Shimla, May 14 -- In line with the national trend, girls in Himachal outperformed boys as Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared results of Class 10 and 12 on Tuesday.

In Class 10, 17,177 students appeared and 16,706 passed, a percentage of 97.26%. Out of 7,661 girls, 7,515 (97.26%) cleared the exam. The pass percentage of boys stood at 96.58% (9,191 out of 9,516).

In Class 12, 11,385 students took the exam, 6,058 were boys and 5,327.

The pass percentage of girls was 95.03% (5,062) and 90.77% (5,499) boys cleared the exam.

Himachal students outperformed their peers from the Panchkula region, that comprises of Haryana and Himachal. However, HP's pass percentage was lower than neighbouring Jammu and Kashir, a part of Chand...