With 88.32% passing percentage in the state (regular students), up by 5% from last year, Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) declared the highest ever SSC (Std X) result on Tuesday.

The worst and the best: 904 schools in Pune division clocked up a perfect passing percentage, whereas not a single student passed in a total of 35 schools. Pics/Mohan Patil

Among the nine divisions in the state, three divisional boards, including Pune, marked a passing percentage of above 90, and not a single division saw the share of passing students dip below 80%.

Konkan division tops the state with a passing percent of 95.57, while Latur board brings up the rear with 81.68%. With 88.84% Mumbai is at the fifth position.

Out of a total 15,49,784 regular students who appeared for the SSC examination in March 2014, a total of 13,68,796 students passed. Girls, once again, outshone boys with a 90.55% result against 86.47% for boys.