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SECTION - 4.4 | SCHOOL PERFORMANCE

Table 4.4.1: Performance of School Candidates who sat for the G.C.E. (O/L) Examination by
District; 2017 - 2019

Number sat for exam Number Qualified for G.C.E. (A/L)
District
2017 2018 2019 2017 2018 2019

Colombo 33,231 32,686 32,771 26,018 26,213 25,919

Gampaha 28,531 28,375 29,553 20,422 20,995 22,024
Kalutara 16,946 17,010 17,511 12,264 12,650 12,728

Kandy 20,986 21,414 21,629 15,520 16,127 16,038

Matale 7,312 7,253 7,641 5,154 5,261 5,403

Nuwara Eliya 10,679 10,958 11,447 7,164 7,292 7,445

Galle 15,540 15,562 16,198 12,211 12,274 12,359

Matara 11,772 12,038 12,315 9,421 9,871 9,756

Hambantota 8,913 9,120 9,667 7,136 7,387 7,783
Jaffna 9,176 8,495 8,520 6,219 6,096 5,902

Mannar 1,751 1,631 2,254 1,251 1,227 1,364

Vavuniya 2,704 2,543 1,607 1,853 1,853 1,200

Mullaitivu 1,884 1,833 2,545 1,158 1,182 1,723

Kilinochchi 2,484 2,157 1,696 1,420 1,302 1,070
Batticaloa 8,055 8,095 8,044 5,276 5,564 5,584

Ampara 10,160 10,021 10,307 7,318 7,437 7,644

Trincomalee 6,065 5,906 5,864 3,858 3,806 3,784

Kurunegala 24,146 23,871 24,853 18,538 18,873 19,284

Puttalam 10,606 10,693 10,816 7,388 7,726 7,565

Anuradhapura 13,435 13,531 14,294 9,486 9,909 10,292

Polonnaruwa 6,020 5,864 6,171 4,139 4,207 4,398
Badulla 12,761 12,770 13,696 9,068 9,462 9,772

Moneragala 6,710 6,909 7,345 4,505 4,783 4,989

Ratnapura 14,862 15,226 16,314 10,915 11,504 12,110

Kegalle 12,083 12,068 12,369 9,113 9,280 9,403

Island 296,812 296,029 305,427 216,815 222,281 225,539