The Hon. Mujibur Rahuman
Mujibur Rahuman questioned the Government’s school admissions policy, arguing that continuing the 40-student limit and expanding parallel classes in popular schools would lead to the closure of smaller nearby schools. He urged implementation of the Supreme Court ruling limiting Grade 1 classes to 35 students and called for an end to further expansion of parallel classes in popular schools.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, my second supplementary question: You were elected to solve these issues. For 2025 and 2026, you admitted students under the 40-student policy and are increasing parallel classes in popular schools. This will inevitably close small schools. You do not need sweeping reforms to fix this—just implement the Supreme Court ruling of 35 per Grade 1 class, stop expanding parallel classes in popular schools, otherwise small nearby schools will be forced to close.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 7 May 2026 ·No. 23540 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Mujibur Rahuman. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 May 2026. No. 23540. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/3389