PERFORMANCE OF

CANDIDATES

G.C.E. (A/L) Examination

2024

Curriculum
Assessment
&
Evaluation

Teaching Learning
N E T S

Research & Development Branch

National Evaluation & Testing Service
Department of Examinations
The analyses of this report are based on the data of the
G.C.E. (A/L) Examination - 2024 collected before
the re-scrutiny of the examination.

Data pertaining to withheld results has not been

considered for analyses.

A Publication of

Research & Development Branch

Department of Examinations, Sri Lanka

National Evaluation & Testing Service
List of Tables
Page

Table 1 G.C.E.(A.L) Examinations 2019 - 2024 - Performance of School Candidates by Year 1

Table 2 G.C.E.(A.L) Examinations 2019 - 2024 - Performance of All Candidates by Year 1
Table 3 Performance of Candidates - All Island 2
Table 4 Performance of School Candidates by Province - Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage 3
Table 5 Performance of All Candidates by Province - Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage 3
Table 6 Performance of School Candidates by Subject Stream 4
Table 7 Performance of All Candidates by Subject Stream 4
Table 8.1 Performance of School Candidates by Province Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage - Bio Science
7
Subject Stream
Table 8.2 Performance of School Candidates by Province Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage - Physical
7
Science Subject Stream
Table 8.3 Performance of School Candidates by Province Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage - Commerce
7
Subject Stream
Table 8.4 Performance of School Candidates by Province Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage - Arts Subject
7
Stream
Table 8.5 Performance of School Candidates by Province Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage - Engineering
8
Technology Subject Stream
Table 8.6 Performance of School Candidates by Province Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage - Bio Systems
8
Technology Subject Stream
Table 8.7 Performance of School Candidates by Province Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage - Subject
8
Stream - None
Table 9.1 Performance of All Candidates by Province
9
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage - Bio Science Subject Stream
Table 9.2 Performance of All Candidates by Province
9
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage - Physical Science Subject Stream
Table 9.3 Performance of All Candidates by Province
9
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage - Commerce Subject Stream
Table 9.4 Performance of All Candidates by Province
9
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage - Arts Subject Stream
Table 9.5 Performance of All Candidates by Province
10
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage - Engineering Technology Subject Stream
Table 9.6 Performance of All Candidates by Province
10
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage- Bio Systems Technology Subject Stream
Table 9.7 Performance of All Candidates by Province
10
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage- Subject Stream - None
Table 10 Performance of School Candidates by District
11
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage
Table 11.1 Performance of School Candidates by District
12
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage - Bio Science Subject Stream
Table 11.2 Performance of School Candidates by District
12
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage - Physical Science Subject Stream
Table 11.3 Performance of School Candidates by District
13
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage - Commerce Subject Stream
Table 11.4 Performance of School Candidates by District
13
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage- Arts Subject Stream
Table 11.5 Performance of School Candidates by District
14
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage - Engineering Technology Subject Stream
Table 11.6 Performance of School Candidates by District
14
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage - Bio Systems Technology Subject Stream
Table 11.7 Performance of School Candidates by District
15
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage - Subject Stream - None
Table 12 Performance of All Candidates by District
16
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage
Table 13.1 Performance of All Candidates by District
17
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage - Bio Science Subject Stream
Table 13.2 Performance of All Candidates by District
17
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage - Physical Science Subject Stream
Table 13.3 Performance of All Candidates by District
18
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage -Commerce Subject Stream
Table 13.4 Performance of All Candidates by District
18
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage - Arts Subject Stream
Table 13.5 Performance of All Candidates by District
19
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage - Engineering Technology Subject Stream
Table 13.6 Performance of All Candidates by District
19
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage - Bio Systems Technology Subject Stream
Table 13.7 Performance of All Candidates by District
20
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage - Subject Stream - None
Table 14 G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024 - All Candidates - Results by Grades in each subject 21
Table 15 G.C.E.(A.L.) Examinations - 2023 - 2024 - All Candidates - Results by Grades in each subject 22

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List of Figures
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Figure 1 G.C.E.(A.L) Examinations 2019 - 2024 - Percentage of School Candidates (Eligible for University Entrance) by Year
1

Figure 2 G.C.E.(A.L) Examinations 2019 - 2024 - Percentage of All Candidates (Eligible for University Entrance) by Year
1
Figure 3.1 G.C.E.(A.L) Examination - 2024
2
Percentage of School Candidates (Eligible for University Entrance) by Gender
Figure 3.2 G.C.E.(A.L) Examination 2024
2
Percentage of All Candidates (Eligible for University Entrance) by Gender
Figure 4.1 G.C.E.(A.L) Examination 2024
5
Number of School Candidates Sat for the Examination by Subject Stream and Gender
Figure 4.2 G.C.E.(A.L) Examination 2024
5
Number of School Candidates Eligible for University Entrance by Subject Stream and Gender
Figure 5.1 G.C.E.(A.L) Examination 2024
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Number of All Candidates Sat for the Examination by Subject Stream and Gender
Figure 5.2 G.C.E.(A.L) Examination 2024
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Number of All Candidates Eligible for University Entrance by Subject Stream and Gender

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Performance of Candidates

Table1 : G.C.E.(A.L) Examinations 2019 - 2024

Performance of School Candidates by Year

2019 2020
2021 2022 2023 2024
NEW OLD NEW OLD
Number Sat 173,781 61,769 251,168 - 236,035 232,797 229,057 222,774
No. 108,353 46,552 165,711 - 149,946 149,487 151,343 149,964
Eligible for University Entrance*
% 62.35 75.36 65.98 - 63.53 64.21 66.07 67.32
No. 5,424 1,161 7,278 - 9,313 9,434 9,854 8,656
Obtained 3 A's
% 3.12 1.88 2.90 - 3.95 4.05 4.30 3.89
No. 15,490 2,855 21,697 - 22,928 22,786 21,570 20,288
Failed in All Subjects
% 8.91 4.62 8.64 - 9.71 9.79 9.42 9.11
* Passed in 3 Subjects

Figure 1: G.C.E.(A.L) Examinations 2019 - 2024

Percentage of School Candidates (Eligible for University Entrance) by Year

80 75.36
65.98 63.53 64.21 66.07 67.32
70 62.35
Percentage

60
50
40
30
20
10
0
NEW OLD NEW OLD
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Year

Table 2 : G.C.E.(A.L) Examinations 2019 - 2024

Performance of All Candidates by Year

2019 2020
2021 2022 2023 2024
NEW OLD NEW OLD
Number Sat (for 3 core subjects) 187,167 94,619 277,625 24,146 272,682 263,933 269,613 274,361
No. 113,637 67,489 178,337 15,960 171,497 166,938 173,444 177,588
Eligible for University Entrance *
% 60.71 71.33 64.24 66.10 62.89 63.25 64.33 64.73
No. 5,534 1,506 7,513 349 10,000 9,904 10,484 9,458
Obtained 3 A's
% 2.96 1.59 2.71 1.45 3.67 3.75 3.89 3.45
No. 17,919 5,479 26,135 1,678 27,352 27,158 27,970 29,244
Failed in All Subjects
% 9.57 5.79 9.41 6.95 10.03 10.29 10.37 10.66
* Passed in 3 Subjects

