Which Punjab Board Has the Lowest Passing Percentage in 12th Class Exams 2025

The Punjab Boards Committee of Chairpersons (PBCC) has released the official results of the 12th class (HSSC Part II) First Annual Examinations 2025. The data shows significant variation in performance among the nine educational boards of Punjab.

Top Performing Boards

• Dera Ghazi Khan: 74.86%
• Faisalabad: 73.71%

DG Khan and Faisalabad emerged as the strongest performers, with nearly three out of every four students successfully passing. These boards maintained their position among the top performers in recent years as well.

Mid-Range Performance

• Sargodha: 66.40%
• Multan: 64.25%
• Bahawalpur: 63.93%
• Gujranwala: 63.10%

Boards in this category showed stable but moderate performance. Multan and Sargodha stood in the middle range, with pass percentages in the mid-60s, while Bahawalpur and Gujranwala followed closely.

Low-Performing Boards

• Lahore: 60.86%
• Sahiwal: 58.92%
• Rawalpindi: 54.12%

Lahore, despite being one of the largest educational boards in Punjab, recorded a pass rate of just over 60%. Sahiwal slipped below that mark, while Rawalpindi showed the weakest performance, with less than 55% of students clearing the exam.

Overall Trends

• The province-wide gap between the best and worst performing boards is more than 20 percentage points, showing uneven educational outcomes across regions.
• Urban boards like Lahore and Rawalpindi did not perform as strongly as expected, raising questions about institutional performance despite better resources.
• Smaller boards such as DG Khan continued to outperform larger divisions, highlighting possible differences in student preparation, exam trends, or teaching practices.