Over 225,000 students qualify for A/Ls

Colombo, June 20 (Daily Mirror) - A total of 225,748 students who sat the 2025 G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination have qualified for the G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination, Commissioner General of Examinations Indika Kumari Liyanage announced.

Addressing a media briefing following the release of the examination results, she said the figure represents 73.16% of first-time school candidates.

The Commissioner General revealed that 11,790 candidates obtained A grades in all nine subjects, accounting for 3.57% of those who sat the examination. Of them, 11,651 were school candidates, while 139 were private candidates.

She also noted improvements in student performance in both Science and Mathematics compared to the previous year. The Science pass rate increased to 70.1%, up from 69.07% in 2024, while the Mathematics pass rate rose to 72.03% from 71.06%.

Meanwhile, 7,419 school candidates sitting either their first or second attempt failed all subjects, representing 2.36% of candidates, a figure similar to that recorded in the previous year’s examination.

The 2025 G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination results were released online at midnight on June 19. The examination was conducted from February 17 to 26 at 3,547 centers across the island.

Commissioner General Liyanage further announced that online applications for the re-scrutiny of answer scripts will be accepted from June 25 to July 8, 2026.

She also announced that the 2026 G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination is scheduled to be held from December 8 to 17.