As the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced the Std X board results on Wednesday, city schools took pride in recording higher percentage of high-scorers. The national average of the 90-plus scorers has dipped, as compared to last year. As per the national report, only 9.84 per cent of total candidates scored above 90 per cent this year, as compared to 12.78 per cent last year, while the city schools mostly recorded a better figure.

At DPS, Nerul, 82 per cent of their candidates scored above 90 per cent, including three who scored 99 per cent, while at R N Podar School at Santacruz, 206 of the candidates 297 scored above 90 per cent, and more than 72 students scored above 90 per cent at Gopi Birla School in Walkeshwar. At Ryan International School in Kandivli, 140 candidates scored over 90 per cent, up from 129 in 2019.