Mohali, April 10 -- The government schools outshone other institutions in the class 5 results of the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) declared by the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) on Wednesday. While 99.56% students of the government schools got promoted, 99.50% students in the non-government schools cleared the exams. At the same time, the fairer sex once again outperformed boys as 99.55% girls and 99.48% boys passed the examination.

The results, according to SCERT officials, were shared with the students during the parent-teacher meetings in their respective schools on March 30. The consolidated results were declared on Wednesday.

A total of 3,00,575 students appeared in the class 5 examination, out of...