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Subject Combinations for A/L Arts Students

January 2, 2011 By Thilak Chandrathilake 117 Comments

    For GCE Advanced Level examination, you can select three (3) subjects from within five (5) main subject streams namely Arts, Commerce, Biological Science, Physical Science or Technology. You also have to sit for General English and Common General Test for their A/L examination, but results of these papers are not considered for University entrance. But those results will also be included in the A/L exam results sheet.


    Subjects available for A/L Arts Stream

    Art stream is the most popular subject area among the Sri Lankan students. A/L arts stream has about sixty (60)  subjects and these are categorized into  four different subject areas

    1. Social Sciences/ Applied Social studies 
    2. Religious and Civilization
    3. Aesthetics
    4. Languages

    al-arts-stream-subjects

    As an art student you can select subjects from any one of the following areas.

    Social Science Subjects

    • You should select at least one subject from this subject area/
    • If you want, you can select two or all three subjects within this category
    • This statement is not valid for those who are following two or three language subjects.

    Subjects - Economics, Geography, History (Sri Lankan history and Indian history or European history or World history), Home Economics, Political Sciences, Logic and Scientific method, Accounting or Business Statistics, Agriculture or mathematics, (One subject from Technological studies - Civil/ Mechanical or Electrical/ Electronic and information Technology or Food technology or Agro technology or Bio-Resource Technology), Communication and Mass media, Information and Communication Technology)

    Religious and Civilization Subjects

    Buddhism or Buddhist Civilization, Christianity or Christian Culture, Hinduism or Hindu Civilization, Islam or Islam Civilization and Greek & Roman Civilization are the subjects available in this category.

    • If you select one religious subject from this category, then you cannot select its civilization subject. For example, If f you select Buddhism, you cannot select Buddhist civilization

    Aesthetic Subjects

    Art, Dancing (Sri Lankan or Indian), Music (Oriental Music or Carnatic or Western) and Drama and Theatre (Sinhala, English or Tamil) are the subjects offered in this category.

    • From these aesthetic subjects you can select one or two subjects.

    Language Subjects

    The new Educational Reforms have encouraged the students to learn International Languages.

    Language subjects are offered in three different categories.

    1. National languages (Sinhala,Tamil,English)
    2. Classical Languages (Arabic, Pali, Sanskrit)
    3. Foreign Languages (Chinese, Malay, French, Russian, Hindi, Japanese).

    You can select one or two language subjects from above list

    If you want to study three languages for your A/L, the selection should be as follows.

    • Sinhala,Tamil,English
    • Any three subjects representing National languages and Classical Languages

    For example you can select Sinhala, Pali and Sanskrit

    If you select two language subjects, you will be able to select one subject from Social Sciences /Religious and Civilization /Aesthetic as your third subject. For example you can select English, Japanese and Electronic and information Technology.

    However some subjects may not be available at your school. Having better understanding on available courses in national Universities will be an added advantage for selecting a subject combination. As vast array of subjects are available, you can take up innovative and novel subject combinations in keeping with worldwide trends. For example you can select a combination with Mathematics, IT and Economics.

    What are high Z Score subjects in Arts Stream?

    Many students ask on high Z-score subjects they should select in order to enter to good university courses in this stream such as to enter Law Faculty. (For 2018/2019 Academic year you need 1.7 to 1.9 Z Score to enter Arts faculty)

    It is difficult to comment on high Z score subjects as Z scores change from year to year. However many students who are doing subjects such as Logic, Geography, Economics, ICT to get high z scores.

    Read more - How Z score is calculated? 

    Download Ministry of Education Circular on A/L subject combinations:

    Download relevant circular from Ministry of Higher Education website – GCE Advanced Level Subject Options and Subject combinations for Selection to University Degree Programs
    al-subject-combiation-education-ministry-circular
    http://www.moe.gov.lk/english/images/stories/circulars/2009-16s.pdf


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    1. dilmi says

      January 5, 2021 at 7:43 pm

      I am gonna do AL’s privately.
      i only have 6 months. just now i decided to apply for AL’ s
      do you think i can get a S pass for english lit , it and logic
      or what are the suitable subjects i can apply for.

      Reply
    2. Helani Yesara says

      December 3, 2020 at 7:52 am

      Can I do Geography, media and English for 2022A/L. exam? Will I be able to enter university? Please reply me soon…

      Reply
    3. OPHRA says

      July 31, 2020 at 9:50 pm

      HI, I AM 2021 A/L BATCH,ARTS STREAM
      I AM DOING ICT , MEDIA
      FOR THE 3RD SUBJECT CAN I DO BUSINESS STUDIES???
      PLEASE REPLY SOON IT’S URGENT….
      THANK YOU.

      Reply
    4. Zaynab says

      July 24, 2020 at 10:49 pm

      I’m doing a/l privately…can I do home science and arabic in english medium?
      Pls I need a reply soon

      Reply
    5. sachini Hansika says

      July 1, 2020 at 9:42 am

      can I do English lit, ICT and logic for A/L ? Is it a suitable combination to get a higher z score and go law college.

      Reply
      • Hiran says

        July 8, 2020 at 6:30 am

        These subjects have high z scores in the past

        Reply
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