The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Colombo· 3 June 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: National Schools Distribution and Development (Q.381/2025)

Education

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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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¶ 01 At present, 23. Those 23 have been formally gazetted as National Schools. For the others, we are reviewing; we will not make arbitrary label changes. If a Provincial school is being run well, we will support it in that structure. We aim to intervene systematically.

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 3 June 2025 ·No. 1750149440002739 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 June 2025. No. 1750149440002739. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/10019