Figure 2: G.C.E.(A.L) Examinations 2019 - 2024

Percentage of All Candidates (Eligible for University Entrance) by Year

80 71.33
64.24 66.10 62.89 63.25 64.33 64.73
70 60.71
Percentage

60
50
40
30
20
10
0
NEW OLD NEW OLD
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Year

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Performance of Candidates

Table 3 : G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024

Performance of Candidates - All Island

School Candidates All Candidates

Male Female Total Male Female Total

No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

No. Applied 100,839 152,656 253,495 132,232 201,127 333,359

Number Sat 87,875 87.14 134,899 88.37 222,774 87.88 107,194 81.07 167,167 83.12 274,361 82.30

Eligible for University Entrance 52,933 60.24 97,031 71.93 149,964 67.32 62,078 57.91 115,510 69.10 177,588 64.73

Obtained 3A's 3,150 3.58 5,506 4.08 8,656 3.89 3,451 3.22 6,007 3.59 9,458 3.45

Passed in 2 Subjects 13,640 15.52 17,319 12.84 30,959 13.90 16,647 15.53 22,506 13.46 39,153 14.27

Passed in 1 Subject 10,480 11.93 10,668 7.91 21,148 9.49 13,198 12.31 14,733 8.81 27,931 10.18

Failed in All subjects 10,429 11.87 9,859 7.31 20,288 9.11 14,863 13.87 14,381 8.60 29,244 10.66

Percentages of the "Number Sat" are calculated according to the "Number Applied" in corresponding category
Percentages of "Eligible for University Entrance", "Obtained 3A's", "Passed in 2 Subjects", "Passed in 1 Subject", "Failed in All Subjects" are calculated according to the "Number Sat" in
corresponding category

Figure 3.1 : G.C.E.(A.L) Examination - 2024 Figure 3.2 : G.C.E.(A.L) Examination 2024
Percentage of School Candidates Eligible for University Percentage of All Candidates Eligible for University
Entrance by Gender Entrance by Gender

Male Male
35% 35%

Female Female
65% 65%

Male Female Male Female

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Performance of Candidates

Table 4 : G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024

Performance of School Candidates by Province
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage

Eligible for Failed in

Obtained 3A's
Province No. Sat University Entrance All Subjects
No. % No. % No. %

1 Western 55,157 38,711 70.18 2,931 5.31 4,150 7.52

2 North Western 24,816 17,211 69.35 935 3.77 1,989 8.01

3 Northern 12,018 8,133 67.67 472 3.93 1,175 9.78

4 Southern 30,742 20,665 67.22 1,393 4.53 3,037 9.88

5 Sabaragamuwa 22,548 15,152 67.20 723 3.21 2,091 9.27

6 Eastern 17,953 11,982 66.74 585 3.26 1,675 9.33

7 Uva 16,289 10,639 65.31 486 2.98 1,558 9.56

8 Central 28,900 18,569 64.25 732 2.53 2,871 9.93

9 North Central 14,351 8,902 62.03 399 2.78 1,742 12.14

All Island 222,774 149,964 67.32 8,656 3.89 20,288 9.11

Table 5: G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024

Performance of All Candidates by Province
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage

Eligible for Failed in

Obtained 3A's
Province No. Sat University Entrance All Subjects
No. % No. % No. %

1 North Western 30,809 20,445 66.36 1,048 3.40 3,043 9.88

2 Northern 13,506 8,909 65.96 487 3.61 1,399 10.36

3 Western 69,448 45,758 65.89 3,162 4.55 7,063 10.17

4 Sabaragamuwa 27,585 18,169 65.87 815 2.95 2,798 10.14

5 Southern 36,704 24,128 65.74 1,517 4.13 3,998 10.89

6 Uva 19,666 12,554 63.84 529 2.69 2,036 10.35

7 Eastern 23,078 14,675 63.59 642 2.78 2,497 10.82

8 Central 35,660 22,013 61.73 812 2.28 4,128 11.58

9 North Central 17,905 10,937 61.08 446 2.49 2,282 12.75

All Island 274,361 177,588 64.73 9,458 3.45 29,244 10.66

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Table 6 : G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024

Performance of School Candidates by Subject Stream

Eligible for Failed in

Obtained 3A's
University Entrance All Subjects
No. Sat
No. % No. % No. %

1. Bio Science 40,121 23,721 59.12 1,061 2.64 6,375 15.89

2. Physical Science 29,737 18,991 63.86 1,516 5.10 4,134 13.90
3. Commerce 47,734 35,313 73.98 2,849 5.97 3,609 7.56
4. Arts 74,977 51,393 68.55 2,925 3.90 4,621 6.16
5. Engineering Technology 16,914 11,785 69.68 134 0.79 849 5.02
6. Bio Systems Technology 7,402 5,553 75.02 73 0.99 447 6.04
7. None 5,889 3,208 54.47 98 1.66 253 4.30
Total 222,774 149,964 67.32 8,656 3.89 20,288 9.11

Table 7: G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024

Performance of All Candidates by Subject Stream

Eligible for Failed in

Obtained 3A's
No. Sat University Entrance All Subjects
No. % No. % No. %

1. Bio Science 52,867 31,094 58.82 1,250 2.36 8,733 16.52

2. Physical Science 35,722 22,512 63.02 1,620 4.54 5,290 14.81

3. Commerce 56,691 39,463 69.61 3,012 5.31 5,822 10.27

4. Arts 93,897 61,226 65.21 3,251 3.46 7,230 7.70

5. Engineering Technology 19,367 13,191 68.11 141 0.73 1,127 5.82

6. Bio Systems Technology 8,447 6,282 74.37 78 0.92 550 6.51

7. None 7,370 3,820 51.83 106 1.44 492 6.68

Total 274,361 177,588 64.73 9,458 3.45 29,244 10.66

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Figure 4.1: G.C.E.(A.L) Examinations - 2024

Number of School Candidates Sat for the Examination by Subject Stream and Gender

Bio Science

Physical Science
Subject Stream

Commerce

Arts

Engineering Technology

Bio Systems Technology

none

0 10000 20000 30000 40000

Number50000 60000 70000
of Candidates 80000 90000 100000

Male Female

Figure 4.2: G.C.E.(A.L) Examinations - 2024

Number of School Candidates Eligible for University Entrance by Subject Stream and Gender

Bio Science

Physical Science
Subject Stream

Commerce

Arts

Engineering Technology

Bio Systems Technology

none

0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 60000 70000 80000 90000 100000
Number of Candidates

Male Female

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Figure 5.1: G.C.E.(A.L) Examinations - 2024

Number of All Candidates Sat for the Examination by Subject Stream and Gender

Bio Science

Physical Science
Subject Stream

Commerce

Arts

Engineering Technology

Bio Systems Technology

none

0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 60000 70000 80000 90000 100000
Number of Candidates

Male Female

Figure 5.2: G.C.E.(A.L) Examinations - 2024

Number of All Candidates Eligible for University Entrance by Subject Stream and Gender

Bio Science

Physical Science
Subject Stream

Commerce

Arts

Engineering Technology

Bio Systems Technology

none

0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 60000 70000 80000 90000 100000
Number of Candidates

Male Female

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Performance of Candidates

Table 8.1 : Table 8.2 :

