The pass rate for all 12th grade pupils in first-semester exams was 56.4 per cent in the arts stream, and 94 per cent in the science stream. Statistics from the Ministry of Education said the pass rate in Government schools was 81.4 per cent in arts and 97.1 in science.
In private schools, 72.3 per cent of arts pupils and 91.9 per cent of science pupils passed their exams. In adult education, there was a 40.4 per cent pass rate in the arts stream only. For home schooling, 32 per cent passed in arts and 23.6 in science.
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