Following announcement of the class XII results, the Bhutan Council for School Examinations and Assessment, ministry of education has also announced results of students who sat for the class X examinations. From 12,546 students who appeared in the class ten examinations, 8797 got through. As per the BCSEA, the pass percentage is 70.12 % compared to 976.57 last year.
When looking at the subject wise performance, in the traditional subjects like English, Maths and Science, from the 12,546 students of whom 5806 were males and 6740 females, in English 93.35 % males and 96.26% of females passed. The mean score of males were 63.47 and females 66.1 and the total mean 64.44.
In Maths, 50.76 % of males and 45.95 % females passed. The males’ mean score was 53.38 and females 52.21. The average mean was 52.75.
Students performed better in Science with 77.21 % of males and 73.22 % of females passing. The mean marks for males were 62.38 and for females 61.91. The average mean was 62.12.
From the six males and five females who were tested in Computer hardware all passed. The mean marks was 86.82 with males scoring 85.67 and females 88.2.
While we do not ever know who scores the least, there were toppers like Abin Chapagai from Damphu Central School, who topped the Science stream of class XII with 91.75 per cent. Similarly, in the Commerce category, Choni Yoezer Dorji from Karma Academy topped with 88.5 per cent. Chimi Selden, also a student of Karma Academy topped the Arts stream with 87.75 per cent and Jamtsho from Taktse Central School topped the Language and Culture Studies certificate examination with 85.5 per cent.
People who know Abin Chapagai were not that surprised. They knew he would come in the top three and Abin himself had expressed to the media that he is extremely happy with the results, as he was able to fulfil the dreams he had from the beginning of the year. He expressed his gratitude to all his teachers and parents for helping and supporting him. Over 93 per cent of the science students passed the exam, followed by 83 per cent in the Arts stream and 75 per cent in the Commerce stream. There are 80 Higher Secondary Schools in the country.
“There was a time when scoring 70 percent guaranteed one a slot in Bhutan’s only degree college, Sherubtse. It has now become so competitive that students who scored more than 70 percent, but did not qualify in any of the colleges in Bhutan are languishing around, looking for jobs. The only two private colleges in the country cannot absorb all and government colleges under the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) are filled. Those whose parents can afford send their children to study in either India or beyond,” a teacher said.
While many may say that ultimately it is the RCSC examinations after graduation which determines one’s future, the class XII results are very important. It is like a junction from where you see many paths. The academically sound ones have many paths to choose from. The paths decreases based on performances. Some see that there is just one path and despite any interest at all to be a reporter; despite being someone who never read news, land up taking a course in media studies, she added.
Concerning the class X results most teachers said the decrease in pass percentage is because of the continuous assessment element, which is 20 percent of the total, that has changed this year and other factors.
When looking at the subject wise performance, in the traditional subjects like English, Maths and Science, from the 12,546 students of whom 5806 were males and 6740 females, in English 93.35 % males and 96.26% of females passed. The mean score of males were 63.47 and females 66.1 and the total mean 64.44.
In Maths, 50.76 % of males and 45.95 % females passed. The males’ mean score was 53.38 and females 52.21. The average mean was 52.75.
Students performed better in Science with 77.21 % of males and 73.22 % of females passing. The mean marks for males were 62.38 and for females 61.91. The average mean was 62.12.
From the six males and five females who were tested in Computer hardware all passed. The mean marks was 86.82 with males scoring 85.67 and females 88.2.
While we do not ever know who scores the least, there were toppers like Abin Chapagai from Damphu Central School, who topped the Science stream of class XII with 91.75 per cent. Similarly, in the Commerce category, Choni Yoezer Dorji from Karma Academy topped with 88.5 per cent. Chimi Selden, also a student of Karma Academy topped the Arts stream with 87.75 per cent and Jamtsho from Taktse Central School topped the Language and Culture Studies certificate examination with 85.5 per cent.
People who know Abin Chapagai were not that surprised. They knew he would come in the top three and Abin himself had expressed to the media that he is extremely happy with the results, as he was able to fulfil the dreams he had from the beginning of the year. He expressed his gratitude to all his teachers and parents for helping and supporting him. Over 93 per cent of the science students passed the exam, followed by 83 per cent in the Arts stream and 75 per cent in the Commerce stream. There are 80 Higher Secondary Schools in the country.
“There was a time when scoring 70 percent guaranteed one a slot in Bhutan’s only degree college, Sherubtse. It has now become so competitive that students who scored more than 70 percent, but did not qualify in any of the colleges in Bhutan are languishing around, looking for jobs. The only two private colleges in the country cannot absorb all and government colleges under the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) are filled. Those whose parents can afford send their children to study in either India or beyond,” a teacher said.
While many may say that ultimately it is the RCSC examinations after graduation which determines one’s future, the class XII results are very important. It is like a junction from where you see many paths. The academically sound ones have many paths to choose from. The paths decreases based on performances. Some see that there is just one path and despite any interest at all to be a reporter; despite being someone who never read news, land up taking a course in media studies, she added.
Concerning the class X results most teachers said the decrease in pass percentage is because of the continuous assessment element, which is 20 percent of the total, that has changed this year and other factors.
