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The Sri Lankan Ordinary Level (O-level) formerly called Senior School Certificate (SSC), is a General Certificate of Education (GCE) qualification in Sri Lanka, conducted by the Department of Examinations of the Ministry of Education. It is based on the Cambridge University Ordinary Level qualification.
In recent years, the exam has become extremely competitive and even traumatic for many high school students in Sri Lanka. For the academic year 2013, out of 55,241 candidates who applied for university admission, only 43.8% gained access to state universities through the University Grants Commission (UGC), despite meeting the minimum admission ...
In 1967, Minister Iriyagolla began the ground work for establishing the school. It was named after D. S. Senanayake, who was the first Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) after gaining independence. R. I. T. Alles, an assistant principal at Royal College became the head teacher of the new school. The location in which the college stands ...
Also: Sri Lanka: People: By occupation: Scientists: Mathematicians Pages in category "Sri Lankan mathematicians" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Education in Sri Lanka has a long history that dates back two millennia. While the Constitution of Sri Lanka does not provide free education as a fundamental right, the constitution mentions that 'the complete eradication of illiteracy and the assurance to all persons of the right to universal and equal access to education at all levels" in its section on directive principles of state policy ...
Srisatkunarajah was head of the University of Jaffna's Department of Mathematics and Statistics from 2009 to 2012. [2] He became a professor of mathematics in 2010. [2] He served as dean of the Faculty of Science between July 2013 and July 2016 and dean of the Faculty of Technology from October 2016 to September 2017.
At the end of his contract he returned to Sri Lanka, where he spent his last days writing and researching. He died in January 1989. He has awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of Colombo and an honorary Doctor of Science from the Open University of Sri Lanka. He was a Chartered Psychologist. [3] [4] [5] ==
12 October 1953 3 years, 298 days: 12 October 1953 12 April 1956 Kotelawala: Sir John Kotelawala: 3 Wijeyananda Dahanayake විජයානන්ද දහනායක (1902–1997) MP for Galle District (Prime Minister from 26 September 1959) 12 April 1956 26 September 1959 3 years, 343 days: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: Solomon: S. W. R. D ...