NTC wants A/L results suspended

December 28, 2011, 10:09 pm , The Island.

By Cyril Wimalasurnedre

KANDY – The President of the National Teachers’ Council (Jathika Guru Sabha) Nimal Premawansa told a news conference in Kandy on Tuesday (27) that the results of the GCE A Level Examination, released by the Examinations Department, should be suspended forthwith.

Those who messed up the examination results should vacate their posts, Premawansa said.

The results of the CGE A Level examination were in a mess. "The poor students numbering over 295,000, their parents and their teachers are in a confused state of mind due to the mess created in the results released by the Examination Department, "Nimal Premawansa said.

The officers of the Department of Examination, who released the results after much pressure, as well as the ministers in charge of the education of the country were responsible for the chaos, Premawansa said.

The officers as well as the five ministers— three ministers of education and the two ministers of Higher Education, should take the responsibility and vacate their posts, the former parliamentarian told the media representatives in Kandy.

Premawansa said that the responsibility for teducation should come under the direct supervision of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

He also said the ‘Z’ score method should be abandoned and a more simple method that people could understand for university admission followed. The confusion was created by those elements who crept into the government at a later stage to bring disrepute to the government.

The education and examination authorities were aware that this year’s AL examination was conducted under two syllabuses but the authorities were not prepared to the change, he said adding that the best solution at the moment was to withdraw the results released.

Vice President of the Teachers’ Council G.I.N. Bandara and Executive member Ven. Watagamuwe Ananda were present.