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July 14, 2026

Students Who Fail GCE O/L Mathematics Twice Can Continue A/L Studies

Students who fail GCE O/L Mathematics twice can continue GCE A/L studies under Ministry of Education Circular 26/2014


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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION CIRCULAR 26/2014

Can a Student Who Fails GCE O/L Mathematics Twice Continue A/L Studies?

Clarification regarding school status, the third examination opportunity and the 2027 GIT application process.

Important issue: Some students admitted to GCE Advanced Level classes have failed the GCE Ordinary Level Mathematics subject for a second time. This has created uncertainty when submitting applications for the 2027 General Information Technology Examination.

What Does Circular No. 26/2014 State?

According to Ministry of Education Circular No. 26/2014, a student who has been admitted to GCE Advanced Level studies should not be removed from school merely because he or she has failed to obtain a pass in GCE O/L Mathematics for a second time.

The student should be granted a third opportunity to sit for the GCE O/L Mathematics examination.

YES

The student may continue to be treated as a school student until the third opportunity is provided.

Can the Student Continue Advanced Level Education?

A student who fails Mathematics for the second time may continue his or her Advanced Level education in school while preparing for the third attempt.

Arts Stream
Bio Systems Technology Stream
  • The student should not automatically be removed from school.
  • A third opportunity to pass GCE O/L Mathematics should be provided.
  • Until then, the student continues to be regarded as a school student.
  • The student may continue Advanced Level studies in an eligible stream.

Impact on the 2027 GIT Application

Students currently studying for the 2027 GCE Advanced Level examination who have failed GCE O/L Mathematics twice should not automatically lose their school status solely for that reason.

When processing their GIT applications, schools should consider the provisions of Circular No. 26/2014 and any subsequent official instructions issued by the Ministry of Education or the Department of Examinations.

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අධ්‍යාපන අමාත්‍යාංශයේ 26/2014 චක්‍රලේඛය අනුව, උසස් පෙළ අධ්‍යාපනය සඳහා ඇතුළත් කරගත් ශිෂ්‍යයෙකු සාමාන්‍ය පෙළ ගණිත විෂය දෙවන වරටත් සමත් නොවුණද, එම ශිෂ්‍යයා පාසලෙන් ඉවත් නොකළ යුතුය.

එම ශිෂ්‍යයාට සාමාන්‍ය පෙළ ගණිත විභාගයට තෙවන වරට පෙනී සිටීමේ අවස්ථාව ලබාදිය යුතුය. එම අවස්ථාව ලබාදෙන තෙක් ඔහු හෝ ඇය පාසල් ශිෂ්‍යයෙකු ලෙස සලකා, කලා හෝ ජෛව පද්ධති තාක්ෂණවේදය ඇතුළු සුදුසු උසස් පෙළ විෂය ධාරාවක අධ්‍යාපනය දිගටම කරගෙන යා හැකිය.

தமிழ் சுருக்கம்

கல்வி அமைச்சின் 26/2014 சுற்றறிக்கைக்கு அமைய, உயர்தரக் கல்விக்கு அனுமதிக்கப்பட்ட மாணவர் ஒருவர் சாதாரண தர கணிதப் பாடத்தில் இரண்டாவது முறையும் சித்தியடையத் தவறினாலும், அவரை பாடசாலையிலிருந்து நீக்கக்கூடாது.

குறித்த மாணவருக்கு சாதாரண தர கணிதப் பரீட்சையில் மூன்றாவது முறையாகத் தோற்றுவதற்கான சந்தர்ப்பம் வழங்கப்பட வேண்டும். அந்தச் சந்தர்ப்பம் வழங்கப்படும் வரை அவர் பாடசாலை மாணவராகவே கருதப்பட்டு, கலைத்துறை அல்லது உயிர்முறைத் தொழில்நுட்பத்துறை உள்ளிட்ட தகுதியான உயர்தரப் பிரிவில் தனது கல்வியைத் தொடர முடியும்.

