Capital Market Masters Quiz first stage launched in Batticaloa

B/Vishaka Balika Madya Maha Vidyalaya, Bandarawela – overall winner of Uva province

The Capital Market Masters Quiz Competition series was officially launched with its inaugural competition recently in Batticaloa. 
Organised by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) and Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), in collaboration with the Education Ministry and Presidential Secretariat, this inter-school quiz aims to enhance financial literacy among students nationwide.
Following the 2023 introduction of Capital Market Clubs in 100 schools, the competition seeks to engage teams from these clubs in promoting financial education.

The competition is structured in two stages: the provincial level and the national level. During the provincial level, the competition is held cluster-wise. Cluster 1 includes the Eastern province and Uva province, Cluster 2 covers the North Central province, North province and Northwestern province, Cluster 3 consists of the Central province and Cluster 4 comprises the Western province, Southern province and Sabaragamuwa province. The provincial winners from each cluster will advance to compete at the national level.

The Batticaloa competition culminated with BT/BC/Meera Balika Maha Vidyalaya (NS) emerging as the overall winner of the Eastern province while B/Vishaka Balika Madya Maha Vidyalaya – Bandarawela was declared the overall winner of the Uva province. 

The students were tested on their knowledge of current affairs, general knowledge, Sri Lankan economy and business, IT and innovation, capital markets as well as sports and entertainment. 
The Capital Market Masters Quiz was supported by Bartleet Religare Securities (Pvt.) Ltd and First Capital Holdings PLC as Platinum Sponsors of the event. Further, Maliban Milk (Pvt.) Ltd joined as the official nutrition partner, while Luminex PLC was the official stationery partner.

CSE SVP Marketing Niroshan Wijesundere said, “It is my pleasure to welcome you all to the first edition of the Capital Market Masters Quiz, the largest secondary education capital market quiz competition in Sri Lanka. This initiative aims to improve financial literacy among schoolchildren of Sri Lanka as part of a strategic move initiated by the Presidential Secretariat to transition towards a developed nation by 2048.”

BT/BC/Meera Balika Maha Vidyalaya (NS) – overall winner of Eastern province