The teacher who was responsible for leaking the Grade 06 and 07 third-term examination papers of government schools in the North Central Province has been suspended.

The North Central Province Education Secretary Sirimevan Dharmasena said the teacher was interdicted with immediate effect for leaking the exam papers on social media before the exam.

It is reported that the Geology paper of Grades 06 and 07 had been leaked prior to the examination. 

This is the latest examination paper to be leaked in the North Central Province within the last few days.

Initially, the Grade 11 Sinhala Literature third-term examination paper of government schools in the North Central Province was leaked on social media before the exam scheduled for 06 January.

Thereafter, it was reported that the Grade 11 Science and English language third-term examination papers of government schools in the North Central Province had also been leaked prior to the exams scheduled for 07 and 08 January, respectively. 

Following the leaking of examination papers, authorities took measures to suspend the said examinations and postpone them until further notice. (Newswire)

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The North Central Provincial Education Department has decided to temporarily suspend the third-term examinations of Grade 11 for schools in the province following reports of several examination papers being leaked before the exam.

The Department said that, however, third-term exams from Grade 06-10 will continue as scheduled. 

The suspension of exams is only for Grade 11 in schools in the North Central Province. 

The move comes after it was reported that two more question papers of the Grade 11 third-term examination of schools in the North Central Province had been leaked before the exam, aside from the Sinhala Literature paper.

The Education Secretary to the North Central Province, Sirimevan Dharmasena confirmed that the Science and English papers had also been leaked. 

Dharmasena said that last morning they had received information that the Sinhala Literature paper had been leaked and that by last evening, they received information that the question papers of exams scheduled for today and tomorrow had also been leaked. 

Stating that a complaint has been filed with the Anuradhapura Police Headquarters in this regard, he said investigations are underway to identify the perpetrators behind the paper leak.

Initially, the Sinhala Literature third term exam paper of Grade 11 school in the North Central Province was found to have been leaked on social media, after which the examination was temporarily suspended. (Newswire)

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