Important Notice: This article is a general explanation based on Ministry of Education Circular No. 26/2014. School authorities should also check whether any later circular, amendment or official instruction has been issued regarding GCE A/L admission, school status or GIT applications.
Reference: Ministry of Education Circular No. 26/2014
July 14, 2026

Teacher Performance Appraisal: Education Ministry Issues Special Instructions for Salary Increments

Education Ministry letter on performance appraisal and salary increment of Sri Lanka Teacher Service officers


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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION – SRI LANKA

Performance Appraisal of Teacher Service Officers

Special instructions have been issued regarding the documents and forms required when processing salary increments for teachers.

Reference: ED/02/29/02/02/47
Date: 04 July 2026
The Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education has issued a special letter concerning the performance appraisal of officers belonging to the Sri Lanka Teacher Service. The instructions are intended to simplify the procedure followed when granting teachers’ salary increments and to prevent unnecessary administrative burdens.

📨 Letter Addressed To

All Provincial Chief Secretaries
All Provincial Education Secretaries
All Provincial Public Service Commission Secretaries
All Provincial Ministry of Education Secretaries
All Provincial Directors of Education

📌 Main Instruction

For future salary increment payments, only the following nationally approved documents should be used:

01. Salary Increment Form
02. Teacher Performance Appraisal Form
ENGLISH

Performance Appraisal of Teacher Service Officers

Teacher unions have brought to the Ministry’s attention that the current procedure followed for the performance appraisal of Sri Lanka Teacher Service officers is creating an unnecessary burden on teachers’ academic duties.

In addition to the prescribed performance appraisal form used by zonal offices when granting salary increments to national school teachers, teachers have reportedly been required to submit various other documents, forms and detailed information.

Therefore, the relevant authorities have been requested to ensure that only the nationally approved Salary Increment Payment Certificate and Teacher Performance Appraisal Form are used when processing future salary increments.

The use of additional forms introduced at provincial and zonal levels should be discontinued.
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ගුරු සේවයේ නිලධාරීන්ගේ කාර්ය සාධන ඇගයීම

ශ්‍රී ලංකා ගුරු සේවයේ නිලධාරීන්ගේ කාර්ය සාධන ඇගයීම සඳහා දැනට ක්‍රියාත්මක ක්‍රමවේදය හේතුවෙන් ගුරුවරුන්ගේ අධ්‍යාපනික කාර්යයන්ට අනවශ්‍ය බලපෑම් සිදුවන බව ගුරු සංගම් විසින් අමාත්‍යාංශයේ අවධානයට යොමු කර ඇත.

ජාතික පාසල් ගුරුවරුන්ගේ වැටුප් වර්ධක ගෙවීමේදී භාවිත කරන නියමිත කාර්ය සාධන ඇගයීම් පත්‍රයට අමතරව විවිධ ලේඛන, ආකෘති පත්‍ර සහ සවිස්තර තොරතුරු ඉල්ලා සිටීම මෙම තත්ත්වයට හේතුවී ඇති බව සඳහන් වේ.

ඒ අනුව, ඉදිරියේදී ගුරුවරුන්ගේ වැටුප් වර්ධක ගෙවීම සඳහා ජාතික මට්ටමින් භාවිත කරන වැටුප් වර්ධක ගෙවීමේ සහතිකය සහ ගුරු කාර්ය සාධන පත්‍රිකාව පමණක් අදාළ කරගන්නා ලෙස උපදෙස් ලබාදී ඇත.

