AL results out: 63 percent qualify for university
GCE Advanced Level Examination results released by the Department of
Examinations yesterday showed 126,000 candidates had qualified for
entrance to universities. The total number of candidates who sat the
examination was 199,000 and 63 percent had qualified for university
entrance.
The student who had scored the highest marks in the country, (the
maths stream) at the examination was Nipuna Randunu Samarasekara of
Ananda College, Colombo who had obtained 3.3439 Z score marks. Anton
Cricus Jonniraj of Hartley College, Point Pedro was placed second with
3.2498 Z score marks and Binu Amaratunga of Nalanda College scored
3.2037 Z score marks to become the candidate scoring the third highest
marks, the Commissioner General of Examinations said in an official
statement yesterday. In the medicine stream the highest marks was scored
by Maithili Sivapathasundaram of Saiva Mangeiyar Vidyalaya, Colombo 6,
who had a Z score of 2.9388.
Madushi Maheshika Ranasinghe of Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo with
2.9109 Z score marks was second and the third highest marks was scored
by Madhusanka Perera of Nalanda College, Colombo with a Z score of
2.8496 marks, the official release said.
In the Arts stream the highest Z score marks was obtained by Namal
Jayawardena of Rahula College, Matara with 2.5705. The second place went
to Mihiri Hirudini of Sirimavo Bandaranaike Girls School, Colombo and
the third highest marks was scored by Sampathmali Karunaratna of
Pushpadana Balika Vidyalaya, Kandy.
In the Commerce stream the highest Z score was obtained by Malinda
Ketipearachchi of Mahinda College, Galle, the second place went to M.M.
Lanka Hansani of Sanghamitta Girls School,Galle with 2.7402 while the
third highest marks was scored by G.K.Malsha Madushanika of the
Nagarsiri Maha Vidyalaya, Hemmathagama, the release stated.
In the physical science and bio-science streams this year’s passes
exceeded by 1,500 over the last year’s number, the release said.
Top scorers
* Maths stream: Nipuna Randuna Samarasekera of Ananda College
* Medical stream: Maithili Sivapathasundaram of Saiva Mangeiyar
Vidyalaya
* Arts stream: Namal Jayawardene of Rahula College
* Commerce Stream: Malinda Ketipearachchi of Mahinda College |
