Hon. (Dr.) Madhura Senevirathna - Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Education
The Deputy Minister said uneven demand for posts is linked to better-resourced urban schools attracting more applicants, while vacancies in other schools remain difficult to fill. He noted that some schools had been designated as National Schools without adequate facilities, creating deployment challenges across grades. He informed Parliament that the Public Service Commission has approved recruitment of 550 new Education Administrative Service officers, with appointments to be made shortly to address shortages.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, several factors affect the reluctance to apply. A key issue is that urban and well-resourced schools receive more applicants; filling remaining vacancies is difficult. In recent times, some schools were declared National Schools mainly for political show without adequate facilities. Our challenge is to deploy officers across all schools according to grades.
¶ 02 The Public Service Commission has approved recruiting 550 new officers to the Education Administrative Service. Appointments will be made shortly, enabling deployment to these areas. I trust this addresses your concern.
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Cite as: Hon. (Dr.) Madhura Senevirathna - Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Education. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 April 2025. No. 1747999742032122. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/11220