As the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced its Std X results on Wednesday — much earlier than the norm — mid-day saw several success stories spring up from schools run by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. This year, for the first time, students from a total of 11 of 18 BMC-run CBSE schools sat for the board examinations, as opposed to one last year. With these 10 new schools entering the picture, the civic schools clocked a pass percentage of 92.80 per cent. Of the 339 students who took the exam, 35 secured more than 90 per cent.

Arya Lamne, a student of Mumbai Public School (MPS) CBSE Mithagar S Division Mulund, stood first among her peers, scoring 97.80 per cent. Saurabh Yadav, a student of MPS CBSE Punamnagar K East Division, Andheri, secured second place with 97.20 per cent, and Kaustubh Tripathi, a student of MPS CBSE Rajawadi N Division Ghatkopar, stood third with 97 per cent. Four out of 11 schools have achieved 100 per cent results.