පළාත් සහ කලාප මට්ටමින් හඳුන්වා දී ඇති වෙනත් විවිධ ආකෘති පත්‍ර භාවිත කිරීම නතර කළ යුතුය.
தமிழ்

ஆசிரியர் சேவை உத்தியோகத்தர்களின் செயல்திறன் மதிப்பீடு

தேசிய பாடசாலை ஆசிரியர்களுக்கு சம்பள அதிகரிப்பு வழங்குவதற்காக வலயக் காரியாலயத்தினால் தற்போது பயன்படுத்தப்படும் நிர்ணயிக்கப்பட்ட செயல்திறன் மதிப்பீட்டுப் படிவத்துடன் மேலதிகமாக பல்வேறு ஆவணங்களையும் விரிவான கோரிக்கைகளையும் சமர்ப்பிக்க வேண்டியிருப்பதானது, ஆசிரியர்களின் கல்வி நடவடிக்கைகளைப் பாதிக்கின்றது என ஆசிரியர் சங்கங்கள் அமைச்சின் கவனத்திற்குக் கொண்டு வந்துள்ளன. எனவே, இனிவரும் காலங்களில் சம்பள அதிகரிப்பு கொடுப்பனவுகளை வழங்குவதற்காக, தற்போது தேசிய மட்டத்தில் நடைமுறையில் உள்ள சம்பள அதிகரிப்பு படிவம் மற்றும் ஆசிரியர் செயல்திறன் மதிப்பீட்டுப் படிவம் ஆகியவற்றை மாத்திரம் பயன்படுத்துமாறும், மாகாண மற்றும் வலய மட்டங்களில் தற்போது நடைமுறையில் உள்ள ஏனைய பல்வேறு படிவங்களின் பயன்பாட்டைத் தவிர்த்துக்கொள்ளுமாறும் அன்புடன் கேட்டுக்கொள்கிறேன்.

எனவே, இனிவரும் காலங்களில் வேதன அதிகரிப்புகளை வழங்குவதற்காக தேசிய மட்டத்தில் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் சம்பள அதிகரிப்பு   படிவம் மற்றும் ஆசிரியர் செயல்திறன் மதிப்பீட்டுப் படிவம் ஆகியவற்றை மாத்திரம் பயன்படுத்துமாறு அறிவுறுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது.

மாகாண மற்றும் வலய மட்டங்களில் அறிமுகப்படுத்தப்பட்டுள்ள ஏனைய பல்வேறு படிவங்களின் பயன்பாடு நிறுத்தப்பட வேண்டும்.
⚠️ Provincial and zonal education authorities are requested to follow these instructions when processing future salary increments of teachers.
Source: Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education – Letter Ref. ED/02/29/02/02/47 dated 04 July 2026.
📄 ORIGINAL DOCUMENT

03/07/2026

July 03, 2026

National School Principal Vacancies 2026 – SLEAS Grade II/III Application

National School Principal Vacancies 2026 for Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service Grade II and III Officers


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Ministry of Education – Official Notice 2026

National School Principal Vacancies 2026

Applications for Principal vacancies assigned to the Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service Grade II/III in National Schools islandwide.

Notice Date 02 July 2026
Closing Date 24 July 2026
Vacancy Period Up to 31 Dec 2026

The Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education has invited applications from eligible officers to fill Principal vacancies in National Schools that are vacant or expected to become vacant up to 31 December 2026. Applicants must use the prescribed application and follow the official conditions published in the Sinhala or Tamil notice.

Who Can Apply?

  • Eligible permanent officers of the Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service in the relevant Grade II/III service categories specified in the official notice.
  • Applicants must not have been officially declared unsuitable for appointment as a National School Principal by the Public Service Commission or its Education Service Committee.
  • Applicants should generally be below 58 years of age on the closing date. The official notice includes an exception for certain officers already serving in National School Principal posts.
  • Applicants must satisfy the school-type, subject-stream, service and other eligibility requirements stated in the notice and marking scheme.

Important Conditions

  • An applicant may select a maximum of three schools in order of preference.
  • A selected officer is generally expected to serve in the appointed post for at least three years, except where retirement falls within that period.
  • Appointments will be made according to available vacancies, eligibility, preferences and the approved selection procedure.
  • Applicants should carefully check the separate School List and Marking Scheme before completing the application.

