The Minister of Education Professor G.L. Peiris said that the facility will be provided to the entire nation for obtaining all the services of the Department of Examinations through the mobile phones while remaining at home introducing a more receiver friendly mobile app named Exams Sri Lanka DOE according to the digitalization policy of the

The Minister of Education Professor G.L. Peiris said that the relevant plans will be able to implement by 2022 / 2023 so as to save about 08 months time of the valuable lives of the children by reducing the 08 months time they spend at home being away from education after the general certificate of

The Minister of Education Professor G.L. Peiris said that the government decided not to reopen all the schools, preschools, Pirivenas, universities and private tuition classes until further notice because of the covid risk prevailing in the country. The minister further stated that even though the present government has a strong desire to continue the educational

The Minister of Education Professor G.L. Peiris said that it will be possible to issue the results of G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination within seven days from today. The minister stated this while participating in a media discussion in Colombo. Further expressing his ideas at this occasion the minister said, The advanced level exam was held

Our government has decided to stop functioning of all schools, pre-schools and Pirivenas in the island till next Friday 30.04.2021. And also to take a decision to reopen them next week starting from Monday 03.05.2021 after having discussions this weekend with the health sectors, provincial directors of education and the principals, said The Minister of

The arrangements have been made to start the second term of all government schools from tomorrow (19) strictly following the instructions provided by the health authorities about the starting the schools and also considering the instructions given in the circular issued by the ministry of education in March under the current situation of health protection. 

It is a false news item currently spreading over the social media saying that the vacation after the first term of the government schools starts tomorrow (07.04.2021). According to the circular ‘school terms 2021’ (No. 36/2020) it has been scheduled to start the vacation after the first term in all government schools (Sinhala, Tamil and

The Buddhist Clergy Praise the decision taken for opening all schools in the island The chief incumbent of Sri Sambuddha Jayanthi Temple, Anuradhapura Most Venerable Nugetenne Pangnananda Thero said that he expresses his thankfulness to The Minister of Education Professor G.L. Peiris for taking the challenging decision to restart the schooling of the children.   Rev.