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SRI LANKA

Elementary Education

Higher Education

Elementary education is free and compulsory for all children in Sri Lanka. The curriculum of the primary cycle is largely integrated.

Sinhala and Tamil are official languages, and English is the link language. The medium of instruction in school is generally Sinhala or Tamil. English is taught starting from Grade IV.

AGE OF ADMISSION
Age 5 - 6

LENGTH
Five years

PROGRAMME OF STUDY

Curriculum for Grades I through III

Subject	Hours of study per week per grade
Subject	Grade I	Grade II	Grade III
Morning assembly, religious activities	1.15	0.50	0.50
Religion	1.15	1.15	1.15
First Language	5.00	5.30	6.00
Mathematics	4.15	4.40	6.00
Environmental Studies/Health	2.30	2.30	3.10
Creative Activities	2.00	2.00	2.00
Aesthetic Activities	2.00	2.00	2.00
Marking attendance, register, interval	1.15	1.15	1.15
Total hours per week	20	20	22.30

Curriculum for Grades IV and V

Subject	Periods per week per grade
Subject	Grades IV and V
Religion	2
First Language	10
Mathematics	10
Elementary Science	2
English	5
Environmental Studies/Health	4
Creative Activities	3
Aesthetics Activities	2
Physical Education	2
Total periods per week	40

ASSESSMENT AND PROMOTION
Students are continuously assessed through coursework, participation, projects, and examinations.

GRADING SCALE
No information regarding grading practices at the elementary level is available at this time.