Sri Lanka, June 17 -- The GCE Ordinary Level (O/L) examination in 2029 will be conducted under a new syllabus, announced Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education.

Speaking at a discussion held yesterday at the National Institute of Education in Maharagama, she stated that guidelines for the new educational transformation process, set to commence next year, will be unveiled in August this year.

Accordingly, new syllabuses will be introduced for Grade 1 and Grade 6 starting next year, and for Grade 10 in 2028. The 2029 O/L examination will then follow this revised curriculum.

The Prime Minister also highlighted that vocational education will be introduced from Grade 9 on...