India, May 4 -- A government high school in Nainital district, which had just one tenth-grade student, saw that student fail the state board examination, prompting education officials to launch an inquiry.

The school in Bhadrakot village, located 115 kilometres from Nainital district headquarters, had only seven students enrolled across grades six through ten when the Uttarakhand Board of School Education results were declared on April 19.

"This is strange that the lone student couldn't clear the board exam even after complete staff was posted in the school," said Madhyamik education additional director GS Saun. "I have instructed the chief education officer to visit the school and find the actual situation."

The school has seven teach...