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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 ...
It is usually taken by students during the final two years of Senior secondary school (Grade 10 & 11 (usually ages 15–16)) or external (non-school) candidate. The exam is usually held in December. The exams are held in three mediums Sinhala , Tamil and English .
Sri Rajasinghe Central College, Mulleriyawa 1AB 1255 101 Sri Jayawardhenepura Kotte Kolonnawa Kolonnawa Balika Vidyalaya, Kolonnawa 1AB 2825 202 Sri Jayawardhenepura Kotte Maharagama Dharmapala Vidyalaya, Pannipitiya 1AB 7348 486 Sri Jayawardhenepura Kotte Nugegoda Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte: 1AB 2455 159 Sri Jayawardhenepura Kotte Nugegoda
Mahanama College is a Sinhala Buddhist boys school in Colombo, Sri Lanka which was established in 1954. As a public, national school, it is controlled by the central government, as opposed to a provincial council. It provides both primary and secondary education.
Sri Lanka's population had an adult literacy rate of 96.3% in 2015, which is above average by world and regional standards. Computer literacy in 2017 28.3% and phone users in 2017 105%, website users 32% in 2017. [note 1] Education plays a major part in the life and culture of the country, which dates back to 543 BC.
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.
Secondary education in Sri Lanka is provided by a diverse selection of educational options: National schools, with funding and criteria by the national Ministry of Education. 1AB - offering GCE A-levels in all major fields of study; 1C - offering all except Sciences GCE A-levels; 2 - offering only GCE O-levels; 3 - [clarify]
The University of Ceylon was the only university in Sri Lanka (earlier Ceylon) from 1942 until 1972. It had several constituent campuses at various locations around Sri Lanka. The University of Ceylon Act No. 1 of 1972, replaced it with the University of Sri Lanka which existed from 1973 to 1978.