Scientific literacy is essential tostimulate an environment conducive to new knowledgegeneration, discovery and innovation. A quality schoolscience education is central to building a scientificallyliterate population. Science education in Sri Lanka hasprogressed both quantitatively and qualitatively since the1950s. Access to science education has grown steadily. Thispaper addresses the challenges to providing a good scienceeducation and considers pathways to the future. Policyinitiatives supporting science education at present areconsidered. The science programme in schools is reviewedtaking into account parameters such as curriculum, teachingand learning methods, learning assessments, teachingmaterial and deployment and training of science teachers.First, learning achievements in science are assessed in thecontext of test scores in national assessments administeredat grade eight. It is assumed that the national examinationsare a suitable instrument to test learning outcomes and thatat least in part reflect the quality of education.
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