From correspondents in Kerala, India, 04:00 PM IST

Students from Middle East schools, who took the Class 12 examination of the Kerala state board, have done well with five of the 10 schools recording 100 percent pass percentage.

Of the 735 students who took the Higher Secondary Examination this year, 698 students passed.

Gulf Model School, Dubai, UAE, had the highest number of students, 123, of which two failed.

The Model School, Abu Dhabi, UAE, The Indian School, Fujairah, UAE, M.E.S. Indian School, Doha, Qatar, New Indian Model School, Al Ain, UAE and The English School, Umm Al Quwain are the schools that recorded hundred percent pass percentage.

State Education Minister M.A. Baby Thursday said the pass percentage in this year's examination was 81.05 percent.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)