The Hon. Imran Maharoof
Hon. Imran Maharoof asked whether the Government would take steps to designate Muslim national schools in the Trincomalee and Kantale Education Zones, noting that Trincomalee has a significant Muslim population but no Central Government Muslim national school in those zones. He cited the stalled previous pledge to create 1,000 national schools and said Zahira College in Trincomalee and some Muslim schools in Kantale meet the required criteria and perform well academically and in sports.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, my second supplementary:
¶ 02 Trincomalee is a district with a significant Muslim population. Yet, in both the Trincomalee and Kantale Education Zones, there is no Muslim national school under the Central Government. The previous Government promised 1,000 national schools, which has stalled. Zahira College in the Trincomalee Zone and certain Muslim schools in the Kantale Zone meet all criteria and perform well academically and in sports. Can steps be taken to designate national schools in these two zones?
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Cite as: The Hon. Imran Maharoof. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 24 November 2025. No. 23008. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/15269