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Sitting of Tuesday, 3 June 2025

10th Parliament· 23 debates· 181 speeches· 56 speakers

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  5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: National Schools Distribution and Development (Q.381/2025) 7 speeches
    • The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education JJB

      AI summary In response to Question 381/2025, the Prime Minister provided data on National Schools and Provincial Council schools, including provincial distribution and numbers of students, teachers, and non-academic staff, with annexes placed in the Library. She stated that the previous Government converted 23 Provincial Council schools into National Schools. She also outlined development measures for those schools, including repairs, quality input grants, demolition of unsafe structures, sanitation improvements, safety measures, provision of furniture and equipment, and related infrastructure works.

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    • The Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardhana NDF

      AI summary Rohitha Abeygunawardhana thanked the Prime Minister for the answers but noted that lengthy responses and tabled documents can make it difficult to ask supplementary questions. He specifically asked the Prime Minister to state the number of Provincial Council schools converted into National Schools by the previous Government, saying he had not heard the figure.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya JJB

      AI summary The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya briefly corrected or indicated the number “twenty-three” in response to an Hon. Member. No substantive policy position, proposal, or legislative argument was made.

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    • The Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardhana NDF

      AI summary Rohitha Abeygunawardhana asked the Prime Minister to clarify the status of 1,000 Provincial Council schools that were designated as National Schools under the previous Government, noting that signboards and ceremonies were held but formal conversion may have been limited. He said principals had recently received a circular instructing them not to use the title “National School” and warning of consequences, and asked whether these schools would remain national schools or be returned to provincial administration.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya JJB

      AI summary The Minister stated that there is no current plan to return the schools in question to Provincial administration. She said many schools had been designated as National Schools without a corresponding development programme, and that the Government has identified them and is using budgetary allocations to upgrade them to the required standards.

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    • The Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardhana NDF

      AI summary Rohitha Abeygunawardhana asked the Prime Minister to clarify the status of schools selected under the previous Government’s programme to create 1,000 National Schools. He said many selected schools, including popular Provincial schools in the Western Province, are now in an uncertain administrative position and sought a clear answer on whether all 1,000 would be confirmed as National Schools or only the 23 referred to by the Prime Minister.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya JJB

      AI summary Only 23 schools have been formally gazetted as National Schools so far. The minister stated that the remaining schools are under review and that the Government will not make arbitrary changes to school classifications, adding that well-run Provincial schools will be supported within their existing structure through systematic intervention.

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