Education

50 school buildings collapsed in Southern Province!   About 50 school buildings have collapsed in Galle and Matara Districts in the past six weeks, it was reported. Southern Province Education Secretary Ranjith Yapa said that the children who were studying…

G.C.E A/L exam dates announced   Rescheduled dates for the G.C.E (A/L) examination has been announced by the Department of Examinations. Accordingly, the exam is to be held from January 4 to January 31, 2024.  

Date announced for Grade 05 scholarship exam   The 2023 Grade 05 scholarship exam will be held on 15 October, the Department of Examinations says. Accordingly, the exam will be held at 2,888 centres across the country, Commissioner General of…

China donates school equipment & uniforms to 12,000 schoolchildren   A donation of 12,000 school bags full of stationery and other study/daily items as well as 43,000 meters of school uniform fabric was gifted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…

Colombo International Book Fair 2023 kicks off   Sri Lanka’s largest book exhibition, ‘Colombo International Book Fair’, commenced today (22) at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH). The book fair organized by the Sri Lanka Book Publishers’ Association will…

Primary school closed over itchy spell   A primary school in the Kurunegala area has been temporarily closed after around 15 students had complained of itchiness. The ailing students have been admitted to the Ganewatta Divisional Hospital and it is…

Uni. applications to be called next week   The University Grants Commission states that candidates who sat for the 2022 GCE A/L exam can apply for universities from next week. Chairman of the UGC – Prof. Sampath Amaratunga has said…

Vocational training for Post O/L & A/L students   The GCE Ordinary Level (O/L) and Advanced Level (A/L) students will now have the opportunity to complete a curriculum that covers five fundamental areas of vocational education while still enrolled in…

2022 A/L exam results released (Update)   Results of the 2022 GCE Advanced Level exam has been released and can be viewed on www.doenets.lk/examresults. ——————————————————- (Previous News : 09:31am, Sep. 04, 2023) A/L results to be released today The results of…

Govt to recruit eight thousand teachers for state schools The Government has announced plans for the recruitment of eight thousand teachers for government schools in the near future. State Minister for Education Aravinda Kumar indicated that this recruitment will include…