Three new Sports schools

Dharma Sri Abeyratne

COLOMBO: Three new Sports Schools will be established jointly by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Sports and Public Recreation.

Under this project, the Piliyandala Central College, Kuliyapitiya Central College and Dikwella Wijitha Maha Vidyalaya are scheduled to be upgraded as sports schools.

The decision was taken recently at a meeting held at the Ministry of Education with the participation of the Minister of Education Susil Premajayantha and the Minister of Sports and Public Recreation Gamini Lokuge.

According to Education Ministry sources, the Education Minister has agreed to grant special permission only for the three proposed sports schools not to implement the rule of the limitation of 45 students per classroom.

In addition, students will be issued air tickets by the Sports and Public Recreation Ministry when participating in international sports meets. The Sports and Public Recreation Minister has agreed to sponsor sports stars who excel at national level.