The Ex-Ed Royal 2024, the 3As Felicitation Ceremony for the years 2023 and 2022, was held on the 26th of June 2024 at Nawarangahala. This event celebrated the outstanding achievements of students who secured 3As and exhibited exceptional performances in the GCE Advanced Level Examination across various streams: Physical, Bio, Commerce, Arts, and Common. In 2023, a remarkable 133 Royalists achieved 3As, while in 2022, 114 students attained this distinction. The ceremony’s chief guest was Professor Ajantha Dharmasiri, with several notable alumni also in attendance to distribute awards.

Highlighting the exceptional performances, Lahiru Perera from the Physical Science Stream secured the 5th position island-wide in 2023, and Mohamed Shaafee from the Bio Science Stream achieved the island 6th position. In 2022, Maneth Perera excelled as Island 1st in the Physical Science Stream while Sahan Waragoda, Kenula De Silva, and Mudith Ranasinghe from the Bio Science Stream were ranked 3rd, 5th, and 7th island-wide, respectively.