A total of 2, 47,588 students got the highest Grade Point Average (GPA-5) in the JSC and JDC examinations under nine education boards in 2016.The number was 1, 96, 263 last year.The number of GPA-5 achievers under eight general education board is 2,35,059 while the figure in the madrasa education board is 12,529 according to the results published here on Thursday.