The Office of the Controller of Examination, Sanothimi, today has announced the results of School Leaving Certificate (SLC) exams held earlier this year.
This is the first time in its 82 years of history the Office has published the SLC results on letter grading system.
A total of 16,454 regular students have passed the exams with 'A+' (from 90 to 100 per cent) grade point while 41,577 students have been passed in 'A' grade (from 70 to 90 per cent).
Similarly, students securing 70 to 80 percent are ranked as 'B+' grade and their number is 48,611.
The results are published on different nine grades from 'A+' to 'E'. Under the regular examinations, 11 students have passed with 'E' grade.
Likewise, in exempted category, four students have obtained 'A+', 94 secured 'B+', 2943 are passed in 'B' grade. The results are available on the internet.
A total of 5,88,152 students had appeared in the examinations, the Office said.