Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Jamuary 15 (Daily Mirror) – The Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) has criticized the government for attempting to implement proposed education reforms without following proper guidelines or consulting key stakeholders. Addressing the media, CTU General Secretary Joseph Stalin said that meaningful discussions are essential when introducing educational reforms, but no such […]

Courtesy Hiru News A meeting between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, and representatives of teachers’ trade unions was held this afternoon (13) at the Presidential Secretariat. At the meeting, the teachers’ union representatives stated that they accept the necessity of the new education reforms being implemented by the government and emphasised […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, January 11 (Daily Mirror) – Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa said that if the President believes education reforms compatible with the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) are also compatible with the country, then a wrong decision has been taken. He made these remarks while addressing the media, commenting […]

Courtesy Adaderana Although there is a need for educational reforms in schools, the process in which the present administration is carrying them out is not acceptable, Senior Professor Venerable Pathegama Gnanissara Thero noted. Ven. Gnanissara Thero made these remarks while delivering the keynote address at the book launch of a biography written about Venerable Daramitipola […]

Courtesy Hiru News Education reforms are being implemented haphazardly without the necessary safeguards seen in developed nations, leading to the “obscenity” of the current curriculum. Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, speaking to the media in Mirigama today (5), criticised the government for launching new educational programs without proper formal frameworks like White Papers or Green Papers. […]

Courtesy Hiru News The Ministry of Education and Higher Education is currently considering three alternative solutions to address a controversial page in the recently printed Grade 6 English module, developed by the National Institute of Education (NIE). Secretary to the Ministry, Nalaka Kaluwewa, stated that education experts are discussing whether to remove the problematic page […]

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Dr Channa Jayasumana,  former State Minister of Health, Courtesy Daily Mirror Rural and underprivileged children will bear the heaviest burden, while  the privileged few will secure alternatives through private and foreign  systems Decisions that affect the future of an entire nation cannot be entrusted to incompetence, arrogance, or ideological fixation Dr Channa Jayasumana,  former State Minister […]

Courtesy Adaderana A total of 640 schools in the Uva, Central and North Western provinces will not reopen tomorrow, the Secretary to the Ministry of Education, Nalaka Kaluwewe has announced. 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 […]

By Huzefa Aliasger Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Dec 12 (Daily Mirror) – As of 2025, Sri Lankans have the highest average IQ levels in South Asia with an average IQ level of 102, which has also been ranked in the top 12 countries with the highest average IQ level in the world, according to […]

Press Release Pathfinder EdTech Institute officially opened its new Colombo campus located at No. 34, Sanchi Arachchi Gardens, Colombo 12, marking a significant step forward in its mission to support Sri Lanka’s digital upskilling and workforce development. The ceremonial opening was led by former Ambassador Mr. Bernard Goonetilleke, Chairman of the Pathfinder Foundation, and Mr. […]

Courtesy Adaderana The application period for the 10th phase of the interest-free student loan scheme has been extended until December 15, according to the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education. Previously, the application period was only from November 01, 2025 to November 30, 2025. However, the Ministry has stated that the deadline has […]

Dr. Oshadie Korale Colombo, Sri Lanka,  XpressJobs has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ananda College Old Boys’ Association (ACOBA) to introduce a dedicated job board for A/L students and recent school leavers, marking the company’s first-ever partnership with a school. The agreement was signed between Mr. Chathum Henegama, CEO of XpressJobs, and […]

Courtesy:  AI Overview Ananda College played a pivotal role as the hub of the Buddhist Revival movement in Sri Lanka, primarily by offering a modern English education rooted in national and Buddhist values, thereby counteracting the dominance of Christian missionary schools during the colonial era.  Key Contributions Ananda College effectively created a new tradition of […]

Courtesy Hiru News The Ministry of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education has announced the call for applications for the Interest-Free Student Loan Scheme, allowing students to enrol in 131 degree programmes offered by 18 government-recognised degree-awarding institutions. The Government Information Department, issuing a notice, stated that students who sat for the G.C.E. Advanced Level […]

By Huzefa Aliasger, Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, October 25. (Daily Mirror) – The World Bank has highlighted a rapid rise in demand for artificial intelligence (AI) skills across South Asia, including Sri Lanka, noting that this trend is beginning to influence hiring patterns. Between January 2023 and March 2025, the share of AI-related job […]

by Arundathie Abeysinghe, Courtesy PIME Asia News Computer literacy remains low in the South Asian country, while the region reported overall progress. In 2024, 64.1 per cent of the population did not know how to use a computer, and only 19.1 per cent of households owned one, according to new data from the Department of […]

BY Ruwan Laknath Jayakody Courtesy The Morning Children from the Sri Lankan gypsy community frequently only go to school once or twice a week, or a few days a month with this inconsistent attendance being caused by poverty, racism, discrimination, and prejudice in all their forms, students coming from families that are not encouraging, and […]

