Female students have once again outperformed their male counterparts in the 2025 Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations, achieving higher pass rates and a greater number of GPA-5 achievers, similar to previous years.
The average pass rate across the 11 education boards this year is 58.83%. Female students achieved a pass rate of 62.97%, while male students had a pass rate of 54.60%, with girls leading by 8.37 percentage points.
In terms of GPA-5 results, girls also took the lead. Out of 69,097 total GPA-5 achievers, 37,044 are girls and 32,053 are boys.
The results of the HSC and equivalent examinations were published simultaneously at 10am today.
This year’s HSC and equivalent examinations began on June 26 and ended on August 19, followed by practical exams from August 21 to 31. A total of 1,235,661 students participated in the examinations under 11 education boards, with 611,446 male candidates and 624,215 female candidates.
