Students achieve high standards of AKU-EB Annual Examinations 2022

​The Aga Khan University Examination Board (AKU-EB) announced the annual examination results for its Secondary and Higher Secondary School qualifications on Thursday, August 4, 2022. This year too, the AKU-EB awarded one national level positions for SSC and HSSC qualifications each, and provincial level overall and group-wise top three positions for both SSC and HSSC. In total, 63 percent (%) of all high achievers were girls.  

Ahmed Wali from Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Gilgit achieved National Level Overall First Position in HSSC and Wareesha Khan from the Korangi Academy, Karachi achieved National Level Overall First Position in SSC. In an interview with Ahmed Wali, he noted that “AKU-EB does not assess students’ rote memorisation, no matter how much you try to memorise books. It is the conceptual learning I focused on when preparing for the examinations. AKU-EB has not constrained me to the textbooks, it has taught me how to live.” Ahmed Wali also received admissions into Lahore University Management Science (LUMS).  Wareesha Khan, national high achiever from the Sindh notes “I feel fortunate to be a part of AKU-EB education system. I was assessed for my intellectual ability, for the conceptual learning and not for memorising the information given in the books.”  

For the HSSC qualifications, first positions at the Provincial Level were awarded to Ahmed Wali from Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Gilgit Baltistan; Sana Muftah from Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Chitral, KPK; Bareera Nasir Ahmad from Nusrat Jahan College, Chenab Nagar, Punjab; Saleha Abid from Habib Girls’ School, Karachi, Sindh. For the SSC qualifications, first positions at the provincial level were awarded to Haseeba Yousaf from the Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Hunza, GB; Aliya Shah from the Aga Khan Higher Secondary School Kuragh, Chitral, KPK;  Kashifa Asif from Maryam Siddiqa Girls Higher Secondary School, Chenab Nagar, Punjab and Wareesha Khan from the Korangi Academy, Karachi, Sindh.   

According to the Principal of IBA Public School, Sukkur, Dr Ali Gohar Chang, “AKU-EB is about high-quality examination and assessment. It has been working as a driving force for improving quality education across Pakistan. We are fortunate that our SSC and HSSC students are performing well under the AKU-EB system. It is a way we know that our quality of teaching learning is at par with the international standards.” 

The Board also recognises the collective efforts and partnership with its affiliated schools and finds it critical in the successful performance of its schools across Pakistan. This year, the Korangi Academy has shown exceptional performance in the AKU-EB annual examinations 2022. According to Mrs Asma Nasir, Principal of Korangi Academy, “For our school, it is a historical day. Our students’ national level achievement reflects the work of the Board with its affiliated schools, especially in the areas of teaching, learning and assessment. AKU-EB has opened the horizon of success for our students.” 

The CEO of AKU-EB, Dr Shehzad Jeeva puts a great emphasis on preparing students for higher education and notes that  “AKU-EB students have demonstrated phenomenal performance. Our high standards and academic rigour have prepared our students to compete globally. I am proud to see that AKU-EB students reach more than 100 international universities and more than 53% of students enter top 15 universities in Pakistan.” 

The Aga Khan University Examination Board (AKU-EB) is the first private university led trans-provincial board (awarding body) in Pakistan. Following international best practices in assessment, AKU-EB is the only board in Pakistan to work closely with all affiliated schools to provide the support needed to improve the standard of teaching and schools’ performance.