The results of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations under 11 education boards have been published, with the pass rate standing at 52.12% this year.

Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon announced the results at an event at the Education Ministry’s conference room at the Secretariat on Saturday.

The results were made available simultaneously online and through educational institutions immediately after the announcement. The publication ended the wait of 1,270,583 candidates under the country’s 11 education boards.

The 2026 HSC and equivalent examinations began on July 2. Written examinations were scheduled to end on August 8, but some examinations under several education boards, including Chattogram, were postponed due to natural disasters and floods and held later. Practical examinations were completed by August 15.

According to the published results, 1,240,798 students sat the examinations, of whom 646,685 passed. A total of 593,113 students failed, while 40,084 students secured a GPA of 5.00.

No student passed at 293 educational institutions, an increase of 91 from last year. The number of institutions with a zero pass rate was 202 last year.