Karnataka - Bangalore

It was time for smiles and sweets

BANGALORE: The anxiety was palpable in the morning as parents and children milled about in the corridors of schools waiting for the Secondary School Leaving Examination (SSLC) results, which started coming around noon.

This was the scene in some of the schools that participate in The Hindu 's Newspaper in Education programme.

But the tension was soon replaced with wide smiles and whoops of joy. With many schools achieving cent per cent pass results, it was time for students to express their gratitude for their mentors.

As for the proud parents whose children aced the exams, they were seen distributing sweets to teachers as well as the school authorities.

Auden High School

All the 130 students of Auden High School who appeared for the examination passed. Sixty-five of them got a distinction and the remaining 65, a first class.

"This is the result of consistent good teaching and individual attention. Right from the beginning, we had set up challenging papers, higher conceptual question papers for our achievers. This was supported equally by simplified, individualised teaching for average students. An analysis of the previous year's results gave us a good basis for fixing short-term targets which were gradually stretched," said principal Shubha Madan. School topper Achala A.B., who secured 98 per cent, said the question papers of some core subjects were below standard.

"Especially the mathematics paper. The questions were so easy even the children from junior classes could have answered them," she said. She has scored cent per cent marks in Sanskrit and Science.

Amarjyothi School

All the students of Amarjyothi School, The East-West School and Lake Montfort School, who appeared for the examinations, have passed. R. Varun with 95.52 per cent is the topper of The East-West School, while Bindiya. T.M. is the topper at Amarjyothi School.

"I was bit tense in the morning. I had my breakfast only after I heard my results," said Bindiya.

"For the past seven years, we have been achieving cent per cent pass results. I attribute this success to our hardworking faculty," said Usha Padmanabhan of Amarjyothi School.

East-West School

Only one student of The East-West School has passed in second class. "The boy lost his father recently. He could not concentrate on studies because of the trauma. Our teachers took it as a challenge and made him to come out of the trauma. Now, the entire school is happy for him," said principal Anasuya Ramachandran.

MES Kishora Kendra

In MES Kishora Kendra, nine students have scored above 600 marks out of the maximum 625 marks. Naveen. N. Murthy is the school topper scoring 613 marks, while Nikhil. H. N. has stood second with 612 marks.

"We were anxious to know the results. I felt like a student waiting for the results. At 11.30 a.m., the result sheet was in my hand. I had been hoping for 100 per cent results. I went through the result sheet and I found that the pass percentage was 96 with 102 distinctions. Though I had hoped for 100 per cent results, I am quite satisfied with what we have achieved. This year science paper was tough but most of our students have performed well," said headmistress Kasturi Parthasarathy.

"We would like to thank our teachers for having guided our students," Ms. Parthasarathy added.

The Hindu NIE Team

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