The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya
No recommendation has been received to establish separate education zones, and therefore no approval has been granted. In relation to proposed education reforms, priority is currently being given to curriculum reform under five reform pillars, while administrative reforms remain under discussion. Any decision to create new education zones or increase zonal offices in 2026 will be considered later based on factors such as the number of schools, students, teachers and geographic needs.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, the response is as follows:
¶ 02 (a)(i) No such recommendation has been received.
¶ 03 (ii) As per (i), since no recommendation has been received, approval has not been granted.
¶ 04 (b)(i) In implementing the new proposed education reforms, current priority is given to curriculum reforms. Based on five reform pillars, the process will be implemented. When the pillar on education administration reforms is implemented, if a need arises to establish separate zones, it will be considered at that stage.
¶ 05 (ii) Under the education administration reform process, no specific decision has yet been taken regarding increasing zone offices in 2026. Discussions are ongoing on the most appropriate manner to implement administrative reform proposals. When administrative reforms are implemented, if the need arises for new zones based on the number of schools, students, teachers and geographic factors, action will be taken accordingly.
¶ 06 (c) Not applicable.
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