O/Level results in April
2009 December GCE O/Level results are likely to be released by April 5. The Education Commissioner Anura Edirisinghe told Ada Derana that the results will be released before the April vacation.
[Views:18] [Tue, Mar 09, 2010] [Full Article]

86 year old sits school exam
An 86 year old man in Ambalangoda today sat for the Buddhist Dhamma school final year exam with students over 60 years younger than him. The retired worker, P. Richard, is himself a Dhamma school teacher but had not sat for his final exam.
[Views:92] [Mon, Feb 15, 2010] [Full Article]

New measures for UK visa
Sri Lankan students will have to follow new measures when applying for a UK visa that is expected to come into effect by March this year, Spokesperson to the British High Commission Nadeesha Epasinghe told Daily Mirror online.
[Views:115] [Fri, Feb 12, 2010] [Full Article]

Schools close for elections
All government schools islandwide will be closed from the 25th to the 27th of January due to the Presidential elections next week, Education Ministry spokesman told Daily Mirror online.
[Views:57] [Wed, Jan 20, 2010] [Full Article]

At least 700 students return to school in Killinochchi
Around 700 students have returned to school in the Kilinochchi district as five schools in the area re-opened for academic activities today, for the first time after the end of the war.
[Views:106] [Tue, Jan 05, 2010] [Full Article]

Five schools in Killi to re-open tomorrow after war
Five schools in the Kilinochchi district will be opened for academic activities tomorrow for the first time after the war was concluded, Northern Governor G.A. Chandrasiri said today.
[Views:101] [Mon, Jan 04, 2010] [Full Article]

Health Ministry against Exams Chief’s decision on A-H1N1 students
The Health Ministry has disputed the decision taken by the Examinations Department not to permit students who have contracted the A-H1N1 virus from the sitting the Ordinary Level (O/L) examination this month.
[Views:131] [Thu, Dec 10, 2009] [Full Article]

Laptops for students in rural areas
The Education Ministry has taken steps to distribute laptops to students from Grade 1 to 5 from next month, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said according to the Government Information Department.
[Views:112] [Sat, Dec 05, 2009] [Full Article]

Central Province schools to open for 3 days next week
Schools in the Central Province which had been closed as a result of the fast spreading A-H1N1 virus in the area will re-open on the 7th, 8th and 9th of December for administrative purposes for the upcoming GCE O/L examination and other related issues.
[Views:101] [Thu, Dec 03, 2009] [Full Article]

Leave for doctors suspended as flu outbreak spreads
All unnecessary foreign leave for government doctors will be suspended till the 31st of January next year, a Health Ministry spokesman told Daily Mirror Online. The decision was reached due to the A-H1N1 flu outbreak island wide as well as the current spread of dengue fever.
[Views:123] [Wed, Nov 25, 2009] [Full Article]

Belihuloya University closes over virus fever fears
Authorities at the Sabaragamuwa University in Belihuloya have decided to temporarily close down educational operations for seven days beginning today because of fears stemming from the outbreak of a virus fever amongst its students. The University accordingly next opens on the 2nd of December, according to authorities.
[Views:118] [Wed, Nov 25, 2009] [Full Article]

Madras offers free higher education for Lankan refugees
CHENNAI: The University of Madras has decided to provide free higher education at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels to children of Sri Lankan refugees in the country, particularly to those residing in Tamil Nadu.
[Views:121] [Sun, Nov 22, 2009] [Full Article]

Ministry not informed about Kandy school closure
The Education Ministry had not been informed about the decision by the Central Provincial Council to close down schools in the area over swine flu fears. Education Minister Susil Premajayantha says any provincial council should consult his Ministry before taking such a decision.
[Views:131] [Fri, Nov 20, 2009] [Full Article]

Joint Trade Union action next month- Trade Union spokesman
Trade Unions attached to the petroleum, electricity, water and ports will meet on Sunday to work out the sort of trade union action to be launched during the second week of November after further talks aimed at resolving their dispute failed.
[Views:151] [Wed, Oct 28, 2009] [Full Article]

Making education a happy experience
In recent times, education in Sri Lanka has been severely criticised. Criticism has been directed by the print and electronic media, as well as by speakers at seminars and workshops. Such criticism encompassed the full gamut of education, from teaching of students, to teaching of teachers; what subjects must be taught, how learning can be made meaningful to the future development of the individual, for securing employment, and also the relevance to the development of the country. The standards needed for primary, secondary, and tertiary education are being discussed and analyzed. In other words, the education policy is being scrutinized and questioned.
[Views:161] [Mon, Oct 05, 2009] [Full Article]

Sri Lankans being deported from Australia are Sinhalese
The Sri Lankan High Commissioner in Australia Seneka Walagampaya says the group of Sri Lankans being deported from Australia are all Sinhalese nationals and so cannot be classified as a minority that is being harassed and given refugee status.
[Views:185] [Sat, Oct 03, 2009] [Full Article]

Handicapped child files human rights petition over A/L exam
A visually handicapped student of Ousadhapitiya, Vavuniya filed a petition in the Human Rights Commission in Vavuniya seeking relief for not allowing him to appear for the last GCE Advanced Level Examination as a handicapped student.
[Views:170] [Fri, Oct 02, 2009] [Full Article]

Australia to deport Sri Lankan assylum seekers
The Australian government in is to deport 9 Sri Lankan men who are set to become the first asylum-seekers to be forcibly returned home since the Rudd government was elected, the 'Australian' newspaper reported.
[Views:177] [Fri, Oct 02, 2009] [Full Article]

UK announces changes to student visa application rules
The British High Commission in Colombo quoted the UK Border Agency as saying there changes will take place in the rules regarding funding requirements for student visa applications with effect from tomorrow.
[Views:186] [Thu, Oct 01, 2009] [Full Article]

Year 5 scholarship exam results out next month
The cut-off marks of the Year Five Scholarship Examination will probably be issued by the first week of next month, Examinations Commissioner General Anura Edirisinghe said.The Examinations Department has been expediting the result issuing process, the Commissioner added.
[Views:173] [Tue, Sep 29, 2009] [Full Article]