LTTE child soldiers sit O/Ls

Bandara VIPULASENA

Among a group of former LTTE child soldiers who had surrendered to the armed forces, 446 were given the opportunity of sitting the GCE Ordinary Level from yesterday at four special examination centres set up by the Examinations Department.

In addition 7,768 schoolchildren of Internally Displaced families in the welfare villages of Vavuniya who had been admitted to schools organized for them were also sitting the GCE O Level examination at 46 examination centres organized for them.

Among them were 4,032 schoolchildren and 736 private candidates, the Zonal Education Director Vavuniya said.

He said the Education Department and the Examinations Department had provided all the facilities to ensure that all these children continued their education without any obstacle in collaboration with the Armed Forces.