Requirements for Selection of Subjects for A/Level 2021 Batch

To qualify for A/L’s, a minimum of  6 passes with three (3) C passes and  passes in  Sinhala/Tamil Language, Mathematics and English are required.  Please read the note below very carefully before selecting the subjects.

NOTE:

1. Students must offer six subjects, of which three subjects could be of their own choice selected from courses available in school. (given below).  The other three subjects are General English, General Knowledge paper and General Information Technology (GIT) which are compulsory.

2. Students who have not obtained the minimum requirements specified for A/L s will not be admitted to the A/L class.

3. Students who have failed Maths are not permitted to do A/L’s at school.

4. To do Commerce / Science in the English medium the student should possess an "A" Pass  for English or should have studied in the English Medium.     5.   To follow subjects in the  Science Stream for A/L’s the students should have obtained: For Bio Science  -  An “A” pass in Science and at least a “B” pass in Maths. For Physical Science  - An “A” pass for Maths and at least a “B” pass for Science

6. To follow the Commerce Stream at least a "C" Pass  is required both in Maths and Business   Studies.

7. To study Business Statistics at least  a "B" Pass is required in Maths  8.   To follow Economics in the Art Stream (English/Sinhala) at least a “C” pass is required in  Maths.

8. To follow Economics in the Art Stream (English/Sinhala) at least a “C” pass is required in  Maths.

9. If students wish to offer English Literature as a subject for A/Levels, they should have obtained an 'A'  Pass in English Language and a 'C' Pass for English Literature (student who have not offered English Literature for O/L's will not be permitted to offer English Literature for A/L's.

10. Students are permitted to change subjects only during the 1st Term in the A/L class.

11. Students are permitted to offer subjects privately, only if such subjects are not in the curriculum  at  school.  However, at all times we prefer students to select subjects which are in the school curriculum.

12. If a student does not have 80% attendance specified by the Education Department, such a  student will  not be permitted to sit the last term test and the withdrawal exam conducted by the school.

These are the combination courses available in School 

Science Stream (Sinhala,  English, Tamil Medium)   

1.  Physics     
2.  Chemistry/ICT     
3.  Combined Mathematics/Biology     

Please note that any student who selects ICT as a subject will be categorized as a “Non-Science” student, even though the other 2 subjects fall under the Science Stream. 

Commerce Stream (Sinhala, English,  Tamil Medium)   

1. Economics     
2. Accounting     
3. Business Studies/Business Statistics/ICT