“If I fail,” Zarlasht whispered, “he’ll marry me off by June.”

On the morning of the result, Naila woke before the dawn call to prayer. She walked to the rooftop of the hostel. Below her, the Swat River churned, icy and restless, carrying the same water that had once drowned the valley in floods. Now, it carried hope.

“Abba,” she said, her voice breaking. “I got A+.”

For the 2017 academic year, BISE Swat employed multiple mediums to ensure students could access their results conveniently: