Girls VS Boys in Rawalpindi Board 12th Class Results 2025 – Who Performed Better?

The 2025 Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) First Annual Examination results from the Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education (BISE) Rawalpindi 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): 21,610 appeared, 8,629 passed – 39.92%
• Girls (All Groups Combined): 37,251 appeared, 24,270 passed – 65.14%
• Combined Total: 58,861 appeared, 32,899 passed – 55.89%

The numbers highlight a 25% performance gap between male and female students in the overall pass percentage.

Regular Candidates Performance

Humanities Group

• Male: 2,234 appeared, 703 passed – 31.47%
• Female: 9,602 appeared, 5,810 passed – 60.51%

Pre-Medical Group

• Male: 1,801 appeared, 1,201 passed – 66.69%
• Female: 7,475 appeared, 6,127 passed – 81.97%

Pre-Engineering Group

• Male: 1,403 appeared, 976 passed – 69.57%
• Female: 1,144 appeared, 931 passed – 81.38%

General Science Group

• Male: 7,631 appeared, 3,625 passed – 47.5%
• Female: 9,190 appeared, 6,153 passed – 66.95%

Commerce Group

• Male: 983 appeared, 512 passed – 52.14%
• Female: 801 appeared, 628 passed – 78.4%

Private Candidates Performance

Humanities Group

• Male: 3,359 appeared, 618 passed – 18.4%
• Female: 5,365 appeared, 2,092 passed – 38.99%

Pre-Medical Group

• Male: 634 appeared, 232 passed – 36.59%
• Female: 1,333 appeared, 765 passed – 57.39%

Pre-Engineering Group

• Male: 493 appeared, 125 passed – 25.35%
• Female: 269 appeared, 87 passed – 32.34%

General Science Group

• Male: 2,511 appeared, 507 passed – 20.19%
• Female: 1,820 appeared, 523 passed – 28.74%

Commerce Group

• Male: 596 appeared, 130 passed – 21.81%
• Female: 252 appeared, 121 passed – 48.02%

Gender Gap in Academic Performance

Female students outperformed male students in every group, with a particularly wide gap in humanities and commerce among private candidates. Female candidates in science groups also achieved significantly higher success rates, especially in pre-medical and general science fields.