None of the students in the schools including among others Siddheswari secondary school, Khidima, Shanti secondary school in Chorambu and Janata secondary school in Batase passed the SLC examinations 2014, according to the District Education Office.

And the number of schools scoring nil in SLC exams has increased this year compared to the previous year. Of the total 90 secondary schools in the district, 11 had scored nil last year compared to 14 this year.

This is the third straight year that Siddheswari secondary school in Khidima has failed to pass a single student in the SLC with Balkanya school in Faktang and Jalapa school in Nunthala repeating it for the second consecutive year.