The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education
The Prime Minister responded to a Standing Order 27(2) question on teacher recruitment, stating that recruitment is governed by the Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service Minute in Gazette Extraordinary No. 1885/38 of 23 October 2014. She said the minimum qualification for recruitment to Grade III is passing at least three G.C.E. Advanced Level subjects at one sitting, excluding the General Test. She also reported 43,273 teacher vacancies, comprising 2,652 in National Schools and 40,621 in Provincial Schools, with district details provided in annexes.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Recruitment Procedure of School Teachers and Allowance Paid to Dhamma School Teachers: Statement
¶ 02 Mr. Speaker, this is my response to the question raised under Standing Order 27(2) by the Hon. Dilin Jayawira on 25.02.2025.
¶ 03 01. In terms of the Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service Minute published by Gazette Extraordinary No. 1885/38 of 23.10.2014, recruitment to the Teachers’ Service is carried out accordingly. As per Section 7.2.2.1, the minimum qualification for recruitment to Grade III of the Service is at least three subjects (excluding General Test) passed at one sitting at the G.C.E. (Advanced Level) Examination.
¶ 04 02. The current number of teacher vacancies in National Schools by District is presented in Annex 01, and in Provincial Schools by District in Annex 02.
¶ 05 Teacher vacancies: - National Schools – 2,652 - Provincial Schools – 40,621 Total – 43,273
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