G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024 G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024
Performance of School Candidates by Province Performance of School Candidates by Province
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage

Bio Science Subject Stream Physical Science Subject Stream

Eligible for Eligible for
Province No. Sat University Entrance Province No. Sat University Entrance
No. % No. %

1 Western 9,239 6,094 65.96 1 Western 8,567 5,834 68.10

2 Northern 2,519 1,563 62.05 2 Southern 5,175 3,439 66.45

3 Southern 5,652 3,485 61.66 3 Sabaragamuwa 2,701 1,706 63.16

4 Eastern 3,746 2,252 60.12 4 North Western 3,141 1,983 63.13

5 North Western 4,485 2,599 57.95 5 Uva 1,947 1,195 61.38

6 Sabaragamuwa 4,220 2,351 55.71 6 Northern 1,741 1,060 60.88

7 Central 5,141 2,808 54.62 7 Central 3,017 1,802 59.73

8 Uva 2,658 1,412 53.12 8 Eastern 1,945 1,161 59.69

9 North Central 2,461 1,157 47.01 9 North Central 1,503 811 53.96

All Island 40,121 23,721 59.12 All Island 29,737 18,991 63.86

Table 8.3 : Table 8.4 :

G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024 G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024
Performance of School Candidates by Province Performance of School Candidates by Province
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage

Commerce Subject Stream Arts Subject Stream

Eligible for Eligible for

Province No. Sat University Entrance Province No. Sat University Entrance
No. % No. %

1 Western 15,862 12,328 77.72 1 Northern 5,142 3,717 72.29

2 North Western 4,808 3,717 77.31 2 Eastern 7,768 5,603 72.13

3 Southern 6,000 4,420 73.67 3 North Western 9,125 6,571 72.01

4 Northern 1,646 1,209 73.45 4 Sabaragamuwa 7,615 5,349 70.24

5 Sabaragamuwa 4,485 3,277 73.07 5 Uva 5,966 4,171 69.91

6 Central 5,786 4,151 71.74 6 North Central 5,293 3,572 67.49

7 Uva 3,514 2,428 69.10 7 Western 13,687 9,052 66.14

8 Eastern 2,696 1,847 68.51 8 Southern 9,692 6,380 65.83

9 North Central 2,937 1,936 65.92 9 Central 10,689 6,978 65.28

All Island 47,734 35,313 73.98 All Island 74,977 51,393 68.55

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Performance of Candidates

Table 8.5 : Table 8.6 :

G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024 G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024
Performance of School Candidates by Province Performance of School Candidates by Province
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage

Engineering Technology Subject Stream Bio systems Technology Subject Stream

Eligible for Eligible for

Province No. Sat University Entrance Province No. Sat University Entrance
No. % No. %

1 Western 4,123 3,041 73.76 1 North Western 851 672 78.97

2 North Western 1,879 1,379 73.39 2 Western 1,133 887 78.29

3 Southern 2,672 1,946 72.83 3 Sabaragamuwa 1,053 804 76.35

4 Sabaragamuwa 1,892 1,363 72.04 4 Southern 886 657 74.15

5 North Central 1,326 885 66.74 5 Central 1,323 981 74.15

6 Central 2,183 1,445 66.19 6 North Central 549 403 73.41

7 Uva 1,234 772 62.56 7 Northern 282 206 73.05

8 Eastern 1,102 673 61.07 8 Uva 777 561 72.20

9 Northern 503 281 55.86 9 Eastern 548 382 69.71

All Island 16,914 11,785 69.68 All Island 7,402 5,553 75.02

Table 8.7 :
G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024
Performance of School Candidates by Province
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage

Subject Stream : None

Eligible for
Province No. Sat University Entrance
No. %

1 Western 2,546 1,475 57.93

2 North Western 527 290 55.03

3 Central 761 404 53.09

4 Northern 185 97 52.43

5 Sabaragamuwa 582 302 51.89

6 Uva 193 100 51.81

7 Southern 665 338 50.83

8 North Central 282 138 48.94

9 Eastern 148 64 43.24

All Island 5,889 3,208 54.47

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Performance of Candidates

Table 9.1 : G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024 Table 9.2 : G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024
Performance of All Candidates by Province Performance of All Candidates by Province
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible
Percentage Percentage

Bio Science Subject Stream Physical Science Subject Stream

Eligible for Eligible for

Province No. Sat University Entrance Province No. Sat University Entrance
No. % No. %

1 Western 11,903 7,639 64.18 1 Western 10,084 6,710 66.54

2 Southern 7,364 4,529 61.50 2 Southern 6,068 4,003 65.97

3 Northern 2,947 1,779 60.37 3 Sabaragamuwa 3,363 2,158 64.17

4 Eastern 5,051 2,972 58.84 4 North Western 3,880 2,397 61.78

5 North Western 6,012 3,499 58.20 5 Uva 2,414 1,482 61.39

6 Sabaragamuwa 5,758 3,291 57.16 6 Northern 1,888 1,122 59.43

7 Uva 3,590 1,975 55.01 7 Central 3,754 2,224 59.24

8 Central 6,848 3,738 54.59 8 Eastern 2,388 1,378 57.71

9 North Central 3,394 1,672 49.26 9 North Central 1,883 1,038 55.12

All Island 52,867 31,094 58.82 All Island 35,722 22,512 63.02

Table 9.3 : G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024 Table 9.4 : G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024
Performance of All Candidates by Province Performance of All Candidates by Province
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible
Percentage Percentage

Commerce Subject Stream Arts Subject Stream

Eligible for Eligible for

Province No. Sat University Entrance Province No. Sat University Entrance
No. % No. %

1 North Western 5,705 4,105 71.95 1 Northern 5,778 4,074 70.51

2 Southern 6,841 4,877 71.29 2 North Western 11,389 7,786 68.36

3 Western 19,636 13,967 71.13 3 Sabaragamuwa 9,244 6,285 67.99

4 Northern 1,778 1,262 70.98 4 Eastern 10,337 6,991 67.63

5 Sabaragamuwa 5,237 3,682 70.31 5 Uva 7,132 4,793 67.20

6 Central 6,980 4,702 67.36 6 North Central 6,702 4,387 65.46

7 Uva 4,000 2,680 67.00 7 Southern 11,708 7,485 63.93

8 Eastern 3,101 2,010 64.82 8 Central 13,183 8,175 62.01

9 North Central 3,413 2,178 63.81 9 Western 18,424 11,250 61.06

All Island 56,691 39,463 69.61 All Island 93,897 61,226 65.21

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Performance of Candidates

Table 9.5 : G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024 Table 9.6 : G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024
Performance of All Candidates by Province Performance of All Candidates by Province
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible
Percentage Percentage

Engineering Technology Subject Stream Bio Systems Technology Subject Stream

Eligible for Eligible for

Province No. Sat University Entrance Province No. Sat University Entrance
No. % No. %

