English also came down from 76 last year to 12.
The drop in the performance has affected the private matriculation schools in the city. The number of private schools that managed to get a 100% pass percentage plummeted from 187 to 173. There are 255 private schools in Coimbatore compared to 252 in 2015. On the other hand, the number of government schools with 100% pass percentage increased from 173 to 187 this year.
The school education department attributes the rise in the government school performance to individual attention given to weak students. "We had identified students with weak academic performance in the half yearly exams, and we held a meeting with every school head to discuss the measures to help the students improve their score," said a school education department official, adding that this started reflecting in the revision exams itself. They were confident that the performance of government school students would improve this year.