Education

Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, in her capacity as Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, held a bilateral meeting with Yeezang De Thapa, Minister for Education and Skills Development of…

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism of Sri Lanka, Vijitha Herath, has held talks with New Zealand’s Minister of Tertiary Education, Penny Simmonds. During the meeting, Foreign Minister Herath has held detail…

The second school term for the year 2026 in all government and government-approved private Sinhala and Tamil schools commences today (20). Meanwhile, the fourth stage of the first school term for Muslim schools also begins today,…

A discussion is scheduled to be held between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and several education sector trade unions today (13). The discussion is said to have been arranged with a focus on matters related to the new education…

Schools that were closed due to the disaster situation caused by Cyclone Ditwah are scheduled to reopen island-wide tomorrow (16). Accordingly, the Ministry of Education has decided to convene principals, teachers, and non-academic staff…

A common single curriculum framework will be implemented across all preschools island-wide from 2026, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has announced. She made this announcement when the Parliamentary Subcommittee on Education…

The Governor General of Australia Samantha Joy Mostyn, has paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya at Temple Trees in Colombo. The meeting on Thursday (7) provided a meaningful opportunity to reaffirm…

The People’s Republic of China has agreed to provide the total amount of around 11.82 million meters of fabric required to be provided for schoolchildren as uniform materials for the year 2025. Thus, after testing the sample sent to the…

The Commissioner General of Examinations Amith Jayasundara has announced that the 2024 G.C.E. Advanced Level examination will be held from November 25 to December 20, 2024.

Ambassador of South Korea, Miyon Lee has called on Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena in Colombo on Wednesday (10) to discuss the follow-up actions on the decisions taken during the Sri Lankan Premier’s visit last week. While in South…