1 Southern 2,914 2,089 71.69 1 North Western 957 743 77.64

2 North Western 2,179 1,561 71.64 2 Sabaragamuwa 1,169 885 75.71

3 Sabaragamuwa 2,101 1,493 71.06 3 Western 1,291 977 75.68

4 Western 4,960 3,503 70.63 4 North Central 647 483 74.65

5 North Central 1,513 1,001 66.16 5 Southern 993 741 74.62

6 Central 2,447 1,603 65.51 6 Central 1,475 1,096 74.31

7 Uva 1,399 872 62.33 7 Northern 345 249 72.17

8 Eastern 1,294 754 58.27 8 Uva 875 627 71.66

9 Northern 560 315 56.25 9 Eastern 695 481 69.21

All Island 19,367 13,191 68.11 All Island 8,447 6,282 74.37

Table 9.7 : G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024

Performance of All Candidates by Province
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible
Percentage

Subject Stream : None

Eligible for
Province No. Sat University Entrance
No. %

1 Western 3,150 1,712 54.35

2 Sabaragamuwa 713 375 52.59

3 North Western 687 354 51.53

4 Northern 210 108 51.43

5 North Central 353 178 50.42

6 Southern 816 404 49.51

7 Uva 256 125 48.83

8 Central 973 475 48.82

9 Eastern 212 89 41.98

All Island 7,370 3,820 51.83

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Performance of Candidates

Table 10:
G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024
Performance of School Candidates by District
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage

Eligible for
District No. Sat University Entrance
No. %

1 Puttalam 5,869 4,248 72.38

2 Colombo 23,617 16,938 71.72
3 Mannar 1,209 865 71.55
4 Kalutara 12,388 8,763 70.74
5 Batticaloa 6,024 4,178 69.36
6 Jaffna 6,541 4,506 68.89
7 Matara 10,323 7,082 68.60
8 Kurunegala 18,947 12,963 68.42
9 Gampaha 19,152 13,010 67.93
10 Galle 12,658 8,596 67.91
11 Vavuniya 1,633 1,107 67.79
12 Kegalle 10,016 6,732 67.21
13 Ratnapura 12,532 8,420 67.19
14 Trincomalee 3,806 2,552 67.05
15 Mullaitivu 1,157 770 66.55
16 Nuwara Eliya 6,886 4,562 66.25
17 Badulla 10,379 6,868 66.17
18 Matale 5,607 3,648 65.06
19 Ampara 8,123 5,252 64.66
20 Hambantota 7,761 4,987 64.26
21 Anuradhapura 9,990 6,377 63.83
22 Monaragala 5,910 3,771 63.81
23 Kandy 16,407 10,359 63.14
24 Kilinochchi 1,478 885 59.88
25 Polonnaruwa 4,361 2,525 57.90
All Island 222774 149964 67.32

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Performance of Candidates

Table 11.1: G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024 Table 11.2: G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024
Performance of School Candidates by District Performance of School Candidates by District
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible
Percentage Percentage
Bio Science Subject Stream Physical Science Subject Stream

Eligible for Eligible for

District No. Sat University Entrance District No. Sat University Entrance
No. % No. %
1 Colombo 4,187 2,866 68.45 1 Colombo 3,973 2,778 69.92
2 Kalutara 2,168 1,461 67.39 2 Kalutara 1,801 1,228 68.18
3 Jaffna 1,479 981 66.33 3 Puttalam 671 456 67.96
4 Batticaloa 1,212 779 64.27 4 Matara 1,874 1,257 67.08
5 Matara 1,718 1,088 63.33 5 Galle 2,080 1,393 66.97
6 Puttalam 1,066 667 62.57 6 Jaffna 1,142 754 66.02
7 Galle 2,353 1,468 62.39 7 Gampaha 2,793 1,828 65.45
8 Gampaha 2,884 1,767 61.27 8 Batticaloa 622 406 65.27
9 Vavuniya 306 183 59.80 9 Ratnapura 1,428 923 64.64
10 Mannar 238 141 59.24 10 Hambantota 1,221 789 64.62
11 Hambantota 1,581 929 58.76 11 Badulla 1,357 843 62.12
12 Ampara 1,714 997 58.17 12 Kurunegala 2,470 1,527 61.82
13 Trincomalee 820 476 58.05 13 Kegalle 1,273 783 61.51
14 Ratnapura 2,361 1,338 56.67 14 Kandy 1,910 1,174 61.47
15 Kurunegala 3,419 1,932 56.51 15 Monaragala 590 352 59.66
16 Kandy 3,079 1,739 56.48 16 Matale 468 276 58.97
17 Mullaitivu 220 124 56.36 17 Trincomalee 340 198 58.24
18 Matale 910 506 55.60 18 Mullaitivu 93 54 58.06
19 Kegalle 1,859 1,013 54.49 19 Ampara 983 557 56.66
20 Badulla 1,687 910 53.94 20 Nuwara Eliya 639 352 55.09
21 Monaragala 971 502 51.70 21 Polonnaruwa 415 226 54.46
22 Anuradhapura 1,639 816 49.79 22 Anuradhapura 1,088 585 53.77
23 Nuwara Eliya 1,152 563 48.87 23 Mannar 121 65 53.72
24 Kilinochchi 276 134 48.55 24 Vavuniya 174 87 50.00
25 Polonnaruwa 822 341 41.48 25 Kilinochchi 211 100 47.39
All Island 40,121 23,721 59.12 All Island 29,737 18,991 63.86

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Performance of Candidates

Table 11.3 : G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024 Table 11.4 : G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024
Performance of School Candidates by District Performance of School Candidates by District
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible
Percentage Percentage
Commerce Subject Stream Arts Subject Stream

Eligible for Eligible for

District No. Sat University Entrance District No. Sat University Entrance
No. % No. %
1 Puttalam 1,274 1,019 79.98 1 Mannar 577 470 81.46
2 Colombo 7,368 5,789 78.57 2 Puttalam 2,204 1,668 75.68
3 Batticaloa 782 612 78.26 3 Vavuniya 722 543 75.21
4 Matara 1,972 1,533 77.74 4 Trincomalee 1,693 1,257 74.25
5 Jaffna 776 603 77.71 5 Mullaitivu 608 440 72.37
6 Gampaha 5,284 4,070 77.02 6 Ampara 3,217 2,315 71.96
7 Kalutara 3,210 2,469 76.92 7 Kegalle 3,344 2,406 71.95
8 Kurunegala 3,534 2,698 76.34 8 Badulla 3,810 2,713 71.21
9 Galle 2,689 2,018 75.05 9 Batticaloa 2,858 2,031 71.06
10 Matale 1,085 814 75.02 10 Nuwara Eliya 2,799 1,988 71.03
11 Kegalle 1,877 1,401 74.64 11 Kurunegala 6,921 4,903 70.84
12 Nuwara Eliya 1,405 1,014 72.17 12 Jaffna 2,563 1,805 70.43
13 Vavuniya 312 225 72.12 13 Anuradhapura 3,747 2,583 68.94
14 Ratnapura 2,608 1,876 71.93 14 Ratnapura 4,271 2,943 68.91
15 Mannar 176 126 71.59 15 Kalutara 3,518 2,414 68.62
16 Monaragala 1,434 1,017 70.92 16 Kilinochchi 672 459 68.30
17 Kandy 3,296 2,323 70.48 17 Monaragala 2,156 1,458 67.63
18 Anuradhapura 1,933 1,320 68.29 18 Colombo 4,808 3,193 66.41
19 Kilinochchi 207 141 68.12 19 Matara 3,196 2,121 66.36
20 Badulla 2,080 1,411 67.84 20 Hambantota 2,594 1,704 65.69
21 Trincomalee 604 397 65.73 21 Galle 3,902 2,555 65.48
22 Mullaitivu 175 114 65.14 22 Gampaha 5,361 3,445 64.26
23 Hambantota 1,339 869 64.90 23 Polonnaruwa 1,546 989 63.97
24 Ampara 1,310 838 63.97 24 Kandy 5,576 3,535 63.40
25 Polonnaruwa 1,004 616 61.35 25 Matale 2,314 1,455 62.88
All Island 47,734 35,313 73.98 All Island 74,977 51,393 68.55

