• Grade 5 examination which conducts in Sri Lanka with the purpose of admission    to a National school is an extremely competitive examination as the students who    sit this examination are greatly outnumbered by the seats available

• As I progressed through to grade 6 without going through what majority of    students had to go, I met these bright students who came from all over the    country. I experienced first hand how talented these students were & how they    really deserved to be in a school like mine.

• I also thought about how many talented students miss out on the opportunity to   study in a school like mine, just because due to couple of points short

• As we progressed through to our final Advance Level examination (G.C.E A/L) a   decisive moment will arise as this will decide the future dreams of further   education opportunities & career aspirations.

• This unfortunate situation arises due to limited number of Universities. Of the 25%   (limited) of students who sit the Advance level examination only 2% get selected    to proceed further education.

• I personally did not get selected to a local University even though I passed my    examination with reasonably good grades. In many other countries in the world    this grade would easily have secured me a place at university.

•  I was very privileged because of my parents could afford to send me to Australia    & gained a great education, which has opened up so many opportunities for my    future.

•  So many of those talented children who earned the opportunity to study in one of    the National schools are unable to secure a place in one of the local Universities    and left with no choice but to accept any employment opportunity available in    order to survive.
                             Is this the end for a talent whose success is endless?

•  I do not want to see another talented child have to follow the same process as    we all have been through & then have no way of realising their potential.
                            
“My invitation is to all, Come & join hands with me because together we can make a difference”.

Rajitha Rajapakse - (Chairman)                                                                      << Back