Peshawar: Despite claims of educational reforms and improvement by the government, the matriculation results in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s government schools have been deeply disappointing, with several institutions reporting zero pass rates.
According to official records, a total of 739 students from 29 government schools affiliated with the Peshawar Board appeared in the matric exams. Shockingly, only 151 students passed, highlighting a severe crisis in the public education system.
Districts such as Chitral, Mohmand, Khyber, Charsadda, and Peshawar reported particularly poor results. In some schools, every single student failed.
In Chitral, all students of Government Higher Secondary School Bewari and Middle School Begasht failed. Similarly, in Peshawar, all 18 students of Government Girls Higher Secondary School Haryana Payan were declared failed. At Daman Afghani School, only 2 out of 35 students managed to pass.
Even some well-known schools in Peshawar showed worrying performance. At Shaheed Saqib Ghani School, 84 out of 102 students failed. Haji Banda School saw 13 of its 14 students fail, and Mashogagar School had just 5 pass out of 76 students. In contrast, the Rawalpindi Board recently celebrated its high achievers in the matric exams, announcing the top position holders for 2025, highlighting stark differences in performance between regions.
Education officials report that most failures were due to students failing in one to three subjects. In several classrooms, only one or two students passed.
Education experts have expressed serious concern, calling these results a reflection of the alarming state of public education. They have urged the provincial government and the education department to take immediate notice, investigate the causes behind the poor performance, and implement emergency measures to improve education standards across the province.
