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'Schools will not be divided

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.

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