The year 2024 will be the biggest turning point in Sri Lanka’s Education, said Transport, Highways and Mass Media Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardhana.
The Minister was speaking on the occasion of the Russian government and its Ministry of Education affording an opportunity to 7 students, 20 teachers and a parent representative of Homagama Mahinda Rajapaksa College for a 3-month educational tour in Russia.
At the request of Homagama Mahinda Rajapaksa College Founder, Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardhana, this visit has been facilitated through the coordination of Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Russia, Professor Janitha Liyanage.
A special assembly was held in the College auditorium to apprise the students, staff and parents about it. Simultaneously, a collection of Russian educational books was donated to the College library.
Also, the foundation stone was laid for the construction of an official residence for the principal of the College, which was lacking until now.
The Minister further said, “The coming year will be a year of change for Mahinda Rajapaksa College and the country’s National Education system. Last week, the Cabinet approved the 10-year plan to make Sri Lanka’s Education a student-centered Education system fully suited to the modern world, by producing a generation of children who are a resource for the country and the world, in line with the modern technological systems and the educational systems of advanced countries”.
“A Cabinet Subcommittee was also appointed for that under the chairmanship of the President, in which I too was a member of it. After which, taking into consideration the proposals made by a committee consisting of 25 members with expert knowledge in this field, the year 2024 will become a year that will mark a huge turning point in the Education system”.
“As the largest secondary school in South Asia, Homagama Mahinda Rajapaksa School will mark a very special year, next year. In the coming year, under the administration of the new principal, the second development era of the School is expected to begin. The former principals and members of the teaching staff who worked in the College, made great sacrifices and worked hard to bring the College to a very high level. As a result of this, the School succeeded in creating a record that no other school in the history of Sri Lanka has produced, with 763 students, the highest number of students in Sri Lanka, appearing for the Ordinary Level examination and qualifying for Advanced Level without any student failing”.
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