In a remarkable achievement, a government school student has claimed the top position in the 2024 Matric Science annual examinations, ending a 28-year dominance by private institutions.
The Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) announced the results on Friday, with Hafiz Abdul Rafay Tariq securing the top spot. Rafay, who scored an impressive 94.55% (1040/1100), is a student at Delhi Government Boys Secondary School in Karimabad.
His father, Tariq Mehboob, is a mathematics teacher at the same school.
This victory marks the first time since 1996 that a government school has achieved the top position in the matric science exams.
The second and third positions were claimed by private school students. Rumaissa Imran of Al-Khalil Model School in Malir secured second place with 1,037 marks (94.27%), while Rukhsar from Little Folks School in North Nazimabad took third with 1,025 marks (93.18%).
Out of 163,012 registered candidates, 131,614 (81.24%) passed the exams, with 23,943 students earning an A1 grade and 45,357 receiving an A grade. Female students also performed exceptionally well, with 63,767 passing and 15,616 securing A1 grades.