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Performance of Candidates

Table 11.5 : G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024 Table 11.6 : G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024
Performance of School Candidates by District Performance of School Candidates by District
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible
Percentage Percentage
Engineering Technology Subject Stream Bio Systems Technology Subject Stream

Eligible for Eligible for

District No. Sat University Entrance District No. Sat University Entrance
No. % No. %
1 Colombo 1,584 1,237 78.09 1 Mannar 41 33 80.49
2 Galle 1,016 775 76.28 2 Colombo 356 286 80.34
3 Kurunegala 1,493 1,127 75.49 3 Kalutara 321 257 80.06
4 Ratnapura 958 715 74.63 4 Kurunegala 692 551 79.62
5 Kalutara 872 635 72.82 5 Nuwara Eliya 287 227 79.09
6 Matale 464 334 71.98 6 Matale 272 214 78.68
7 Matara 1,009 721 71.46 7 Ratnapura 548 426 77.74
8 Gampaha 1,667 1,169 70.13 8 Galle 234 180 76.92
9 Hambantota 647 450 69.55 9 Anuradhapura 394 303 76.90
10 Kegalle 934 648 69.38 10 Puttalam 159 121 76.10
11 Nuwara Eliya 479 332 69.31 11 Batticaloa 150 114 76.00
12 Badulla 817 559 68.42 12 Gampaha 456 344 75.44
13 Anuradhapura 966 659 68.22 13 Matara 365 275 75.34
14 Trincomalee 207 138 66.67 14 Kegalle 505 378 74.85
15 Puttalam 386 252 65.28 15 Jaffna 140 103 73.57
16 Mullaitivu 30 19 63.33 16 Badulla 492 361 73.37
17 Kandy 1,240 779 62.82 17 Vavuniya 50 36 72.00
18 Polonnaruwa 360 226 62.78 18 Kandy 764 540 70.68
19 Batticaloa 340 205 60.29 19 Hambantota 287 202 70.38
20 Ampara 555 330 59.46 20 Monaragala 285 200 70.18
21 Jaffna 310 183 59.03 21 Trincomalee 108 74 68.52
22 Vavuniya 58 30 51.72 22 Ampara 290 194 66.90
23 Mannar 45 23 51.11 23 Kilinochchi 27 18 66.67
24 Monaragala 417 213 51.08 24 Mullaitivu 24 16 66.67
25 Kilinochchi 60 26 43.33 25 Polonnaruwa 155 100 64.52
All Island 16,914 11,785 69.68 All Island 7,402 5,553 75.02

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Performance of Candidates

Table 11.7 : G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024

Performance of School Candidates by District
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage

Subject Stream : None

Eligible for
District No. Sat University Entrance
No. %
1 Nuwara Eliya 125 86 68.80
2 Mannar 11 7 63.64
3 Kalutara 498 299 60.04
4 Puttalam 109 65 59.63
5 Colombo 1,341 789 58.84
6 Jaffna 131 77 58.78
7 Ratnapura 358 199 55.59
8 Gampaha 707 387 54.74
9 Galle 384 207 53.91
10 Kurunegala 418 225 53.83
11 Badulla 136 71 52.21
12 Matale 94 49 52.13
13 Batticaloa 60 31 51.67
14 Monaragala 57 29 50.88
15 Anuradhapura 223 111 49.78
16 Kandy 542 269 49.63
17 Hambantota 92 44 47.83
18 Matara 189 87 46.03
19 Kegalle 224 103 45.98
20 Polonnaruwa 59 27 45.76
21 Mullaitivu 7 3 42.86
22 Ampara 54 21 38.89
23 Trincomalee 34 12 35.29
24 Kilinochchi 25 7 28.00
25 Vavuniya 11 3 27.27
All Island 5,889 3,208 54.47

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Table 12: G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024

Performance of All Candidates by District
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage

Eligible for
District No. Sat University Entrance
No. %
1 Puttalam 7,573 5,118 67.58
2 Jaffna 7,211 4,870 67.54
3 Mannar 1,455 980 67.35
4 Colombo 28,805 19,376 67.27
5 Matara 12,251 8,236 67.23
6 Kalutara 15,920 10,631 66.78
7 Ratnapura 15,104 10,013 66.29
8 Batticaloa 7,341 4,855 66.14
9 Mullaitivu 1,269 838 66.04
10 Kurunegala 23,236 15,327 65.96
11 Galle 14,970 9,834 65.69
12 Kegalle 12,481 8,156 65.35
13 Vavuniya 1,890 1,226 64.87
14 Badulla 12,557 8,107 64.56
15 Hambantota 9,483 6,058 63.88
16 Trincomalee 4,982 3,177 63.77
17 Gampaha 24,723 15,751 63.71
18 Matale 6,760 4,306 63.70
19 Nuwara Eliya 8,707 5,454 62.64
20 Anuradhapura 12,629 7,909 62.63
21 Monaragala 7,109 4,447 62.55
22 Ampara 10,755 6,643 61.77
23 Kandy 20,193 12,253 60.68
24 Kilinochchi 1,681 995 59.19
25 Polonnaruwa 5,276 3,028 57.39
All Island 274,361 177,588 64.73

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Performance of Candidates

Table 13.1 : G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024 Table 13.2 : G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024
Performance of All Candidates by District Performance of All Candidates by District
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible
Percentage Percentage
Bio Science Subject Stream Physical Science Subject Stream