How to Apply

  1. Download and complete the prescribed application form on A4 paper.
  2. Obtain the required certification or recommendation from the Head of the Institution or relevant authority.
  3. Prepare the supporting documents and the self-addressed stamped envelope requested in the official notice.
  4. Write the post description stated in the notice on the top-left corner of the envelope.
  5. Send the application by registered post to reach the Ministry on or before 24 July 2026.
Secretary
Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education
Isurupaya, Battaramulla

Selection Method

Eligible applicants will be considered through an interview and the approved marking scheme. The criteria include relevant service and experience, performance, educational and professional qualifications, and other factors stated in the official documents.

Applications must reach the Ministry on or before 24 July 2026.

සිංහල සාරාංශය

දිවයින පුරා ජාතික පාසල්වල 2026.12.31 දින දක්වා පුරප්පාඩු වී ඇති හෝ පුරප්පාඩු වීමට නියමිත ශ්‍රී ලංකා අධ්‍යාපන පරිපාලන සේවයේ II/III ශ්‍රේණියේ විදුහල්පති තනතුරු පිරවීම සඳහා සුදුසු නිලධාරීන්ගෙන් අයදුම්පත් කැඳවනු ලැබේ. එක් අයදුම්කරුවෙකුට මනාප අනුපිළිවෙළින් පාසල් උපරිම තුනක් සඳහා අයදුම් කළ හැකිය. සම්පූර්ණ කරන ලද අයදුම්පත 2026.07.24 දින හෝ ඊට පෙර ලියාපදිංචි තැපෑලෙන් අමාත්‍යාංශයට යොමු කළ යුතුය. නිවේදනය, පාසල් ලැයිස්තුව, ලකුණු පටිපාටිය සහ අයදුම්පත පහතින් ලබාගන්න.

தமிழ் சுருக்கம்

நாடளாவிய தேசிய பாடசாலைகளில் 2026.12.31 வரை நிலவும் அல்லது ஏற்படவுள்ள இலங்கை கல்வி நிர்வாகச் சேவையின் தரம் II/III அதிபர் பதவி வெற்றிடங்களை நிரப்புவதற்காக தகுதியான உத்தியோகத்தர்களிடமிருந்து விண்ணப்பங்கள் கோரப்படுகின்றன. ஒரு விண்ணப்பதாரர் விருப்ப ஒழுங்கில் அதிகபட்சம் மூன்று பாடசாலைகளுக்கு விண்ணப்பிக்கலாம். பூர்த்தி செய்யப்பட்ட விண்ணப்பம் 2026.07.24 அன்று அல்லது அதற்கு முன்னர் பதிவுத் தபாலில் அமைச்சுக்கு அனுப்பப்பட வேண்டும். அறிவித்தல், பாடசாலைப் பட்டியல், புள்ளி வழங்கல் திட்டம் மற்றும் விண்ணப்பப் படிவத்தை கீழே பெறலாம்.

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02/07/2026

July 02, 2026

Sri Lanka Principals’ Service First Efficiency Bar Examination Results 2025 I (2026)

Sri Lanka Principals Service First Efficiency Bar Examination Results 2025 I 2026


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Official Examination Results

Sri Lanka Principals’ Service
First Efficiency Bar Examination Results

The First Efficiency Bar Examination for Officers of the Sri Lanka Principals’ Service – 2025 I (2026)

English

Results of the First Efficiency Bar Examination for Officers of the Sri Lanka Principals’ Service – 2025 I (2026) have been released. Candidates can view their marks through the official results PDF.

සිංහල

ශ්‍රී ලංකා විදුහල්පති සේවයේ නිලධාරීන් සඳහා වූ පළමු කාර්යක්ෂමතා කඩඉම් විභාගය – 2025 I (2026) ප්‍රතිඵල නිකුත් කර ඇත. නිල ප්‍රතිඵල PDF ලේඛනයෙන් ඔබගේ ලකුණු පරීක්ෂා කළ හැකිය.

