Effectiveness of senior secondary schools in Sri Lanka

Abstract

It is widely accepted that, in spite of the availability of a national policy, common educational objectives, curricula, text books, evaluation and examination systems to guide the general education process in Sri Lanka, there are clear inequalities within the system in terms of quality and effectiveness. The main reason for this diversity is that there are various factors affecting school effectiveness. It is diffi cult to provide a precise defi nition of, or statistical data, on school effectiveness based on the fi ndings of studies done in different countries on the subject. Yet, it is possible to identify factors that determine effectiveness of schools in a particular country or area.