The Karachi Board of Secondary Education has announced the annual results for the Matric Science exams for the year 2024. According to the results, a government school in Karachi has secured the first position after 28 years.
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Who secured the first position from govt school in Karachi?
The student who secured the first position this year is Hafiz Abdul Rafay Tariq. He scored 1,040 out of 1,100 marks, achieving 94 per cent.
The last time a government school achieved a top position in the Matric exams was in 1996.
Since then, private schools have consistently claimed the top positions.
The second and third positions were claimed by students from private schools.
Rumaissa Imran from Al-Khalil Model School in Malir secured the second position with 1,037. Meanwhile, Rukhsar from Little Folks School in North Nazimabad secured the third position with 1,025 marks.
A total of 163,012 candidates were registered for the Matric Science exams. Out of the 162,026 candidates who appeared for the exams, 131,614 were declared successful, resulting in a pass rate of 81.24 per cent.
According to the detailed results, 23,943 candidates passed with an A-1 grade, 45,357 with an A grade, 37,595 with a B grade, 20,837 with a C grade, 4,031 with a D grade, and 25 candidates secured an E grade.