தமிழ்

இலங்கை அதிபர் சேவை அலுவலர்களுக்கான முதலாவது வினைத்திறன்காண் தடைப் பரீட்சை – 2025 I (2026) பெறுபேறுகள் வெளியிடப்பட்டுள்ளன. உத்தியோகபூர்வ PDF ஆவணத்தின் மூலம் பெறுபேறுகளைப் பார்வையிடலாம்.

Examination First Efficiency Bar Examination
Service Sri Lanka Principals’ Service
Examination Date 14 March 2026
Result Document Official PDF
Important: Candidates must obtain a minimum of 40 marks in each subject to pass the examination.

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01/07/2026

July 01, 2026

July 2026 Events Calendar Sri Lanka – Exams, Courses, Vacancies, Salary Dates & School Activities



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30/06/2026

June 30, 2026

Grade 12 Classes for 2028 A/L Begin on 6 July 2026 – Ministry of Education

Grade 12 classes for 2028 GCE Advanced Level begin on 6 July 2026


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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION NOTICE

Grade 12 Classes for 2028 G.C.E. A/L

2028 උසස් පෙළ සඳහා 12 ශ්‍රේණියේ පන්ති
2028 க.பொ.த. உயர்தரத்திற்கான தரம் 12 வகுப்புகள்
Classes Begin: 06 July 2026

Official Announcement

The Ministry of Education has instructed schools to begin Grade 12 classes on 6 July 2026 after admitting students to G.C.E. Advanced Level classes based on the results of the G.C.E. Ordinary Level 2025 (2026) Examination.

Key Information

Class
Grade 12
A/L Examination
2028
Starting Date
06.07.2026
Issuing Authority
Ministry of Education

Who Is This Notice For?

Students who sat for the G.C.E. O/L 2025 (2026) Examination
Students eligible to enter G.C.E. Advanced Level classes
Parents, school principals, teachers and education officers

සිංහල සාරාංශය

අ.පො.ස. සාමාන්‍ය පෙළ 2025 (2026) විභාගයේ ප්‍රතිඵල මත අ.පො.ස. උසස් පෙළ පන්ති සඳහා සිසුන් ඇතුළත් කර ගැනීමෙන් අනතුරුව, 12 ශ්‍රේණියේ පන්ති 2026 ජූලි 06 දින සිට ආරම්භ කළ යුතු බව අධ්‍යාපන අමාත්‍යාංශය දැනුම් දී ඇත.

தமிழ் சுருக்கம்

க.பொ.த. சாதாரண தரம் 2025 (2026) பரீட்சைப் பெறுபேறுகளின் அடிப்படையில் க.பொ.த. உயர்தர வகுப்புகளுக்கு மாணவர்களை அனுமதித்த பின்னர், தரம் 12 வகுப்புகள் 2026 ஜூலை 06 ஆம் திகதி முதல் ஆரம்பிக்கப்பட வேண்டும் என கல்வி அமைச்சு அறிவித்துள்ளது.

Important Notice

Students and parents are advised to contact the relevant school regarding admission procedures, subject streams, available vacancies and any school-level instructions.

 

Source: Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education

Official Ministry of Education Notice

2028 උසස් පෙළ සඳහා 12 ශ්‍රේණියේ පන්ති

2028 க.பொ.த. உயர்தரத்திற்கான தரம் 12 வகுப்புகள்

සිංහල නිවේදනය

2028 උසස් පෙළ සඳහා 12 ශ්‍රේණියේ පන්ති ආරම්භ කිරීම

2028 උසස් පෙළ සඳහා 12 ශ්‍රේණියේ පන්ති ආරම්භ කිරීම පිළිබඳ අධ්‍යාපන අමාත්‍යාංශ සිංහල නිවේදනය
සම්පූර්ණ ප්‍රමාණයෙන් බැලීමට රූපය මත ක්ලික් කරන්න
தமிழ் அறிவித்தல்

