As students and parents begin the final countdown to the 2023 Year 5 scholarship examination, the Commercial Bank of Ceylon in partnership with Derana FM is completing a series of preparatory workshops for the young candidates, with leading tutors and model question papers.
The latest in the programme series was conducted at Sri Thilakarathnaramaya Purana Viharaya, Kalawana for 500 students by scholarship exam tutor Mr Winsara Samarasinghe. A separate programme was held for parents of the students, to provide them guidance on supporting and training their children to pass the examination.
The Kalawana programme was preceded by similar workshops held at President’s College Maharagama, Dharmaraja College Kandy, Anagarika Dharmapala Vidyalaya Mellawagedara, Joseph Vaz Girls’ College Kegalle, the Dikwella Divisional Secretariat, Vidyaraja College Thawalama, C C College Hanguranketha and Welimada Maha Vidyalaya.
As the Banking Partner to this programme, Commercial Bank also briefed parents on saving for their children’s future and the options for obtaining loans for children’s higher education. Bank counters at these events facilitated the opening of minors’ savings accounts for the children, and parents that opened ‘Arunalu’ children’s savings accounts were gifted an attractive ‘Arunalu’ Till.
Commercial Bank’s flagship children’s savings account ‘Arunalu’ offers a higher interest rate than comparative products in the market and rewards account holders with special cash prizes if they score the first, second or third highest aggregate marks in their schools at the Year 5 scholarship examination.
Sri Lanka’s first 100% carbon neutral bank and the first Sri Lankan bank to be listed among the Top 1000 Banks of the World, Commercial Bank operates a network of 271 branches and 957 automated machines in Sri Lanka. Commercial Bank is the largest lender to Sri Lanka’s SME sector and is a leader in digital innovation in the country’s Banking sector. The Bank’s overseas operations encompass Bangladesh, where the Bank operates 20 outlets; Myanmar, where it has a Microfinance company in Nay Pyi Taw; and the Maldives, where the Bank has a fully-fledged Tier I Bank with a majority stake.