Proposals to reduce the number of school grades from 13 to 12

December 05, 2023 - 5:01 PM
The Ministry of Education has proposed to reduce the number of school grades from 13 to 12.

That, by unveiling the proposed new education reforms.

There, it has been proposed to give marks as a certain percentage of school-based evaluations and a certain percentage of the exams for the fifth grade scholarship exams, and it has also been suggested to simplify the scholarship exam and eliminate the competition.

It is mentioned that it has been proposed to give every child the opportunity to complete school education in the 10th year of the general level, in the 12th year of the advanced level and in the 17th year.

The new reforms have proposed to reduce the number of subjects in the General Examination from 9 to 7 and to make additional subjects compulsory in grades 9 and 10.
(lknews.lk)