Sports merit marks save 109 students

PANJIM, MAY 18
Hundred and nine students, who, otherwise, would have been declared as failed, passed the Higher Secondary School Certificate examination, thanks to timely marks under the sports policy that was implemented from this academic year.
Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Chairman Mervyn D’Souza, while announcing the result at a press conference on Tuesday, said these 109 HSSC students had passed solely because of the sports policy merit marks.    
GRADING SYSTEM: On a question on the implementation of the grading system in the board exam, D’Souza said the decision was pending with the government. The board is expecting the decision to come before the academic year. We will be able to implement the system only if the decision comes through before the new academic years starts in June, he mentioned. 
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