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After the initial batch of students finished five years of primary education, classes had to be extended to provide secondary education and in due course classes up to Year 13 were established. Due to the patronage of former principals Wimala Liyanage (1973–1982), and R. M. L. Jayasekera (1982–2000) the status of the school was raised to ...
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 requirements. [2]
The exams are held in three mediums Sinhala, Tamil and English. The exam is the basic Certificate awarded in Sri Lanka as proof of completion of Secondary Education. The GCE O/L examination is an important milestone for students as it determines their eligibility to pursue further studies at the Advanced Level (A/L) or vocational training courses.
For example, some models focus on providing education in both languages throughout a student's entire education while others gradually transition to education in only one language. [2] The ultimate goal of bilingual education is fluency and literacy in both languages through a variety of strategies such as translanguaging and recasting.
2 2228 122 Sri Jayawardhenepura Kotte Kaduwela Malabe Boys' School: 1AB 4500 200 Sri Jayawardhenepura Kotte Kaduwela Bomiriya National School, Bomiriya 1AB 3864 178 Sri Jayawardhenepura Kotte Kaduwela Sri Subhuthi National School, Battaramulla 1AB 1125 100 Sri Jayawardhenepura Kotte Kolonnawa Sri Rajasinghe Central College, Mulleriyawa 1AB 1255 101
Other schools use Cantonese as the language of instruction. As of 2013 there was one private Portuguese-medium school. [8] Starting in the 2017–2018 school year, the government started offering bilingual Chinese–Portuguese classes in two public schools: Escola Oficial Zheng Guanying and Escola Primária Luso-Chinesa da Flora. [9] [10] [11] [12]
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 ...
Secondary education (ESO is the acronym in Spanish) contains four separate years for students between 12 and 16. Post-compulsory secondary education refers to the four types of courses independent of each other and require the student to have obtained the ESO qualification available: the Bachillerato (two courses), visual arts and design and sport.