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19 May, 2013

Destitute, orphan students outclass rest in Andhra Class 10 exams – Indian Express

POOR, destitute and orphan students from the SC and ST community, studying in schools run by the Andhra Pradesh government’s social welfare department, have performed extremely well in the SSC or class 10 exams this year, beating the general pass percentage and outperforming students tutored in expensive private coaching classes.

Results for the 2012-13 academic year declared Friday showed that of the 14,019 students from the department’s residential schools who appeared for the exams in March-April, 13,213 passed — a staggering 94.25 per cent against the general pass average of 88 per cent.

Of the 279 such schools in the state, 101 schools secured a 100 per cent pass result.

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