Date:10/05/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051050970300.htm

Tamil Nadu

Namakkal registers impressive performance

Staff Reporter

NAMAKKAL: The Namakkal district has registered an impressive performance in the higher secondary examinations held in March 2008, with 91.6 per cent of the students emerging successful.

State toppers

Three students from Namakkal schools emerged as State toppers.

R. Dharani of Vidhyaa Vikas Girls Higher Secondary School, Varahoorampatti, secured 1182 marks to bag the first rank in the State.

S. Thalabathik Kumara Vikram from Vidhyaa Vikas Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Varahoorampatti, bagged second place with 1181 marks.

K. Deepa of SRV Girls HSS, Rasipuram, emerged as the third rank holder in the State with 1180 marks.

Out of 19,046 students appeared, 17,449 students passed with flying colours.

Girls outperformed the boys this year too. When 93 per cent girls were successful, pass percentage of boys was 90.5. The pass percentage of Government schools was 85.9. In the Government schools category, G. Damodaran of Pallipalayam Government Boys GHSS secured the first place with 1140 marks.

The second place went to V. Mohanraj of R.Puthupalayam GHSS (1139 marks) and third rank to R. Sukanya of Namakkal Government Girls HSS (1127 marks).

Centum results

The Adi Dravida and Tribal welfare schools registered 75.1 per cent of result this year. Kalangani Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare HSS achieved centum results.

In the aided school category, P. Bharathi of Sankar HSS secured the first place with 1102 marks.

The second place went to N. Padmavathi of Sengundhar Mahajana HSS (1073 marks) and V. Marimuthu and K. Senthilraja of the same school shared the third place by securing 1065 marks each.

A total of 535 students in the district secured centum in mathematics, 72 in physics, 75 in chemistry and 49 in biology.

Achievers

A total of 19 schools achieved 100 per cent results in the district.

They are: Kalangani Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare HSS, Manali Jedarpalayam Government HSS, SRV Girls HSS (Rasipuram), Rajammal Rangasamy HSS (Tiruchengode), Kurinji HSS (Kavettipatti), Viswabharathi HSS (Peechampalayam), Kongunadu HSS (Velagoundampatti), Trinity Academy, Kalaimagal MHSS (Belukurichi), JKK Rangammal MHSS (Komarapalayam), PGP MHSS (Vettambadi), KRP MHSS (Sankagiri West), Sri Vidhya Mandir MHSS (Gurusamipalayam), Valliappa Vidyalayam MHSS (Chinnarpalayam), Kurinji MHSS, Sri Vidyodhaya MHSS (Rasipuram), Vidhya Bhavan MHSS (Elayampalayam), Selvam MHSS and Vedhaloga Vidyalaya MHSS (Senthamangalam).