A wide divergence in academic performance was recorded among traditional educational institutions under the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka in the 2026 Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations.
While premier capital institutions Dhaka College and Dhaka City College maintained pass rates and high counts of GPA-5 achievers, Dhaka Ideal College experienced a severe debacle in its results.
Earlier at 11am on Saturday, the official results of the HSC and equivalent examinations were published, registering a nationwide overall pass rate of 52.12 per cent and a total of 40,084 GPA-5 recipients.
Sitting for examinations at the Government Science College centre, Dhaka College sustained its track record of academic excellence.
Out of 1,143 registered candidates, 1,136 students appeared for the tests and 1,129 passed successfully, securing an overall pass rate of 99.38 per cent and 688 GPA-5 achievements.
In the discipline-wise breakdown, the Science stream led with 854 passed students and the highest 641 GPA-5 achievements, with only 7 candidates unsuccessful.
The Business Studies stream recorded 129 passed students with 35 GPA-5 achievers, while the Humanities stream saw 146 passed students with 12 securing GPA-5.
Expressing delight at the achievement, a GPA-5 scoring student from Dhaka College noted that the question pattern this year deviated from conventional norms to focus heavily on foundational and core concepts.
The student shared that examinees with strong conceptual understanding throughout their HSC studies delivered top results, while offering lasting gratitude for the quality classroom instruction and guidance provided by their teachers.
Appearing at the Sheikh Borhanuddin College centre, Dhaka City College delivered a balanced performance despite catering to a massive candidate body.
Out of 3,697 examinees who appeared, 3,557 students passed, yielding a pass rate of 96.21 per cent and a total of 446 GPA-5 achievers.
In stream-specific outcomes, 2,128 students passed in Science with 365 attaining GPA-5. In Business Studies, 1,278 students passed with 77 achieving GPA-5, while the Humanities stream registered 151 passed students and 4 GPA-5 achievers.
Conversely, Dhaka Ideal College, which sat for examinations at the Mirza Abbas Mahila College centre, delivered a disappointing performance.
Out of 53 registered candidates, 52 students took the exams, but only 27 passed, resulting in a pass rate of 51.92 per cent and zero GPA-5 achievers.
A breakdown of discipline-wise performance revealed that 18 students failed and 11 passed in Business Studies, 8 students failed and 12 passed in Science, and merely 4 students passed in Humanities.
