The
Ministry Of Education (also known as the Education Ministry) is a
ministryA ministry is a specialised organisation responsible for a sector of government public administration, sometimes led by a minister or a senior public servant, that can have responsibility for one or more departments, agencies, bureaus, commissions or other smaller executive, advisory, managerial or...
of the Government of Sri Lanka that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to
primaryA primary school is an institution in which children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. Primary school is the preferred term in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth Nations, and in most publications of the United Nations Educational,...
and
secondarySecondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
education in Sri LankaEducation in Sri Lanka has a long history which dates back two millennia and the Constitution of Sri Lanka provide for education as a fundamental right. The Sri Lanka's population has a literacy rate of 92%, higher than that expected for a third world country; it has the highest literacy rate in...
. The ministry is not responsible for
tertiary educationTertiary education, also referred to as third stage, third level, and post-secondary education, is the educational level following the completion of a school providing a secondary education, such as a high school, secondary school, university-preparatory school...
which comes under the Ministry of Higher Education however two universities do come under the ministry.
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The
Ministry Of Education (also known as the Education Ministry) is a
ministryA ministry is a specialised organisation responsible for a sector of government public administration, sometimes led by a minister or a senior public servant, that can have responsibility for one or more departments, agencies, bureaus, commissions or other smaller executive, advisory, managerial or...
of the Government of Sri Lanka that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to
primaryA primary school is an institution in which children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. Primary school is the preferred term in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth Nations, and in most publications of the United Nations Educational,...
and
secondarySecondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
education in Sri LankaEducation in Sri Lanka has a long history which dates back two millennia and the Constitution of Sri Lanka provide for education as a fundamental right. The Sri Lanka's population has a literacy rate of 92%, higher than that expected for a third world country; it has the highest literacy rate in...
. The ministry is not responsible for
tertiary educationTertiary education, also referred to as third stage, third level, and post-secondary education, is the educational level following the completion of a school providing a secondary education, such as a high school, secondary school, university-preparatory school...
which comes under the Ministry of Higher Education however two universities do come under the ministry.
Senior officials
- Minister of Education — Hon. Bandula Gunawardane
Sumithra Arachchige Don Bandula Chandrasiri Gunawardane is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...
, MPThe Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...
- Deputy Minister — Hon. T. B. Ekanayake
T. B. Ekanayake is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...
, MPThe Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...
- Permanent Secretary
The Permanent secretary, in most departments officially titled the permanent under-secretary of state , is the most senior civil servant of a British Government ministry, charged with running the department on a day-to-day basis...
— Sunil S.Sirisena
Universities administrated
- Buddhasravaka Bhiksu University
Buddhasravaka Bhiksu University was founded in 1996 and is located in Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka....
- Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka
The Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka is a Buddhist university located in Pitipana North, Homagama, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1981 and is organized in two faculties.-Mission:...
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