AI for Grade 6-9 and 10 to 13 in schools from 2024

By Chaturanga Pradeep Samarawickrama  

The subjects of information technology (IT) and artificial intelligence (AI) will be taught to students in Grades 6 to 9 and 10 to 13 starting in 2024 with the aim of improving the country’s education sector and in line with the level of international education, said Education Minister Susil Premajayantha.

The pilot project on this will be implemented in 20 selected schools by the end of June.  

 This announcement was made today by Minister Susil Premajayantha while participating in the prize giving ceremony of the essay competition held to commemorate Commonwealth Day.   “In addition to teaching these new subjects, various measures have been taken to popularize the use of English language among the student community,” he said and added that these will be further promoted in the future.”