Eligible for Eligible for

District No. Sat University Entrance District No. Sat University Entrance

No. % No. %
1 Kalutara 2,937 1,958 66.67 1 Colombo 4,419 3,025 68.45
2 Colombo 5,021 3,319 66.10 2 Kalutara 2,219 1,497 67.46
3 Jaffna 1,706 1,104 64.71 3 Matara 2,169 1,449 66.80
4 Matara 2,251 1,403 62.33 4 Galle 2,375 1,561 65.73
5 Galle 2,988 1,850 61.91 5 Ratnapura 1,769 1,162 65.69
6 Puttalam 1,479 913 61.73 6 Hambantota 1,524 993 65.16
7 Batticaloa 1,568 967 61.67 7 Jaffna 1,226 795 64.85
8 Hambantota 2,125 1,276 60.05 8 Gampaha 3,446 2,188 63.49
9 Gampaha 3,945 2,362 59.87 9 Puttalam 816 516 63.24
10 Ratnapura 3,172 1,840 58.01 10 Batticaloa 724 456 62.98
11 Trincomalee 1,095 635 57.99 11 Kegalle 1,594 996 62.48
12 Mannar 284 163 57.39 12 Badulla 1,690 1,050 62.13
13 Ampara 2,388 1,370 57.37 13 Kurunegala 3,064 1,881 61.39
14 Matale 1,223 700 57.24 14 Kandy 2,329 1,418 60.88
15 Kurunegala 4,533 2,586 57.05 15 Matale 593 356 60.03
16 Mullaitivu 249 140 56.22 16 Monaragala 724 432 59.67
17 Kegalle 2,586 1,451 56.11 17 Mullaitivu 104 59 56.73
18 Kandy 4,026 2,254 55.99 18 Ampara 1,257 697 55.45
19 Vavuniya 367 204 55.59 19 Trincomalee 407 225 55.28
20 Badulla 2,270 1,254 55.24 20 Anuradhapura 1,378 760 55.15
21 Monaragala 1,320 721 54.62 21 Polonnaruwa 505 278 55.05
22 Anuradhapura 2,293 1,183 51.59 22 Nuwara Eliya 832 450 54.09
23 Kilinochchi 341 168 49.27 23 Mannar 135 67 49.63
24 Nuwara Eliya 1,599 784 49.03 24 Vavuniya 196 95 48.47
25 Polonnaruwa 1,101 489 44.41 25 Kilinochchi 227 106 46.70
All Island 52,867 31,094 58.82 All Island 35,722 22,512 63.02

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Performance of Candidates

Table 13.3 : G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024 Table 13.4 : G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024
Performance of All Candidates by District Performance of All Candidates by District
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible
Percentage Percentage
Commerce Subject Stream Arts Subject Stream

Eligible for Eligible for

District No. Sat University Entrance District No. Sat University Entrance
No. % No. %
1 Matara 2,261 1,709 75.59 1 Mannar 727 544 74.83
2 Jaffna 820 619 75.49 2 Mullaitivu 660 476 72.12
3 Batticaloa 889 649 73.00 3 Vavuniya 830 598 72.05
4 Puttalam 1,594 1,156 72.52 4 Puttalam 2,896 2,020 69.75
5 Colombo 9,070 6,537 72.07 5 Jaffna 2,808 1,948 69.37
6 Galle 3,068 2,205 71.87 6 Kegalle 4,159 2,857 68.69
7 Kurunegala 4,111 2,949 71.73 7 Badulla 4,538 3,105 68.42
8 Matale 1,253 898 71.67 8 Trincomalee 2,381 1,622 68.12
9 Kalutara 3,999 2,825 70.64 9 Kurunegala 8,493 5,766 67.89
10 Kegalle 2,270 1,601 70.53 10 Batticaloa 3,495 2,371 67.84
11 Ratnapura 2,967 2,081 70.14 11 Kilinochchi 753 508 67.46
12 Gampaha 6,567 4,605 70.12 12 Ratnapura 5,085 3,428 67.41
13 Vavuniya 345 238 68.99 13 Ampara 4,461 2,998 67.20
14 Mannar 198 136 68.69 14 Anuradhapura 4,827 3,209 66.48
15 Monaragala 1,602 1,098 68.54 15 Nuwara Eliya 3,483 2,303 66.12
16 Nuwara Eliya 1,772 1,198 67.61 16 Monaragala 2,594 1,688 65.07
17 Badulla 2,398 1,582 65.97 17 Hambantota 3,138 2,032 64.75
18 Kandy 3,955 2,606 65.89 18 Matara 3,833 2,482 64.75
19 Anuradhapura 2,268 1,492 65.78 19 Kalutara 4,685 2,963 63.24
20 Kilinochchi 230 151 65.65 20 Polonnaruwa 1,875 1,178 62.83
21 Mullaitivu 185 118 63.78 21 Galle 4,737 2,971 62.72
22 Hambantota 1,512 963 63.69 22 Matale 2,758 1,691 61.31
23 Trincomalee 688 434 63.08 23 Gampaha 7,276 4,393 60.38
24 Ampara 1,524 927 60.83 24 Colombo 6,463 3,894 60.25
25 Polonnaruwa 1,145 686 59.91 25 Kandy 6,942 4,181 60.23
All Island 56,691 39,463 69.61 All Island 93,897 61,226 65.21

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Performance of Candidates

Table 13.5 : G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024 Table 13.6 : G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024
Performance of All Candidates by District Performance of All Candidates by District
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible
Percentage Percentage
Engineering Technology Subject Stream Bio Systems Technology Subject Stream

Eligible for Eligible for

District No. Sat University Entrance District No. Sat University Entrance

No. % No. %
1 Colombo 1,861 1,406 75.55 1 Matale 305 240 78.69
2 Galle 1,098 819 74.59 2 Kurunegala 770 605 78.57
3 Ratnapura 1,063 790 74.32 3 Nuwara Eliya 329 258 78.42
4 Kurunegala 1,724 1,266 73.43 4 Kalutara 372 291 78.23
5 Matale 514 368 71.60 5 Colombo 391 304 77.75
6 Matara 1,093 772 70.63 6 Anuradhapura 477 370 77.57
7 Kalutara 1,088 756 69.49 7 Mannar 49 38 77.55
8 Hambantota 723 498 68.88 8 Galle 259 200 77.22
9 Nuwara Eliya 531 363 68.36 9 Ratnapura 617 472 76.50
10 Anuradhapura 1,113 757 68.01 10 Matara 402 304 75.62
11 Kegalle 1,038 703 67.73 11 Kegalle 552 413 74.82
12 Badulla 926 627 67.71 12 Mullaitivu 31 23 74.19
13 Gampaha 2,011 1,341 66.68 13 Puttalam 187 138 73.80
14 Trincomalee 239 157 65.69 14 Badulla 554 402 72.56
15 Puttalam 455 295 64.84 15 Batticaloa 200 145 72.50
16 Kandy 1,402 872 62.20 16 Gampaha 528 382 72.35
17 Polonnaruwa 400 244 61.00 17 Vavuniya 65 47 72.31
18 Batticaloa 380 229 60.26 18 Jaffna 161 115 71.43
19 Jaffna 340 203 59.71 19 Hambantota 332 237 71.39
20 Mullaitivu 32 19 59.38 20 Kandy 841 598 71.11
21 Ampara 675 368 54.52 21 Monaragala 321 225 70.09
22 Vavuniya 74 40 54.05 22 Ampara 365 248 67.95
23 Monaragala 473 245 51.80 23 Trincomalee 130 88 67.69
24 Mannar 50 25 50.00 24 Kilinochchi 39 26 66.67
25 Kilinochchi 64 28 43.75 25 Polonnaruwa 170 113 66.47
All Island 19,367 13,191 68.11 All Island 8,447 6,282 74.37

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Performance of Candidates

Table 13.7 : G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024

Performance of All Candidates by District
Arranged in Descending Order of Eligible Percentage

