Change in education

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School children will be required to decide their stream of study for the Advanced Level Examination at Grade 9, instead of waiting till they get their Ordinary Level Examination results from 2013 onwards, Minister Bandula Gunawardane said today.

Minister Gunwardane told the Daily Mirror that the Ministry would announce the decision to the police in this regard next year. In this respect, he said, students have to study six core subjects and three optional subjects related to their chosen stream of study for the Advanced Level Examination. (Kelum Bandara)

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Nodrog Attiv Sunday, 06 November 2011 05:16 AM

Why inform the Police of this decision.....arrest the students who don't have the required number of subjects?

Sola Malai Monday, 07 November 2011 05:45 AM

i think you are a frog in the well...who told that indians and srilankans are dominating the west...if that is that fact that is because of cheap human resource only not because of the heigher standards...

Man B Sunday, 06 November 2011 01:39 PM

no use!

Ranjith Sunday, 06 November 2011 01:32 PM

They are experimenting with children

Naufer Sunday, 06 November 2011 10:01 AM

What I can't understand is, why the police is being dragged into this.

kumara Sunday, 06 November 2011 07:59 AM

Firstly Change and Wash Your head and Next see What don't Spoiling Future of Our Motherland.

sds Sunday, 06 November 2011 07:35 AM

What palnet are u from?

Keerthi Sunday, 06 November 2011 06:59 AM

This is not at all a good move. We are trying to follow unsuccessful western education systems. It's a well established phenomena that every student should have some knowledge in science and mathematics. These idiots should look in to the situation in the US that great majority of people don't have basic mathematics and science knowledge. Indians and Sri Lankans dominated in these western markets because of the basic knowledge they have.
We should not let these idiotic politicians to make the situation worst.

amani Sunday, 06 November 2011 06:55 AM

That means A/L going to be a O/L.OHEYPALLAH...

nusfa Saturday, 05 November 2011 05:18 AM

great idea......

Randy Sunday, 06 November 2011 04:02 AM

R u sick? Very very sick!!!!!!!!!!

Tharuka Sunday, 06 November 2011 03:05 AM

what happen to Ordinary Level Examination ?

AUJ Sunday, 06 November 2011 03:04 AM

With every change in Govt. or even Ministers ,we have
a chnge in the Education Policy. Is it for the better or.... ?

UniDon Sunday, 06 November 2011 02:27 AM

limits of a tution master's vision!

Better Ideas Saturday, 05 November 2011 06:17 PM

why announce the decision to the police?

Yaka Saturday, 05 November 2011 04:09 PM

A sensitive policy change in deed. Up until O/L everyone study what is rather useful in many aspects. Literature, History etc. even though most find boring compared to more analytical subjects like Maths and Science, pave a path to a complete 'person'. Many students may bandwagon to skip them aiming science streams. Obvious question would be what alternative system will provide if one flunks the first choice stream at O/L exam.

lokuputha Saturday, 05 November 2011 12:33 PM

Good Move Sir!!

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