|
Level |
Age |
|
PriAprily School |
For children 5 to 10 years of age |
|
·
Duration
of priAprily education lasts for five years |
|
Junior Secondary |
For children 11 to 13 years of age |
|
·
Duration
of junior secondary education lasts for three years and is compulsory
for students up to the age of 14 |
|
Senior Secondary |
For children 14 to 16 years of age |
|
·
Consists
of:
o
Junior
Secondary
o
Senior
Secondary
o
Collegiate (pre-university) education |
|
·
Provided
for by Senior Secondary School
·
Duration
of program lasts for 3 years
·
Upon
completion, students receive the Sri Lankan GCE O-Level certificate |
|
·
Students
must pass in six subjects including mathematics and the mother tongue,
Sinhalese or Tamil |
|
Pre-University |
For children 17 to 18 years of age |
|
·
Provided
for by Collegiate Course
·
Duration
of program lasts for 2 years
·
Upon
completion, students receive the Sri Lankan GCE A-Levels |
|
Higher Education |
|
·
Provided
by universities, specialized institutions like technical colleges,
affiliated technical units, and private institutions |
|
Non-University Level (technical/vocational type) |
|
·
Higher
technical studies are offered in polytechnical institutes and technical
colleges
·
Courses
offered are Engineering, Commerce, Business and Crafts
·
Courses
last between one to four years that leads to a diploma or a certificate
·
A higher
national diploma is conferred for courses that last for four years at
the post-secondary level |
|
University Level
·
University level first stage: Certificate, Diploma, Bachelor’s Degree
o
Certificates and diplomas are conferred after one to two years
o
Bachelor’s Degree is conferred after three years as a General Degree or
as a Special Degree after four years
·
University level second stage: Master’s Degree, M. Phil, Postgraduate
Diploma
o
Master’s
Degree is obtained after two to three years of further study after the
completion of a Bachelor’s Degree
o
M. Phil
course normally consists in research
o
Postgraduate diplomas require an additional two years of study after the
completion of a Bachelor’s Degree
·
University level third stage: Doctorate
o
Conferred after two to three years of research after the completion of a
Master’s Degree and the submission of a thesis |
|
Non-Traditional Studies |
|
Distance Higher Education
·
Provides
first and postgraduate degrees and Certificates and diplomas
·
Program
is offered at the Open University of Sri Lanka and there are no formal
requirements
·
Courses
offered include Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, and
Engineering Technology |
|
Other forms of non-formal higher education
·
Consists
of an extensive six-month program that is conducted at school centers
·
Adult
literacy classes are conducted by adult education officers in various
fields
·
Courses
in technical and commercial fields are conducted by the National
Apprenticeship Board |