2028 க.பொ.த. உயர்தரத்திற்கான தரம் 12 வகுப்புகளை ஆரம்பித்தல்

2028 க.பொ.த. உயர்தரத்திற்கான தரம் 12 வகுப்புகளை ஆரம்பித்தல் தொடர்பான கல்வி அமைச்சின் தமிழ் அறிவித்தல்
முழு அளவில் பார்ப்பதற்கு படத்தின் மீது கிளிக் செய்யவும்
Source: Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education

26/06/2026

June 26, 2026

University Z-Score Cut-Off Marks Expected in Early August 2026 – GCE A/L 2025

GCE A/L 2025 university admission Z-Score cut-off marks expected in August 2026


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UNIVERSITY ADMISSION 2025/2026

University Z-Score Cut-Off Marks

විශ්වවිද්‍යාල ප්‍රවේශ Z ලකුණු කඩඉම්

பல்கலைக்கழக அனுமதி Z-Score வெட்டுப்புள்ளிகள்

Expected in the First Week of August 2026

University Admission Cut-Off Marks

The minimum Z-Score cut-off marks for university admission based on the results of the GCE Advanced Level Examination 2025 are expected to be released during the first week of August 2026.

The cut-off marks will be issued for admission to courses of study offered by Sri Lankan state universities for the 2025/2026 academic year.

🎓 Examination GCE A/L 2025
🏛️ Admission Year 2025/2026
📅 Expected Release First Week of August 2026
📢 Relevant Authority University Grants Commission

⚠️ Important Notice

The Z-Score cut-off marks have not yet been officially released. The first week of August 2026 is the currently expected release period.

Students and parents are advised to wait for the official announcement from the University Grants Commission.

What Will Be Available After the Release?

  • District-wise minimum Z-Score cut-off marks.
  • Course of study and university-wise selection details.
  • Cut-off marks applicable to each subject stream.
  • University admission selection information.
  • Official instructions for selected students.

How University Selection Is Determined

University selection may depend on the candidate's Z-Score, district, selected courses, order of preference and the number of places available in each course and university.

Obtaining the minimum qualification for university admission does not automatically guarantee selection to a particular course or university.

සිංහල සාරාංශය

2025 අ.පො.ස. උසස් පෙළ විභාග ප්‍රතිඵල මත 2025/2026 අධ්‍යයන වර්ෂය සඳහා විශ්වවිද්‍යාල ප්‍රවේශයට අදාළ අවම Z ලකුණු කඩඉම් 2026 අගෝස්තු මස පළමු සතියේ නිකුත් කිරීමට අපේක්ෂා කෙරේ.

Z ලකුණු කඩඉම් තවමත් නිල වශයෙන් නිකුත් කර නොමැති බැවින්, විශ්වවිද්‍යාල ප්‍රතිපාදන කොමිෂන් සභාවේ නිල නිවේදනය සඳහා අවධානයෙන් සිටින්න.

தமிழ் சுருக்கம்

2025 க.பொ.த. உயர்தரப் பரீட்சைப் பெறுபேறுகளின் அடிப்படையில், 2025/2026 கல்வியாண்டிற்கான பல்கலைக்கழக அனுமதி குறைந்தபட்ச Z-Score வெட்டுப்புள்ளிகள் 2026 ஆகஸ்ட் மாதத்தின் முதலாவது வாரத்தில் வெளியிடப்படும் என எதிர்பார்க்கப்படுகிறது.

வெட்டுப்புள்ளிகள் இன்னும் உத்தியோகபூர்வமாக வெளியிடப்படவில்லை. பல்கலைக்கழக மானியங்கள் ஆணைக்குழுவின் உத்தியோகபூர்வ அறிவித்தலை அவதானிக்கவும்.

Check Official UGC Updates

Students should use official University Grants Commission announcements when checking cut-off marks and university selection information.

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