The Sri Lankan Ordinary Level (O-level) is a

General Certificate of Education The General Certificate of Education (GCE) is a subject-specific family of academic qualifications used in awarding bodies in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Crown dependencies and a few Commonwealth countries. For some time, the Scottish ed ...

(GCE) qualification in Sri Lanka, conducted by the

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of the

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. It is based on the

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Ordinary Level The O-Level (Ordinary Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education. It was introduced in place of the School Certificate in 1951 as part of an educational reform alongside the more in-depth ...

qualification. An O-level is a qualification of its own right, but more often taken in prerequisite for the more in-depth and academically rigorous

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exams. It is usually taken by students during the final two years of

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(Grade 10 & 11 (usually ages 15–16)) or external (non-school) candidate. The exams are held in three mediums Sinhala,

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and

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Ministry of educationDepartment of Examination
{{Education_in_Asia Educational qualifications in Sri Lanka School qualifications School examinations

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