A-L results show 142,000 eligible for university

Dharma Sri Abeyratne

Of the 239,624 students who sat the Advanced Level Examination 142,000 are eligible to enter universities, Examinations Commissioner General Anura Edirisinghe said.

The examination was held under two curriculums new and old. According to the Commissioner, 203,823 school candidates and 35,801 private candidates numbering 239,624 sat for the examination.

Of this total of 239,624 students 142,000 have got through all three subjects while 23,233 have failed all three subjects. Accordingly, the pass rate of all three subjects is 60 percent.

Meanwhile, 3,687 students have obtained "A" passes for all three subjects, which come under five streams. Under this, 422 students in the Biological Science stream, 317 students in the Mathematics stream, 800 students in the Economic stream, 2,146 students in the Arts stream and two students in the Other stream amounting 3,687 students have obtained "A" passes for all three subjects. The Commissioner said that 20,862 students from Biological Science stream, 13,289 from Mathematics stream, 30,893 from Commerce stream, 75,734 from Arts stream and 407 from the Other stream have qualified for university entrance.