Department of Examinations – Sri Lanka G.C.E. (A/L) EXAMINATION – 2019 (NEW SYLLABUS) School Performance Indices (Schools with 20 or more candidates) Prepared and Published by Research & Development Branch Department of Examinations – Sri Lanka February 2020 School Performance Indices G.C.E. (A/L) Examination – 2019 (New Syllabus) The indices of performance prepared on the basis of ability For gauging improvements in performance of schools demonstrated by pupils at public school examinations are presented annually. by the Department of Examinations – Sri Lanka as a means of For identifying low performing schools for interventions of assessing school performance comparatively. Thus, indices prepared improving performance. in respect of the G.C.E (A/L) Examination – 2019 (New Syllabus) are For information of central and regional education authorities presented in this report. (such as Ministry of Education / Provincial Ministries of Education) to upgrade certain categories of schools. For the convenience of the key users of these indices, the schools For identifying particular factors such as the performances of are listed by Subject Streams, Provinces and Districts. The highest the school administrators and teachers when indices change, performing schools in the island are listed first and the schools and other factors remain the same. offering 20 or more students for the G.C.E (A/L) Examination are For comparing the efficiencies of schools with respect to listed afterwards respectively, to make the comparison feasible. number of students, staffing etc. and to determine optimal These indices could be used for the following purposes. allocations of resources. For using as a more dependable indicator of performance I request all those involved in the process of education to make instead of arbitrary criteria such as number of pupils effective use of these indices for the above-mentioned purposes. obtaining 3 Distinctions (3 "A"s) For obtaining information about placements of schools compared to the performance of the other schools in G.C.E (A/L) subject streams For comparing and categorising schools in terms of their B. Sanath Pujitha performances. Commissioner General of Examinations i Computation of Performance Indices The process of calculating performance indices takes several steps. Figure 1: Percentage of students and corresponding stanine values It can be outlined as follows. i. The raw scores obtained by the students in each subject are assigned "stanine values" according to the distribution of the marks in each subject. A description of the assignment of stanine values is given in Table 1 and illustrated in Figure 1. Table 1: Student Achievement and corresponding stanine values Corresponding Normative Percentage ii. The average value of the three main subjects (except General Stanine range of description of of English, Common General Test) are computed and these Value percentile achievement students computed values are categorised into subject streams ranks concerning the combination of the three main subjects Highest 4 9 96 - 100 iii. Under each subject stream, these values are averaged separately Higher 7 8 89 - 96 for schools in order to