No fee for third term test

Dharma Sri Abeyratne

Discontinuing the earlier practice, no fee will be charged from students for the third school term test since the Education Ministry has taken steps to bare the expenses, Education Ministry sources said.

The Education Ministry has already allocated Rs. 90 million as for expenditure for the third term test of 2009. Around 4 million students in 9662 schools will be benefited. It has been reported that some parents faced much difficulty when paying examination fees and this will be a great relief for them.

The Education Ministry will provide funds to the Provincial Education Departments in due course.

Therefore, the Education Ministry will take measures to rectify anomalies in term tests while ensuring that students will be given quality examination papers which has no mistakes. Under the guidance of the Education Ministry term tests will be carried out by Zonal Education Offices and Provincial Education Departments. "The Education Ministry has taken many precautionary measures to hold trouble free examinations.

Provincial Education Secretaries and Provincial Education Directors will inspect the term test process. Unlike the previous term tests students will be given a quality term test paper with no errors in the third term test of 2009," sources added.