VISAKHAPATNAM: Parvathipuram Manyam district topped the state in School Secondary Education (SSC) results which were released on Saturday. The district, with 87.47 per cent, was ahead of all 26 districts. District officials said 10,689 students, of whom 5,255 boys and 5,434 girls appeared for the examination, and 9,350 students—4,518 boys and 4,832 girls—passed the examination. They further added 57 schools scored 100 per cent results, 7,865 students secured first class, 1,151 secured second class, and 334 secured third class.
Reports said 72 students of social welfare hostels and 113 students of BC welfare hostels appeared, of whom 61 (84.72 per cent) and 106 (93.86 per cent) passed, respectively. Similarly, 2,273 students from tribal welfare appeared, of whom 2,134 (93.88 per cent) cleared the examination.
They said 24 tribal welfare ashram schools scored 100 per cent results out of 54 schools, and 1,853 students secured first class, 236 students secured second class, and 45 students secured third class from tribal welfare ashram schools. Palaka Gurunath of Donubai Ashram School scored 571 marks and stood first among the students. He belongs to Kusuma village in Seethampeta mandal. His father, Uma Maheswara Rao, is an agricultural labourer.
Padi Hemalatha and Duddi Thabita of Government High School, Palakonda, secured 587 and 586 marks, respectively, among the government schools. Karri Thanisree of Model School, Kurupam, and Karri Sharmila of MJB Residential School, Saluru, secured 585 marks each. S. Divyasri of Thammi Naidu High School, Palakonda, secured 594 marks and stood as the top scorer in the district, as per the information so far received.
This is the first result after district formation. District collector Nishant Umar congratulated all those involved in achieving the results. District educational officer N. Prem Kumar felicitated Padi Hemalatha at Palakonda.
