Curriculum
The Sri Lankan national syllabus from Grade 1 to Advanced Level, taught in Sinhala and English media.
The national curriculum is the pathway most Hillwood girls follow. It runs from Grade 1 through the G.C.E. Ordinary Level at Grade 11, and on to the Advanced Level in Grades 12 and 13.
Teaching is available in both Sinhala and English media through the junior years, with English medium offered throughout the Upper School and Advanced Level. Tamil is taught as a second national language from Grade 6.
Syllabi follow the National Institute of Education framework. Full subject outlines for each grade are available from the section head and are issued to parents at the start of each academic year.
Syllabus documents
Subject availability in any given year depends on take-up. Confirm with the section head before making a choice that depends on it.
Continuous assessment; no public examination. Students sit the Grade 5 Scholarship examination by choice.
The subject range widens; separate sciences are taught in laboratories from Grade 6.
Students select their examination subjects at the end of Grade 9 and sit the G.C.E. Ordinary Level at the end of Grade 11.
Three subjects within one stream, plus General English and the Common General Test.
Cambridge Primary through International A Level, in English medium throughout, taught since 2004.
