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Fail Rate — 2023
29.3%
2,266 of 7,746 not qualified
Fail Rate — 2024
31.0%
2,310 of 7,458 not qualified
Fail Rate — 2025
30.2%
2,120 of 7,022 not qualified

Fail Rate & Avg W Trend

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

Negombo — Year-by-Year Failure Breakdown

YearStudentsNot QualifiedFail RateTotal WAvg W3+ WZero Passes
2023 7,746 2,266 29.3% 13,865 1.79 2,201 246
2024 7,458 2,310 31.0% 13,480 1.81 2,171 227
2025 7,022 2,120 30.2% 12,272 1.75 1,961 197

Subject Fail-Rate Trend (Worst First)

Subject-wise Fail Rate by Year

Subject 202320242025 Δ Rate
Mathematics 31% 33.1% 32.4% ▼ 0.7%
Science 34.3% 35% 31% ▼ 4%
English 26.2% 24.3% 23.6% ▼ 0.7%
History 21.3% 23% 22.8% ▼ 0.2%
Religion 14.2% 16.4% 16.1% ▼ 0.3%
First Language 17.7% 14.4% 15.3% ▲ 0.9%
Basket 1 14.6% 14.7% 14.1% ▼ 0.6%
Basket 3 10.7% 12.7% 10.9% ▼ 1.8%
Basket 2 10.5% 8.5% 10.1% ▲ 1.6%
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