The Hon. Darmapriya Wijesinghe

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Gampaha· 8 October 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Children of Incarcerated Mothers

Education

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Hon. Darmapriya Wijesinghe raised a supplementary question on the National Colleges of Education system, arguing that its existing rules and traditions are outdated and restrictive for students after A/Ls. He asked whether the Ministry would create a freer, more modern academic environment within NCoEs to support the development of suitable future teachers.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, two supplementary questions:

¶ 02 First, the NCoE system’s rules and traditions are old and restrictive, limiting students’ ability to broaden their academic horizons after A/Ls, forcing them to use informal avenues. Will the Ministry create a freer environment within NCoEs suitable for the modern world to produce the kind of teacher we need?

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Source: Hansard, Wednesday, 8 October 2025 ·No. 22594 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Darmapriya Wijesinghe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 October 2025. No. 22594. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18709