Subject Stream : None

Eligible for
District No. Sat University Entrance
No. %
1 Nuwara Eliya 161 98 60.87
2 Mannar 12 7 58.33
3 Jaffna 150 86 57.33
4 Colombo 1,580 891 56.39
5 Ratnapura 431 240 55.68
6 Kalutara 620 341 55.00
7 Puttalam 146 80 54.79
8 Galle 445 228 51.24
9 Monaragala 75 38 50.67
10 Kurunegala 541 274 50.65
11 Anuradhapura 273 138 50.55
12 Gampaha 950 480 50.53
13 Polonnaruwa 80 40 50.00
14 Matara 242 117 48.35
15 Badulla 181 87 48.07
16 Kegalle 282 135 47.87
17 Matale 114 53 46.49
18 Kandy 698 324 46.42
19 Hambantota 129 59 45.74
20 Batticaloa 85 38 44.71
21 Ampara 85 35 41.18
22 Trincomalee 42 16 38.10
23 Mullaitivu 8 3 37.50
24 Vavuniya 13 4 30.77
25 Kilinochchi 27 8 29.63
All Island 7,370 3,820 51.83

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Performance of Candidates

Table 14: G.C.E.(A.L.) Examination - 2024

All Candidates - Results by Grades in each subject

Subject A B C S (A+B+C+S) F
Subject No. Sat
No.
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
1 1 Physics 91,047 5,527 6.07 5,459 6.00 16,474 18.09 37,957 41.69 65,417 71.85 25,630 28.15
2 2 Chemistry 88,995 7,859 8.83 8,210 9.23 20,128 22.62 28,751 32.31 64,948 72.98 24,047 27.02
3 7 Mathematics 360 34 9.44 41 11.39 92 25.56 92 25.56 259 71.94 101 28.06
4 8 Agricultural Science 15,011 611 4.07 1,260 8.39 4,127 27.49 5,169 34.43 11,167 74.39 3,844 25.61
5 9 Biology 53,402 2,819 5.28 4,922 9.22 12,561 23.52 17,264 32.33 37,566 70.35 15,836 29.65
6 10 Combined Mathematics 42,249 3,535 8.37 4,107 9.72 9,489 22.46 13,100 31.01 30,231 71.55 12,018 28.45
7 11 Higher Mathematics 4 0 0.00 1 25.00 0 0.00 1 25.00 2 50.00 2 50.00
8 13 General English 236,207 20,473 8.67 16,039 6.79 31,312 13.26 68,404 28.96 136,228 57.67 99,979 42.33
9 14 Civil Technology 19 0 0.00 0 0.00 4 21.05 8 42.11 12 63.16 7 36.84
10 15 Mechanical Technology 19 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 10.53 6 31.58 8 42.11 11 57.89
11 16 Electrical, Electronic & Information Technology 26 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 7.69 10 38.46 12 46.15 14 53.85
12 17 Food Technology 91 1 1.10 6 6.59 28 30.77 21 23.08 56 61.54 35 38.46
13 18 Agro Technology 329 3 0.91 19 5.78 110 33.43 119 36.17 251 76.29 78 23.71
14 19 Bio Resource Technology 15 0 0.00 1 6.67 2 13.33 8 53.33 11 73.33 4 26.67
15 20 Information & Communication Technology 50,629 1,888 3.73 5,188 10.25 14,705 29.04 17,864 35.28 39,645 78.30 10,984 21.70
16 21 Economics 57,165 6,603 11.55 8,126 14.21 14,238 24.91 14,912 26.09 43,879 76.76 13,286 23.24
17 22 Geography 45,889 4,410 9.61 6,462 14.08 11,619 25.32 12,643 27.55 35,134 76.56 10,755 23.44
18 23 Political Science 33,842 3,414 10.09 3,823 11.30 7,186 21.23 8,901 26.30 23,324 68.92 10,518 31.08
19 24 Logic & Scientific Method 6,010 671 11.16 1,032 17.17 1,704 28.35 1,413 23.51 4,820 80.20 1,190 19.80
20 25A History of India 8,464 884 10.44 1,147 13.55 2,238 26.44 2,279 26.93 6,548 77.36 1,916 22.64
21 25B History of Europe 4,939 627 12.69 750 15.19 1,338 27.09 1,358 27.50 4,073 82.47 866 17.53
22 25C History of Modern World 105 5 4.76 8 7.62 19 18.10 28 26.67 60 57.14 45 42.86
23 28 Home Economics 8,835 818 9.26 1,745 19.75 3,982 45.07 2,178 24.65 8,723 98.73 112 1.27
24 29 Communication & Media Studies 32,659 2,545 7.79 3,181 9.74 6,698 20.51 10,973 33.60 23,397 71.64 9,262 28.36
25 31 Business statistics 469 34 7.25 52 11.09 124 26.44 165 35.18 375 79.96 94 20.04
26 32 Business Studies 52,472 4,746 9.04 8,075 15.39 15,474 29.49 14,950 28.49 43,245 82.42 9,227 17.58
27 33 Accounting 56,945 9,721 17.07 6,763 11.88 12,520 21.99 15,486 27.19 44,490 78.13 12,455 21.87
28 41 Buddhism 1,251 207 16.55 158 12.63 276 22.06 331 26.46 972 77.70 279 22.30
29 42 Hinduism 549 98 17.85 95 17.30 156 28.42 124 22.59 473 86.16 76 13.84
30 43 Christianity 1,725 554 32.12 315 18.26 456 26.43 303 17.57 1,628 94.38 97 5.62
31 44 Islam 6,612 2,083 31.50 1,145 17.32 1,631 24.67 1,129 17.08 5,988 90.56 624 9.44
32 45 Buddhist Civilization 18,491 2,624 14.19 2,258 12.21 4,391 23.75 4,914 26.58 14,187 76.72 4,304 23.28
33 46 Hindu Civilization 4,254 741 17.42 712 16.74 1,067 25.08 1,080 25.39 3,600 84.63 654 15.37
34 47 Islamic Civilization 3,098 843 27.21 635 20.50 786 25.37 547 17.66 2,811 90.74 287 9.26
35 48 Greek & Roman Civilization 208 25 12.02 36 17.31 46 22.12 51 24.52 158 75.96 50 24.04
36 49 Christian Civilization 1,222 246 20.13 198 16.20 317 25.94 290 23.73 1,051 86.01 171 13.99
37 51 Art 4,914 381 7.75 629 12.80 1,491 30.34 1,755 35.71 4,256 86.61 658 13.39
38 52 Dancing (Indigenous) 5,271 788 14.95 939 17.81 1,402 26.60 1,387 26.31 4,516 85.68 755 14.32
39 53 Dancing (Bharatha) 759 117 15.42 187 24.64 287 37.81 133 17.52 724 95.39 35 4.61
40 54 Oriental Music 2,076 400 19.27 394 18.98 565 27.22 437 21.05 1,796 86.51 280 13.49
41 55 Carnatic Music 1,040 126 12.12 198 19.04 354 34.04 265 25.48 943 90.67 97 9.33
42 56 Western Music 78 16 20.51 23 29.49 26 33.33 8 10.26 73 93.59 5 6.41
43 57 Drama & Theatre (Sinhala) 2,400 228 9.50 408 17.00 885 36.88 703 29.29 2,224 92.67 176 7.33
44 58 Drama & Theatre (Tamil) 1,735 130 7.49 433 24.96 829 47.78 321 18.50 1,713 98.73 22 1.27
45 59 Drama & Theatre (English) 1 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 100.00 0 0.00 1 100.00 0 0.00
46 65 Engineering Technology 19,392 294 1.52 1,626 8.38 5,278 27.22 8,797 45.36 15,995 82.48 3,397 17.52
47 66 Bio systems Technology 8,461 323 3.82 1,090 12.88 2,718 32.12 3,174 37.51 7,305 86.34 1,156 13.66
48 67 Science for Technology 30,398 1,061 3.49 2,505 8.24 6,607 21.73 14,395 47.36 24,568 80.82 5,830 19.18
49 71 Sinhala 43,316 5,920 13.67 9,415 21.74 13,185 30.44 9,441 21.80 37,961 87.64 5,355 12.36
50 72 Tamil 17,003 1,494 8.79 2,838 16.69 5,311 31.24 5,168 30.39 14,811 87.11 2,192 12.89
51 73 English 1,518 12 0.79 55 3.62 261 17.19 625 41.17 953 62.78 565 37.22
52 74 Pali 1,085 122 11.24 156 14.38 311 28.66 322 29.68 911 83.96 174 16.04
53 75 Sanskrit 614 108 17.59 119 19.38 191 31.11 121 19.71 539 87.79 75 12.21
54 78 Arabic 1,641 600 36.56 327 19.93 420 25.59 217 13.22 1,564 95.31 77 4.69
55 79 Malay 5 2 40.00 2 40.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 4 80.00 1 20.00
56 81 French 1,153 252 21.86 180 15.61 263 22.81 210 18.21 905 78.49 248 21.51
57 82 German 373 39 10.46 41 10.99 68 18.23 103 27.61 251 67.29 122 32.71
58 83 Russian 55 5 9.09 6 10.91 16 29.09 17 30.91 44 80.00 11 20.00
59 84 Hindi 313 28 8.95 41 13.10 70 22.36 109 34.82 248 79.23 65 20.77
60 86 Chinese 299 37 12.37 44 14.72 62 20.74 97 32.44 240 80.27 59 19.73
61 87 Japanese 4,224 320 7.58 327 7.74 693 16.41 1,314 31.11 2,654 62.83 1,570 37.17
62 88 Korean 1,100 69 6.27 73 6.64 215 19.55 254 23.09 611 55.55 489 44.45
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Performance of Candidates

