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Fail Rate — 2023
23.7%
1,789 of 7,556 not qualified
Fail Rate — 2024
29.5%
2,244 of 7,603 not qualified
Fail Rate — 2025
29.0%
2,026 of 6,983 not qualified

Fail Rate & Avg W Trend

Severe Failure Trend (3+ W Grades / Zero Passes)

Kelaniya — Year-by-Year Failure Breakdown

YearStudentsNot QualifiedFail RateTotal WAvg W3+ WZero Passes
2023 7,556 1,789 23.7% 10,793 1.43 1,703 141
2024 7,603 2,244 29.5% 13,352 1.76 2,115 253
2025 6,983 2,026 29.0% 11,652 1.67 1,834 186

Subject Fail-Rate Trend (Worst First)

Subject-wise Fail Rate by Year

Subject 202320242025 Δ Rate
Mathematics 26% 32.1% 30.3% ▼ 1.8%
Science 27.8% 32.6% 29.6% ▼ 3%
English 22.2% 22.8% 22.1% ▼ 0.7%
History 15.7% 21.6% 20.2% ▼ 1.4%
Religion 12.7% 17.8% 17.8% ● 0%
First Language 13.3% 13.3% 14.3% ▲ 1%
Basket 1 10.5% 12.8% 12.9% ▲ 0.1%
Basket 3 9.3% 13% 11.1% ▼ 1.9%
Basket 2 6.1% 10.8% 9.6% ▼ 1.2%
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