The Hon. (Dr.) Hiniduma Sunil Senevi - Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs
In a tabled answer, the Minister stated that 321 Arabic schools are registered and that a common curriculum issued in 2013 by the Department of Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs applies to them, with schools required to report any additional curricula. He said the curriculum is being revised following a 2020 Committee on Public Accounts recommendation, an expert committee appointed in 2022 has prepared a revised syllabus, and it has been sent to the Ministry of Education for review and approval before implementation.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Answer tabled and placed in the Library.
¶ 02 (a) (i) 321 Arabic schools are registered. (Annex 01 placed in the Library.)
¶ 03 (ii) A common curriculum for Arabic schools was prepared in 2013 by the Department of Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs and issued to all registered Arabic schools. (A copy is annexed as Annex 02.) Schools teaching any additional curricula are required to inform the Department; some have so informed.
¶ 04 (iii) Yes. The 2013 common curriculum is being revised.
¶ 05 (iv) Pursuant to the recommendation of the Committee on Public Accounts dated 19.02.2020, the Department appointed an expert committee on 02.08.2022. The revised syllabus prepared has been referred to the Ministry of Education for review.
¶ 06 (v) A specific date cannot be stated. Implementation will follow upon the Ministry of Education’s review and approval.
¶ 07 (b) Not applicable.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Hiniduma Sunil Senevi - Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 4 March 2025. No. 1742359468086980. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/10232