HSC Pass Rate Stands at 52.12%, 40,084 Students Achieve GPA-5

The results of this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations have been published, with the combined pass rate across Bangladesh’s 11 education boards standing at 52.12 percent. A total of 40,084 students achieved a GPA-5.

The results were released simultaneously at 10:40 a.m. on Saturday (October 31) through education board websites, examination centres, educational institutions and SMS services.

According to the Ministry of Education, a total of 1,270,583 candidates took part in the 2026 HSC and equivalent examinations under the country’s 11 education boards. Of them, 621,969 were male students and 648,614 were female students. Female candidates therefore outnumbered male candidates by 26,645.

Students from 9,439 educational institutions took the examinations at 2,697 centres nationwide. Of the total candidates, 1,069,714 sat for examinations under the nine general education boards. This year, the general education boards conducted examinations using a common set of question papers.

The HSC and equivalent examinations began simultaneously across the country on July 2. In addition to the nine general education boards, examinations were held under the Bangladesh Technical Education Board and the Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board.