Table 15: G.C.E.(A.L.) Examinations - 2023 - 2024

All Candidates - Results by Grades in Each Subject

2023 2024
Subject
No.
Subject (A+B+C+S) (A+B+C+S)
No. Sat No. Sat
No. % No. %
1 1 Physics 83,970 60,325 71.84 91,047 65,417 71.85
2 2 Chemistry 82,869 58,298 70.35 88,995 64,948 72.98
3 7 Mathematics 361 255 70.64 360 259 71.94
4 8 Agricultural Science 15,900 12,798 80.49 15,011 11,167 74.39
5 9 Biology 47,763 33,218 69.55 53,402 37,566 70.35
6 10 Combined Mathematics 40,493 26,593 65.67 42,249 30,231 71.55
7 11 Higher Mathematics 3 3 100.00 4 2 50.00
8 13 General English 240,034 141,844 59.09 236,207 136,228 57.67
9 14 Civil Technology 30 15 50.00 19 12 63.16
10 15 Mechanical Technology 8 7 87.50 19 8 42.11
11 16 Electrical, Electronic & Information Technology 16 6 37.50 26 12 46.15
12 17 Food Technology 84 64 76.19 91 56 61.54
13 18 Agro Technology 394 290 73.60 329 251 76.29
14 19 Bio Resource Technology 6 4 66.67 15 11 73.33
15 20 Information & Communication Technology 37,364 28,842 77.19 50,629 39,645 78.30
16 21 Economics 60,524 45,459 75.11 57,165 43,879 76.76
17 22 Geography 48,919 37,209 76.06 45,889 35,134 76.56
18 23 Political Science 37,456 26,503 70.76 33,842 23,324 68.92
19 24 Logic & Scientific Method 6,632 5,252 79.19 6,010 4,820 80.20
20 25A History of India 10,815 8,196 75.78 8,464 6,548 77.36
21 25B History of Europe 5,510 4,361 79.15 4,939 4,073 82.47
22 25C History of Modern World 159 85 53.46 105 60 57.14
23 28 Home Economics 7,269 7,182 98.80 8,835 8,723 98.73
24 29 Communication & Media Studies 29,597 22,180 74.94 32,659 23,397 71.64
25 31 Business Statistics 681 522 76.65 469 375 79.96
26 32 Business Studies 54,733 45,550 83.22 52,472 43,245 82.42
27 33 Accounting 56,993 44,414 77.93 56,945 44,490 78.13
28 41 Buddhism 1,260 1,075 85.32 1,251 972 77.70
29 42 Hinduism 513 475 92.59 549 473 86.16
30 43 Christianity 1,998 1,893 94.74 1,725 1,628 94.38
31 44 Islam 7,189 6,629 92.21 6,612 5,988 90.56
32 45 Buddhist Civilization 21,447 17,069 79.59 18,491 14,187 76.72
33 46 Hindu Civilization 4,440 3,986 89.77 4,254 3,600 84.63
34 47 Islamic Civilization 3,366 3,047 90.52 3,098 2,811 90.74
35 48 Greek & Roman Civilization 236 175 74.15 208 158 75.96
36 49 Christian Civilization 1,283 1,138 88.70 1,222 1,051 86.01
37 51 Art 5,606 4,951 88.32 4,914 4,256 86.61
38 52 Dancing (Indigenous) 4,873 4,245 87.11 5,271 4,516 85.68
39 53 Dancing (Bharatha) 675 656 97.19 759 724 95.39
40 54 Oriental Music 2,077 1,894 91.19 2,076 1,796 86.51
41 55 Carnatic Music 1,186 1,106 93.25 1,040 943 90.67
42 56 Western Music 95 90 94.74 78 73 93.59
43 57 Drama & Theatre (Sinhala) 2,375 2,200 92.63 2,400 2,224 92.67
44 58 Drama & Theatre (Tamil) 1,376 1,360 98.84 1,735 1,713 98.73
45 59 Drama & Theatre (English) _ _ _ 1 1 100.00
46 65 Engineering Technology 17,314 14,227 82.17 19,392 15,995 82.48
47 66 Bio systems Technology 8,218 7,082 86.18 8,461 7,305 86.34
48 67 Science for Technology 27,855 23,011 82.61 30,398 24,568 80.82
49 71 Sinhala 51,892 45,641 87.95 43,316 37,961 87.64
50 72 Tamil 18,097 15,802 87.32 17,003 14,811 87.11
51 73 English 1,499 937 62.51 1,518 953 62.78
52 74 Pali 1,130 974 86.19 1,085 911 83.96
53 75 Sanskrit 586 501 85.49 614 539 87.79
54 78 Arabic 1,798 1,697 94.38 1,641 1,564 95.31
55 79 Malay 4 3 75.00 5 4 80.00
56 81 French 933 660 70.74 1,153 905 78.49
57 82 German 289 206 71.28 373 251 67.29
58 83 Russian 43 34 79.07 55 44 80.00
59 84 Hindi 314 255 81.21 313 248 79.23
60 86 Chinese 366 308 84.15 299 240 80.27
61 87 Japanese 2,285 1,494 65.38 4,224 2,654 62.83
62 88 Korean 434 307 70.74 1,100 611 55.55
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