The Meghalaya Board of School Education on Monday declared the Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate examination results, with Don Bosco College, Tura topping the science stream, while St Mary’s Higher Secondary School, Shillong and St Edmund’s Higher Secondary School, Shillong led in the arts and commerce streams respectively. In the science stream, Dechro M Marak of Don Bosco College, Tura secured the top position with 472 marks. Amos Chinminlun of St Anthony’s Higher Secondary School, Shillong stood second with 470 marks, followed by Vishal Rai of Laban Bengalee Boy’s Higher Secondary School, Shillong in third with 464 marks.
In the commerce stream, Priya Ghosh of St Edmund’s Higher Secondary School, Shillong emerged as the topper with 458 marks. Ankita Das and Rishika Debnath, both from St Anthony’s Higher Secondary School, Shillong, bagged the second and third spots with 453 and 452 marks respectively. The pass percentage stood at 87.49%, with 2,155 of 2,463 candidates declared successful across 58 centres. East Jaintia Hills topped the district-wise performance at 98.18%, followed by West Jaintia Hills at 94.70% and Eastern West Khasi Hills at 94.68%.