By Chaturanga Pradeep Samarawickrama   

Due to focusing only on skill development in three main subject areas in preparing children for the grade five scholarship examination, about seven other key subjects essential to improving children’s balanced skills are lost, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said.   

He said that the ability of the brain related to the subject has also become blunted when it is considered out of the competition after passing the grade five examination.   

In order to address this tragic situation, it is necessary to immediately move towards a transformational change in education that moves away from the school curriculum, the minister said.