Higher
education and Tertiary Education sectors are one of the most powerful sectors
of education in Sri Lanka and it will inspire the country’s value, ethics and
social institutions so that Sri Lanka becomes celebrated as an enlightened and
peaceful multi-ethic, multi-religious and multi-cultural society. Particularly,
the examination-orientated teaching
in Sri Lanka’s education system needs to change urgently. Examination standards
are often out of context. An appropriate grading and reporting system must be
accepted without delay, as the current methods do not replicate a meaningful feedback
to students. The mental and psychological pressures exerted on children due to
the present system must be carefully studied and remedied as a matter of
priority. Dependence on extra tuition involving extra spending for parents and
study time for students must be reduced or done away with. This article has
focused the achievement, challenges of education system in Sri Lanka and the
strategies which have developed to overcome the existing challenges in future.
