ALAPPUZHA: Floods have toppled everything during their academic days, but through confidence and support from teachers, students in Kuttanad have secured glory in the SSLC exams. Leaving others sub-districts behind, Kuttanad got 99.91 percent success in the exam. Out of the 31 schools that enjoyed 100 percent success, five are government schools.

2114 students appeared for the exams, out of which 2112 student passed. 150 students secured A+ grade in all subjects. 31 out of 33 schools in the Kuttanad sub-district can boast of 100 percent success.

The schools had lost 33 academic days due to flood. They had to go for extra classes to make up for the lost time. Classes were resumed after new books were issued and the students were given proper counseling to overcome the horrors of the flood.