obtain the performance of the school in High 12 7 77 - 89 that subject stream. Above Average 17 6 60 - 77 Average 20 5 40 - 60 iv. With the purpose of obtaining a rounded two-digit value, the Below Average 17 4 23 - 40 averaged figures are multiplied by 10 and rounded off to the Low 12 3 11 - 23 nearest integer. Based on these values for the schools in each Lower 7 2 4 - 11 subject stream, the schools were ranked in national, provincial Lowest 4 1 0 - 4 and district levels ii List of Tables Bioscience Subject Stream 01 Best-performing Schools in Bio Science Subject Stream 02 Performance Indices of schools in Bio Science Subject Stream 07 Physical Science Subject Stream 21 Best-performing Schools in Physical Science Subject Stream 22 Performance Indices of schools in Physical Science Subject Stream 27 Commerce Subject Stream 41 Best-performing Schools in Commerce Subject Stream 42 Performance Indices of schools in Commerce Subject Stream 47 Arts Subject Stream 73 Best-performing Schools in Arts Subject Stream 74 Performance Indices of schools in Arts Subject Stream 79 Engineering Technology Subject Stream 117 Best-performing Schools in Engineering Technology Subject Stream 118 Performance Indices of schools in Engineering Technology Subject Stream 123 Biosystems Technology Subject Stream 137 Best-performing Schools in Biosystems Technology Subject Stream 138 Performance Indices of schools in Biosystems Technology Subject Stream 143 iii Bio Science Subject Stream 1 Best-Performing Schools in Bio Science Subject Stream (Schools with 20 or more candidates) 2 GCE AL Examination - 2019 (New Syllabus) - Bio Science Subject Stream Best-Performing Schools - G.C.E. (A/L) Examination - 2019 (New Syllabus) - Bio Science Subject Stream (Schools with 20 or more candidates) Performance District Provincial Island Province District School No Sat* Index Rank Rank Rank CENTRAL KANDY K /TRINITY COLLEGE, 38 71 1 1 1 WESTERN COLOMBO CS/VISAKA BALIKA VIDYALAYA, 217 69 1 1 2 WESTERN COLOMBO CS/METHODIST COLLEGE, 31 68 2 2 3 WESTERN COLOMBO CS/DEVI BALIKA M.V., 203 66 3 3 4 WESTERN COLOMBO CS/NALANDA VIDYALAYA, 70 66 3 3 4 WESTERN COLOMBO CS/ROYAL COLLEGE, 163 66 3 3 4 WESTERN GAMPAHA GM/RATHNAWALIE BALIKA M.V., 267 66 1 3 4 EASTERN TRINCOMALEE T /R.K.M. SRI KONESWARA HINDU COLLEGE, 25 65 1 1 8 SOUTHERN GALLE G /RICHMOND VIDYALAYA, 85 64 1 1 9 WESTERN COLOMBO CS/ANANDA M.V., 178 64 6 7 9 NOTHERN JAFFNA J /HINDU COLLEGE, 78 63 1 1 11 NOTHERN JAFFNA J /HARTLY COLLEGE, 38 63 1 1 11 NORTH WESTERN KURUNEGALA KU/MALIYADEWA BOYS VIDYALAYA, 93 62 1 1 13 WESTERN COLOMBO CS/SIRIMAVO BANDARANAYAKE B.V., 140 62 7 8 13 WESTERN COLOMBO CS/MUSAEUS COLLEGE, 106 62 7 8 13 SOUTHERN GALLE G /SANGAMITTA BALIKA M.V., 191 61 2 2 16 SOUTHERN GALLE G /SOUTHLANDS VIDYALAYA, 138 61 2 2 16 NOTHERN JAFFNA J /VEMBADY GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL, 151 61 3 3 16 WESTERN KALUTARA KL/THAKSHILA M.M.V., 183 61 1 10 16 SOUTHERN MATARA MR/SUJATHA VIDYALAYA, 205 61 1 2 16 CENTRAL MATALE MT/AMINA GIRLS NATIONAL SCHOOL, 24 61 1 2 16 NORTH WESTERN KURUNEGALA KU/MALIYADEVA BALIKA MAHA VIDYALAYA, 141 60 2 2 22 CENTRAL KANDY K /DHARMARAJA VIDYALAYA, 96 60 2 3 22 SABARAGAMUWA RATNAPURA R /SEEVALIE M.M.V., 96 60 1 1 22 NORTH WESTERN PUTTALAM CH/WENNAPPUWA HOLY FAMILY BALIKA VIDYALAYA, 65 60 1 2 22 SABARAGAMUWA RATNAPURA R /FERGUSON GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL, 143 60 1 1 22 CENTRAL NUWARAELIYA N /HIGHLANDS MADHYA MAHA VIDYALAYA, 77 60 1 3 22 WESTERN COLOMBO CS/ST. JOSEPH'S V., 23 60 9 11 22 SOUTHERN MATARA MR/RAHULA VIDYALAYA, 115 60 2 5 22 * School Candidates (Freshers) 3 GCE AL Examination - 2019 (New Syllabus) - Bio Science Subject Stream Performance District Provincial Island Province District School No Sat* Index Rank Rank Rank SOUTHERN GALLE G /DHARMASOKA M.V., 133 60 4 5 22 WESTERN GAMPAHA GM/BANDARANAYAKA VIDYALAYA, 91 60 2 11 22 NOTHERN JAFFNA J /CHUNDIKULI GIRLS' COLLEGE, 24 59 4 4 32 WESTERN COLOMBO CS/ANULA VIDYALAYA, 133 59 10 13 32 UVA BADULLA BD/BADULLA M.M.V., 140 58 1 1 34 NORTH WESTERN PUTTALAM CH/JOSEPH VAZ COLLEGE, 27 58 2 4 34 WESTERN KALUTARA KL/SRI SUMANGALA BALIKA MAHA VIDYALAYA, 105 58 2 14 34 CENTRAL KANDY K /MAHAMAYA BALIKA VIDYALAYA, 181 58 3 5 34 UVA BADULLA BD/BANDARAWELA MADHYA MAHA VIDYALAYA, 167 58 1 1 34 WESTERN COLOMBO CS/D.S. SENANAYAKA COLLEGE, 73 58 11 14 34 WESTERN GAMPAHA GM/VIHARA MAHA DEVI BALIKA VIDYALAYA, 104 57 3 16 40 SABARAGAMUWA KEGALLE KG/ZAHIRA M.M.V., 41 57 1 3 40 WESTERN KALUTARA KL/PANADURA BALIKA M.V., 51 57 3 16 40 CENTRAL KANDY K /AKURANA MUSLIM BALIKA VIDYALAYA, 27 57 4 6 40 WESTERN COLOMBO CS/SAIVA MANGAIYAR V., 46 57 12 16 40 WESTERN COLOMBO CS/ST. BRIDGET'S CONVENT,C.W.W. KANNANGARA MWT,COLOMBO 7. 36 57 12 16 40 EASTERN BATTICALOA BT/KATANKUDI CENTRAL COLLEGE, 26 57 1 2 40 EASTERN BATTICALOA BT/ST. MICHAEL'S COLLEGE (NATIONAL SCHOOL) 39 57 1 2 40 NOTHERN VAVUNIYA V /VAVUNIYA TAMIL M.M.V., 47 57 1 5 40 WESTERN GAMPAHA MI/DE MAZENOD M.V., 94 57 3 16 40 CENTRAL KANDY K /RANABIMA ROYAL COLLEGE , 37 57 4 6 40 NORTH WESTERN KURUNEGALA KU/HOLY FAMILY BALIKA MAHA VIDYALAYA, 136 57 3 5 40 NORTH WESTERN KURUNEGALA KP/KEKUNAGOLLA NATIONAL SCHOOL, 164 57 3 5 40 SABARAGAMUWA KEGALLE KG/ST. JOSEPH'S BALIKA MAHA VIDYALAYA, 173 57 1 3 40 SOUTHERN MATARA MR/ST. THOMAS GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL , 123 56 3 7 54 EASTERN BATTICALOA BT/MEERA BALIKA MAHA VIDYALAYA, 25 56 3 4 54 EASTERN BATTICALOA BT/VINCENT GIRL'S HIGH SCHOOL, 84 56 3 4 54 WESTERN COLOMBO CS/HOLY FAMILY CONVENT, 34 56 14 21 54 WESTERN COLOMBO CS/ISIPATHANA VIDYALAYA, 32 56 14 21 54 SOUTHERN GALLE G /MAHINDA VIDYALAYA, 59 56 5 7 54 SOUTHERN HAMBANTOTA H /WEERAKETIYA RAJAPAKSE M.M.V., 140 56 1 7 54 NOTHERN JAFFNA J /METHODIST GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL, 75 56 5 6 54 NOTHERN JAFFNA J /ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, 28 56 5 6 54 * School Candidates (Freshers) 4 GCE AL Examination - 2019 (New Syllabus) - Bio Science Subject Stream Performance District Provincial Island Province District School No Sat* Index Rank Rank Rank CENTRAL KANDY K /GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL, 211 56 6 8 54 WESTERN GAMPAHA MI/AVE MARIA BALIKA VIDYALAYA, 58 56 5 21 54 EASTERN AMPARA AM/BANDARANAYAKA BALIKA MAHA VIDYALAYA, 23 56 1 4 54 EASTERN TRINCOMALEE T /SRI SHANMUGA HINDU LADIES' COLLEGE, 49 56 2 4 54 WESTERN COLOMBO CS/ST.