The Commissioner General of Examinations, A.K.S. Indika Kumari, announced that 237,026 students have qualified for the G.C.E. Advanced Level based on the 2024 O/L exam results. This represents 73.45% of all candidates who sat for the exam.
Among them, 13,392 students achieved ‘A’ passes in all nine subjects, accounting for 4.15% of candidates. However, 2.34% of students failed all subjects.
Provincial Pass Rates:
- Southern Province – 75.64%
- Western Province – 74.47%
- Eastern Province – 74.26%
- Central Province – 73.91%
- Sabaragamuwa Province – 73.44%
- Uva Province – 73.14%
- North Western Province – 71.47%
- North Central Province – 70.24%
- Northern Province – 69.86%
Subject-wise Pass Rates:
- Sinhala Language and Literature – 87.73%
- Tamil Language and Literature – 87.03%
- English – 73.82%
- Mathematics – 69.07%
- Science – 71.06%
Religious & Related Subjects:
- Buddhism – 83.21%
- Hinduism (Saivanery) – 82.96%
- Catholicism – 90.22%
- Christianity – 91.49%
- Islam – 85.45%
- History – 82.17%