The requirement to have an attendance of 80 per cent in school will be required for those students who want to sit the G.C.E. (A/L) from 2023, the Ministry of Education has decided.
The Ministry of Education had earlier issued a circular that the 80 per cent attendance requirement will not apply for the students sitting A/L for 2022. The delayed exam is due to be held early next year.
However the Ministry has now decided to reimplement the 80 per cent attendance requirement from 2023 onwards.
The rule was applicable during the pre-covid 19 period.
My memory takes me back to 1979, to a moment etched in time when a strikingly tall and impeccably dressed military officer, a Master in charge of Cadeting at Prince of Wales College commanding a guard of honour presented to President J.R. Jayawardene by the cadets of 3CCC, consisted of Ananda, Nalanda and Prince of Wales Cadet platoons at the Prince of Wales College grounds.
An American national, who had been staying in Sri Lanka for nearly ten months without a valid visa while using a Sinhala name under his American passport, was arrested by the Tourist Police of the Kandy.
The Government is considering abolishing the Office of the Chief of the Defence Staff (OCDS) when the term of office of its incumbent General Shavendra Silva ends on December 31.
Former Member of Parliament J.R.P. Suriyapperuma passed away today, January 2, 2025, at the age of 96.
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