The new Right to Education Act will be introduced in Parliament soon and aims to ensure 13 years of education for every child. Key changes include making the Grade 5 scholarship exam non-compulsory and introducing a system for outstanding students to enter leading schools. All madrasas will come under the Education Ministry and private schools will be supervised by new boards to ensure compliance with regulations. The changes aim to have a more integrated education system and prepare students for future global needs.
The new Right to Education Act will be introduced in Parliament soon and aims to ensure 13 years of education for every child. Key changes include making the Grade 5 scholarship exam non-compulsory and introducing a system for outstanding students to enter leading schools. All madrasas will come under the Education Ministry and private schools will be supervised by new boards to ensure compliance with regulations. The changes aim to have a more integrated education system and prepare students for future global needs.
The new Right to Education Act will be introduced in Parliament soon and aims to ensure 13 years of education for every child. Key changes include making the Grade 5 scholarship exam non-compulsory and introducing a system for outstanding students to enter leading schools. All madrasas will come under the Education Ministry and private schools will be supervised by new boards to ensure compliance with regulations. The changes aim to have a more integrated education system and prepare students for future global needs.
on religion in future' S.M. WIJAYARATNE Kurunegala Corr.
A new Education "Hereafter, the
Act which contains several Grade 5 Scholarship updates to the present edu- Examination will not be cation system will be compulsory for students. brought before Parliament soon, Education Minister We plan to Akila Viraj Kariyawasam introduce a well-designed said in Kurunegala on Sun- system for outstanding day. students to enter popular The Minister said the and leading schools in the new Right to Education future. All madrasas will Act would ensure a 13- come under year edu- cation for every the purview of the Educa- child. supervise all private and tion Ministry. Highlighting some of international schools coun- the key changes, Minister trywide. Such schools will Kari- yawasam said "Therefore, Supervisory be maintained as per the provisions would be Boards would be set up rules and regulations of the included in the new Act to shortly. In the future, only National Institute of streamline teacher mixed schools will be Educa- tion (NIE). More transfers. opened countrywide. changes in the education He also said the Educa- Accordingly, children of system have to be effected tion Ministry has now dif- ferent communities to suit future global obtained permission to can study together." needs," the Minister said.