Chennai: Schools in Chennai district, across various categories, have shown a marginal improvement in their performance for the 2025-26 academic year. According to data released by the chief education office, schools managed by the education department achieved a pass percentage of 89.94%, with 7,771 out of 8,649 students passing the examination. This marks an increase from the 87.43% recorded in the previous academic year.
Corporation and Adi Dravidar Schools Performance
Corporation schools also demonstrated progress, with 4,778 out of 5,179 students passing, resulting in a pass percentage of 92.26%, up from 88.12% in 2024-25. Adi Dravidar schools recorded a pass percentage of 82.4%, with 310 out of 376 students passing, slightly higher than the 82.14% achieved last year.
Aided and Private Schools Results
Aided schools logged a pass percentage of 94.8%, while private schools achieved 98%. Chief Education Officer M Kabir stated, "We jumped from 23rd rank to 20th in the overall pass percentage and from mid-30s to 29 in the performance of government schools, which include corporation, Adi Dravidar, and schools run by the education department. As many as 170 out of 578 schools recorded a 100% pass rate, and five of them were government schools."
Centum Scorers and Overall District Performance
A total of 270 students scored centum in subjects such as mathematics, history, biology, physics, chemistry, commerce, accountancy, and economics. Among these, 195 were from aided schools and 75 from government schools. Overall, the district recorded a pass percentage of 95.43% this year.
Reactions from Parents and Teachers
While parents and teachers welcomed the improvement, they emphasized that there is still a long way to go. S Arumainathan, president of the Tamil Nadu Students Parents Welfare Association, remarked, "There are still several districts ahead of us, despite Chennai having all the infrastructural facilities and resource centres. Even Ramanathapuram is ahead of us, ranked 12th. We should ideally find a place in the top five, but that hasn't happened in the last decade. There is a need for periodic review and a complete overhaul of the educational approach to improve rankings."
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