The 2025 Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) First Annual Examination results from the Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education (BISE) Faisalabad reveal a clear performance gap between male and female students. Across every academic stream, both regular and private, female candidates outperformed their male counterparts, continuing a consistent trend from previous years.
Overall Pass Percentage
According to the official data:
- Boys (All Groups Combined): 45,252 appeared, 31,255 passed – 69.06%
- Girls (All Groups Combined): 58,757 appeared, 45,406 passed – 77.28%
- Combined Total: 104,009 appeared, 76,661 passed – 73.71%
The numbers highlight a performance gap of more than 8 percentage points between male and female students in the overall pass percentage.
Regular Candidates Performance
Pre-Medical Group
- Male: 8,002 appeared, 6,590 passed – 82.37%
- Female: 10,420 appeared, 9,425 passed – 90.45%
Pre-Engineering Group
- Male: 2,254 appeared, 1,623 passed – 71.98%
- Female: 2,925 appeared, 2,242 passed – 76.62%
Humanities Group
- Male: 13,826 appeared, 4,713 passed – 34.09%
- Female: 21,601 appeared, 12,679 passed – 58.67%
General Science Group
- Male: 8,892 appeared, 4,704 passed – 52.93%
- Female: 10,323 appeared, 6,939 passed – 67.23%
Commerce Group
- Male: 1,099 appeared, 522 passed – 47.49%
- Female: 1,260 appeared, 690 passed – 54.76%
Private Candidates Performance
Pre-Medical Group
- Male: 4,119 appeared, 2,897 passed – 70.35%
- Female: 5,134 appeared, 4,098 passed – 79.81%
Pre-Engineering Group
- Male: 739 appeared, 430 passed – 58.19%
- Female: 1,025 appeared, 609 passed – 59.41%
Humanities Group
- Male: 13,917 appeared, 6,121 passed – 43.98%
- Female: 19,218 appeared, 10,982 passed – 57.17%
General Science Group
- Male: 2,562 appeared, 1,319 passed – 51.49%
- Female: 3,383 appeared, 2,064 passed – 61.01%
Commerce Group
- Male: 1,205 appeared, 567 passed – 47.05%
- Female: 1,540 appeared, 855 passed – 55.52%
Gender Gap in Academic Performance
Female students outperformed male students in every major group, with especially strong leads in humanities and pre-medical. Girls in science and commerce groups also showed consistently higher success rates, reflecting their stronger academic standing across the board.
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