The 2025 Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) First Annual Examination results from the Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education (BISE) DG Khan 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): 28,061 appeared, 18,993 passed – 67.68%
• Girls (All Groups Combined): 28,022 appeared, 22,992 passed – 82.05%
• Combined Total: 56,083 appeared, 41,985 passed – 74.86%

The numbers highlight a performance gap of more than 14 percentage points, with girls recording a much higher pass rate than boys in DG Khan.

Group-Wise Performance

Pre-Medical Group

• Male: 9,954 appeared, 8,053 passed – 80.90%
• Female: 15,899 appeared, 13,533 passed – 85.12%

Pre-Engineering Group

• Male: 1,615 appeared, 1,267 passed – 78.45%
• Female: 677 appeared, 533 passed – 78.73%

Humanities Group

• Male: 8,658 appeared, 4,271 passed – 49.33%
• Female: 7,502 appeared, 5,650 passed – 75.31%

General Science Group

• Male: 7,834 appeared, 5,402 passed – 68.96%
• Female: 3,944 appeared, 3,276 passed – 83.06%

Gender Gap in Academic Performance

Girls significantly outperformed boys across all major groups. The largest gaps were seen in the humanities and general science streams, where girls’ success rates were more than 15 to 25 percentage points higher. Even in science groups like pre-medical and pre-engineering, girls maintained an advantage, underscoring their stronger academic performance in the DG Khan Board.