Dubai: Thousands of grade 10 Indian students in the UAE breathed a sigh of relief after learning that many of their schools received a 100 per cent passing rate on the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exams, released on Thursday.
A total of 1.3 million students from around the world who go to schools that follow the CBSE curriculum took the 2015 grade 10 CBSE exams in March this year.
The academic areas are graded on a nine-point scale — A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2, D, E1 and E2. Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) is then calculated based on the grades. A1 grades are given 10 points, A2 nine points, B1 eight points and so on.
Many Indian schools across the UAE secured a 100 per cent passing rate, with many students achieving a CGPA of 10 — and Indian High school was one of them.
“I was expecting to get a CGPA of 10. The exams were moderate, but Math was the hardest. The toughest subject to study was Social Studies because I had to study 12 chapters at one go,” said 16-year-old Nikhil Anu, an Indian High School student who wants to become an engineer.
Top achievers
A total of 741 Indian High School students took the exams of which, 65 students have scored A1 (CGPA of 10) grade in all five subjects and 39.4 per cent have scored a CGPA of nine and above.
The remaining 65.9 per cent (488 students) scored a CGPA of 8 and above.
Indian High Student Srushti Veeren Shah, 15, who also scored a CGPA of 10 was expecting it. “I am pretty happy. I was not surprised with my grade because the exam went quite well,” she said.
The Emirates National School, Sharjah secured 100 per cent results in the CBSE Grade 10 Examination held in March 2015.
Of the 228 students who appeared in the examination, 13 scored A1 (CGPA 10) in all subjects and 57 scored above CGPA 9. Altogether 135 students scored above 76 per cent marks.
The 13 students include Varsha Saji, Mayukha Bathini, Neha Saji, Krishaa Madhikarmai, Safwan Sadiq, Simpson Mathew, Hareesh Ashok, Sandeep Sajan, Linnet Francis, Athulya Komalan, Anakha Aravind, Sara Eldos and Alika Pinheiro
The India International School, Sharjah, also had a 100 per cent passing rate. The school presented 86 students as their debut batch and Ammara, Prathik Paul and Rakesh Rajkumar, all scored a 10 CGPA while 25 per cent secured 9 and above CGPA as well.
Top achievers
Model School had 85 students (39 boys and 46 girls) take the CBSE Grade 10 examination of March 2015 and all of them passed.
Seven students secured CGPA 10. They are Aashiqa Jawahira, Aisha Ifra, Bincy Charley, Shabin, Aslam Basheer, Shaheen Abdullah and Xavier John.
Seven students secured CGPA 9.8. They are Lavea Rose, Anju Nanda Kumar, Sure Sai Priya, Vydehi Nandan, Mohammad Shibil, Ajmal Pallipadath and Shmhoon Ali.
Of the total 85 students who appeared, 33 (39 per cent) secured CGPA 9 and above.
Other schools that also achieved a 100 per cent passing rate include Scholars Indian School, Ras Al Khaimah, Gulf Asian English School, Delhi Private School, Sharjah and Emirates Future International Academy, which had 20 students who received an A1 grade.
