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Scholarship Examination. The Scholarship Examination (also known as the Grade 5 exam) is a highly competitive Sri Lankan examination first introduced in 1947, [1] conducted by the Department of Examinations of the Ministry of Education. It is optional for students to undertake it during the final year of primary school (Grade 5; usually aged 9 ...
The Sri Lankan Ordinary Level ( O-level) 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. An O-level is a qualification of its own right, but more often taken in prerequisite for ...
Most of the schools in Sri Lanka are maintained by the government as a part of the free education. Currently (as of 2021) there are 10,155 government schools (373 national schools and 9,782 provincial schools) [18] with a student population of 4.2 million and 235,924 teachers, 736 Pirivenas and also 104 private schools with 127,968 students.
Higher education in Sri Lanka is an optional final stage of formal learning following secondary education. Higher education, also referred to as tertiary education occurs most commonly universities or degree-granting institutions. These may be public universities, public and private degree-granting institutions which award their own degrees or ...
Due to the intimidating nature of the exam, family pressure, and social stigma resulting from exam results, most students tend to get severely depressed if they fail to achieve desired results. Some cases of suicide have been linked to the exam. See also. Education in Sri Lanka; List of schools in Northern Province, Sri Lanka
Lyceum International School was founded by Mohan Lal Grero in 1993. At its inception, Lyceum International School had only seven students and five teachers. The school's motto is derived from the Ancient Greek aphorism "Know thyself". [3] Lyceum is made up of the parent school in Nugegoda and nine branch schools in Wattala, Panadura, Ratnapura ...
In 2023, Times Higher Education World University Rankings placed the University of Peradeniya first in Sri Lanka and 301–400 band in the world university ranking. This is the highest world ranking that any university in Sri Lanka has reached in recent history.
Old Boys Union of St. Joseph's College, Colombo. Website. stjosephscollege .lk. St. Joseph's College is a selective-entry Roman Catholic school in Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1896 by French Missionaries led by Rev. Father Christopher-Ernest Bonjean O.M.I. The college has over 4,000 enrolled students with a staff of over 450 as of 2023.