The Hon. (Dr.) Madhura Senevirathna - Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Education
On behalf of the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, the Deputy Minister provided figures on schools in the Colombo Educational Zone, stating that it has 21 national schools and 101 provincial schools, with their names tabled in annexes. He reported vacancies of 665 teachers and 164 total non-academic posts in national schools, and 513 vacancies in provincial schools. He also stated that Rs. 490 million has been allocated for national school equipment, inputs, and building works in the Colombo Municipal Council area, while Rs. 443 million was used in 2025 for provincial school building repairs, with further provisions allocated for 2026.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, on behalf of the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, I provide the following answer.
¶ 02 (a) (i) Colombo Educational Zone: National Schools 21; Provincial Schools 101; Total 122.
¶ 03 (ii) Names of the National Schools in the Colombo Zone are presented in Annex 01, and the names of the Provincial Schools in the Colombo Zone are presented in Annex 02. [Lists tabled.]
¶ 04 (iii) At present, National Schools: teacher vacancies 665; non-academic Combined Service vacancies 132; other non-Combined Service vacancies 236; total non-academic vacancies 164. Provincial Schools: vacancies 513.
¶ 05 (iv) For National Schools within the Colombo Municipal Council area, LKR 490 million has been allocated for procurement and repairs of machinery and equipment, acquisition of quality inputs for the secondary section, and construction and repairs of school buildings.
¶ 06 For Provincial Schools within the Colombo Municipal Council area, LKR 443 million has been utilized in 2025 under continuing projects for building repairs.
¶ 07 Further, adequate provisions have been allocated for these development activities for the year 2026.
¶ 08 (b) Not applicable.
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