National Development Bank PLC Reaffirming its commitment to empowering Sri Lankans on their academic journeys beyond borders, NDB Bank is pleased to announce its latest partnership with Student in Aus Education Consultants. The strategic collaboration, marked by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 25th July 2025, aims to further simplify access to […]

by Arundathie Abeysinghe Courtesy  PIME Asianews The government admits that 20,000 students have dropped out of school, while another 80,000 do not attend classes regularly. Inequality is increasing in a system marked by economic crisis and a lack of subsidies. Teachers and unions complain: No one is trying to get these kids back to school.” […]

Courtesy Adaderana Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that there will be no obstruction whatsoever to university students engaging in protests, struggles, or student politics.  However, there will be no forgiveness for those involved in violence or ragging. The Prime Minister made these remarks during a discussion […]

 BY Sumudu Chamara Courtesy The Morning The main Opposition, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), alleged that the Government has not appointed educationists to support the proposed education reforms and has not reached out to the parties that can significantly contribute to these reforms. This was stated during a press briefing held yesterday (28) at the […]

By Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana, Courtesy Daily Mirror Colombo, July 28 (Daily Mirror) – Whilst an extensive public debate is being carried out on the government’s education reforms, the Sectoral Oversight Committee on education has decided to seek the assistance of experts who have been involved in compiling education reforms in the past. The […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම  ලංකා ලීඩර් ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණවලට මුවා වී පාසල් වැසීමේ ලෝක බැංකු යෝජනාව ක්‍රියාත්මක කිරීමට ආණ්ඩුව කටයුතු කරමින් සිටින්නේ යැයි ජන අරගල සන්ධානයේ විධායක සභික දුමින්ද නාගමුව මහතා සඳහන් කළේය. මේ යටතේ වත්මන් ජනාධිපතිවරයා ඉගෙනගත් තඹුත්තේගම පාසල ද වැසී යෑමට නියමිත බවට තම පක්ෂය වෙත තොරතුරු ලැබී ඇතැයි ද හෙතෙම කීවේය. අරගල සන්ධානය නුගේගොඩ දී පැවැත්වූ […]

Courtesy Adaderana It has been revealed during a meeting of the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) that a sum of over Rs. 2.4 million has been spent solely on name boards to designate 809 provincial schools as national schools. However, it has come to light that these schools have been designated as national schools in […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස් ආණ්ඩුව විසින් ඉදිරිපත් කරනු ලැබ තිබෙන නව අධ්‍යාපන ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණ සකස් කළ 25 දෙනාගේ කමිටුවේ සිට ඇත්තේ එකම එක අධ්‍යපනඥයකු පමණක් බවත්, අනෙක් පිරිස අතර ව්‍යාපාරිකයන්, ජාත්‍යන්තර පාස්ල් හිමිකරුවන්, හෝටල් හිමිකරුවන්, IT සමාගම් විධායක නිලධාරින්, පෞද්ගලික විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයක නියෝජිතයකු සහ ලෝක බැංකු නියෝජිතයකු බව පෙරටුගාමී සමාජවාදී පක්ෂයේ අධ්‍යාපන ලේකම් පුබුදු ජයගොඩ චෝදනා […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම  ලංකා ලීඩර් අධ්‍යාපන ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණ සම්බන්ධයෙන් අවසන් කෙටුම්පතක් හෝ නිශ්චිත යෝජනාවලියක් මෙතෙක් සකස් කර නොමැති බව සභානායක සහ අමාත්‍ය බිමල් රත්නායක මහතා පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේදී අද (23) ප්‍රකාශ කළේය. අධ්‍යාපන ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණ පිළිබඳව හෙට (24) පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ පැවැත්වෙන විවාදය ගැන විපක්ෂ නායක සජිත් ප්‍රේමදාස මහතා යොමු කළ ප්‍රශ්නයකට පිළිතුරු දෙමින් අමාත්‍යවරයා මේ බව සඳහන් කළේය. අධ්‍යාපන අමාත්‍යවරිය විසින් […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස් රජය යෝජනා කර ඇති නව අධ්‍යාපන ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණ ක්‍රියාවලිය වටා මේ වන විට උද්ගත වී ඇති අර්බුදකාරී තත්ත්වය සම්බන්ධයෙන් ජනාධිපති අනුර දිසානායක මහතාගේ සමීපතමයෙකු ලෙස සැලකෙන මාධ්‍යවේදී උවිදු කුරුකුලසූරිය මහතා සිය සමාජ ජාල ගිණුමේ සටහනක් තබමින් ප්‍රකාශ කර සිටින්නේ, ජනාධිපතිවරයා මෙම තත්ත්වයට අත නොදමන බවයි. ඔහු සිය සටහන මඟින් අවධාරණය කර […]

Courtesy Hiru News The Federation of University Teachers’ Associations (FUTA) states that history and aesthetics have been made compulsory subjects only up to Grade 9. They point out that subjects like aesthetics are not listed as compulsory for the GCE Ordinary Level examination. The government is currently focused on introducing new educational reforms in Sri […]

Courtesy Hiru News Minister of Health and Mass Media Nalinda Jayatissa announced that the admission of local students to the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) Medical Faculty has recommenced, in accordance with the previous admission process. Speaking at an event in Colombo, Minister Jayatissa stated that the earlier decision to temporarily halt local […]