Sri Lankan government to suspend all fund raising in government schools

Sri Lanka Minister of Education Bandula Gunawardena said that a new circular will be issued to prevent fund-raising in government schools.

Results of Sri Lanka's highly competitive examination change for 2,725 candidates

Sri Lanka Minister of Education Bandula Gunawardena said addressing a press conference held in Colombo today that the results of 2,725 students who sat for the G.C.E. Advanced Level examination in 2011 has changed after the re-correction.

Education Minister to lay foundation stone for Sri Lanka prison school today

Sri Lanka Minister of Education Bandula Gunawardena will lay the foundation stone for the construction of the island's first prison school today, the Education Ministry of announced. Minister of Prison Reforms and Rehabilitation Chandrasiri Gajadeera will also participate in the ceremony.

Sri Lanka to change school curricula from 2013

Sri Lanka Minister of Education Bandula Gunawardena says that the school syllabuses will be changed in 2013.

All new teachers of Sri Lanka to undergo one year training in teaching

Sri Lanka Minister of Education Bandula Gunawardena says President Mahinda Rajapaksa has directed him to provide a one year training to all the newly recruited teachers before sending them to schools for teaching.

18% of grade six students in Sri Lanka have literacy problems

Sri Lanka Minister of Education Bandula Gunawardena points out that 18% of the students of grade six classes of government schools are observed to be having problems in basic literacy of their first language, either Sinhala or Tamil.

Sri Lanka Education Minister contradicts statistics from his Ministry

Sri Lanka Minister of Education Bandula Gunawardena has stated to the Sinhala daily Divaina today that the number of schools closed last year is higher than what the latest statistics from the Ministry projects.

Focus on increasing intelligence level of students, Sri Lanka President advises Education Minister

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has advised the Minister of Education Bandula Gunawardena to focus on increasing the intelligence level of the students as the Cabinet of Ministers rejected a proposal to introduce a new grading system to G.C.E. Ordinary Level examination.