Grade One admissions on the decline: Minister

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By Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana

Parliament, June 5 (Daily Mirror)- Admissions to the Grade One are on the decline as a result of the falling birth rate, Minister of Education Susil Premajayantha told Parliament today.

“Sri Lanka’s annual birth rate which was 330,000 a few years ago has reduced to 300,000 as of now. This will result in a decline in Grade One admissions in the near future,” he said.

He said children in Sri Lanka are moving away from schools and are drawn towards tuition classes because children have lost trust in the country's education system.

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Harris Jayawardena Wednesday, 05 June 2024 03:19 PM

BIG ADVICE FOR PARENTS TRYING TO ENROLL TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS, AFTER GRADE 2 THE SCHOOL FEES GOING TO BE RANSOM, PLEASE BE AWARE, THERE IS A SCHOOL CALLED "PAITHIYAM" HAVING BRANCHES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND TAKING A BLOODY RANSOM NOW.

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Jaward Wednesday, 05 June 2024 03:24 PM

Most parents enroll their child to private schools and later mourning on ransom like school fees

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Ravi Sockalingam Wednesday, 05 June 2024 03:25 PM

Good opportunity for parents to teach a lesson for "RANSOM BUSINESS" the private schools

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Jayalakshmi Ravi Wednesday, 05 June 2024 03:33 PM

one private school said when i enroll my son to grade one is that 2 or 3 thousand increment in fees, Grade one 40000, grade 3 52000, now in grade 5 63000, and next September he is going to grade 6 and its going to be close to 78000, how ?? can you afford??? goood opportunity for new enrollment try to put in one of the government schools, the private school admission 500000, non refundable 125000, school fees not disclosed till September, the school name is "Paithiyam"

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max Wednesday, 05 June 2024 03:58 PM

It is nothing to do with the mistrust of the national education system but the systematical propaganda by the tuition masters. And, the never ending competition of parents, in particular mothers of even the children of tender age. Mostly A/L students do not go to schools even the so called super schools in Colombo. The teachers say students avoid coming to schools while students say teachers do not teach at schools. Paradoxically, the teachers say what do we have to teach to empty class rooms. There is no end or a solution to this problem as long as parents stop pushing their kids to achieve higher and higher positions, that the parents failed to achieve.

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Liyabdeen Wednesday, 05 June 2024 04:01 PM

finally, you are realizing the reality...

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Kasun Senanayake Wednesday, 05 June 2024 04:05 PM

reduced from 330,000 to 33,0000? Looks same to me.

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Fact Wednesday, 05 June 2024 04:08 PM

What is the difference between 330,000 and 33,0000. Nowadays, schools are for extracurricular and branding. Tuition classes are for academics.

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Improve 1000 schools in each province over 5 years. Wednesday, 05 June 2024 04:10 PM

Politically influenced teacher and principal appointments. Not maintaining minimum standards and not having a consistently functioning mechanism for continuous assessment of teacher quality checking and thereafter upskilling perhaps are the reasons why school life is becoming ineffective. Dedicated teachers run some schools really well whilst others fall short.

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Chaminda Wednesday, 05 June 2024 04:42 PM

Less admissions due to less birth rate last year births have dropped to around 250000 So there will be further reductions in admissions

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Stanley Wednesday, 05 June 2024 06:42 PM

If a new student doesn’t get the opportunity go get into a government school, he has no option to but to enroll to a private school. The No if Government schools compared to present and 15 to 20 years ago would be same compared to No of new grade 1 students present to be enrolled. The other blunder was the scrapping of English medium in 1971. Although now certain facilities are given to certain subjects in English making it compulsory during GCE OL Sinhala or Tamil language COMPULSORY. If Tamil language is given as a compulsory subject, why not English language? For pass out students have opportunity working in Government places it’s fine but if they are to work abroad he will have to be somewhat fluent in his English.

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Cisco Wednesday, 05 June 2024 08:47 PM

Additionally people do not have hope on government school system and high cost for preparation of fraudulent document might affected to decline of admission.

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Neville Thursday, 06 June 2024 05:22 AM

You seems to be championing the cause, by eliminating eduction little by little, have to be proud of your work and your government, can create more domestic servants to the wealthy

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Cherath Thursday, 06 June 2024 10:29 AM

There is no bigger racket and mafiosi activity in Sri Lanka than the TUITION underworld. The next generation is immediately thrown into successfuls and failures just on the affordability of massive monthly tuition fees. The poor students are pushed into utter frustration not for lack of brains or potential but by their parents inability to produce massive tuition fees. In UK too they have O levels and A levels but students extract all their knowledge from school class rooms, labs and libraries. And Yes, they go on to get degrees and good employment.

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Yasanjith Thursday, 06 June 2024 02:31 PM

is it only tution? isnt it schools like LYCEUM backed by politicians

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