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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.
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
The Sri Lankan Advanced Level (A-level), formerly known as the Higher School Certificate (HSC), is a General Certificate of Education (GCE) qualification exam in Sri Lanka, similar to the British Advanced Level. It is conducted annually by the Department of Examinations under the Ministry of Education.
The school provides Tamil and English medium education for pupils aged 6 to 19 in its Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary sections. The school consists of multi-divisional classes for Grades 1-13. A division usually consists of 40 students and currently, there are 5 divisions in Grade 1, gradually increasing up to 10 divisions in the Advanced Levels.
It was established on 10 February 1967 with R. I. T. Alles as the founding principal, [1] [2] and was named after the first Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, D. S. Senanayake. It provides education from Grades 1 to 13 in Sinhalese, Tamil and English languages. It is the second-largest multi-ethnic school in the country.
Ranabima Royal College (Sinhala: රණබිම රාජකීය විද්යාලය) also known as Royal College, Ranabima is a provincial school in Gannoruwa near Kandy, Sri Lanka. [2] The school is surrounded by Gannoruwa and Hanthana Mountains , and is situated on the bank of the Mahaweli river .
1917 : Founded as a "Baptist Missionary English School" by the Baptist Missionary Society of British Ceylon. It was started with only three girls, in the premises of Baptist Church in Ratnapura . 1919 : The classroom was moved to the thatched-roofed spacious hall at the hilltop to accommodate the increasing number of 36 students.
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 ...