HSC Examination : Pirojpur tops Barisal Div in pass rate, lowest result in 18 years
SM Shipper, Nazirpur ( Pirojpur)
Pirojpur is at the top of the six districts of the Barisal Education Board in the HSC exam results. This year, the pass rate in the district is 51.55 percent. However, an analysis of the results of the last two years has shown that the pass rate in the district has decreased by 31.78 percentage points. This is the lowest pass rate among the statistics available since 2009.
This information was revealed from the district-wise results after the Barisal Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board released the HSC examination results on Saturday morning.
According to the information of the Barisal Education Board, this year, there were a total of 7,098 candidates in the HSC examination in Pirojpur district. Of these, 6,782 participated in the examination. 3,496 passed. The pass rate in the district is 51.55 percent. In addition, 66 students got GPA-5.
Pirojpur ranks first in the pass rate among the six districts of Barisal division. Barisal district is in second place. The pass rate there is 49.95 percent. On the other hand, the pass rate of the entire Barisal Education Board is 44.84 percent. Pirojpur's pass rate is 6.71 percentage points higher than the board's average.
Meanwhile, none of the students from two educational institutions in Pirojpur could pass this year. Five from Nazirpur Dighirjan Secondary School and College in Pirojpur and three from Kadamtala George High School and College in Pirojpur Sadar, out of a total of eight students, seven participated in the exam. All seven who participated failed.
District Education Officer Md. Idris Ali Azizi said, “This result was achieved due to regular monitoring of the colleges by the Education Office, regular study of the students, sincere teaching by the teachers, and cooperation of the parents.” He added, “In the two institutions where 100 percent of the students failed, necessary action will be taken after investigating whether there was any negligence on the part of the teachers.”
An analysis of the HSC exam results of the last few years in Pirojpur district shows that the pass rate in the district was 83.33 percent in 2024. In 2025, it decreased to 64.07 percent. In the latest year of 2026, the pass rate decreased further to 51.55 percent.
That is, the pass rate in 2026 decreased by 31.78 percentage points compared to 2024. And compared to last year, it decreased by 12.52 percentage points in a year.
The annual statistics from 2009 to 2025 also show that the pass rate in Pirojpur was 74.99 percent in 2009, 79.14 percent in 2010, 77.99 percent in 2011, 76.30 percent in 2012, 78.32 percent in 2013, 75.92 percent in 2014, 76.58 percent in 2015, 78.56 percent in 2016, 67.76 percent in 2017, 70.60 percent in 2018, and 73.83 percent in 2019. During the Corona period, the pass rate in 2020 in alternative assessment without exams was 99.93 percent and in 2021 in special arrangements was 95.96 percent. Later, the pass rate in 2022 was 89.28 percent, in 2023 82.26 percent and in 2024 83.33 percent. After that, the pass rate decreased for two consecutive years.
This year, a total of 60,652 candidates appeared for the HSC examination in six districts of Barisal division. Of these, 57,912 participated in the examination. 25,970 passed. The overall pass rate in the department is 44.84 percent. 950 students got GPA-5.
