School attendance compulsory age 5-14

S.M. Wijayaratne Kurunegala corr.

All children of Sri Lanka who are at the age group between 5-14 years should compulsorily attend schools for formal or non-formal education under the existing regulations of the Government.

Consequently, all school principals have been instructed by the Education Ministry to look out for children who are at school going age who don't attend schools.

With the help of Grama Niladharies, Divisional Secretaries and other responsible officers in the area, School Principals should get information of non-school going children and steps should be taken to send them for studying in schools.

The Divisional Director of Education Bingiriya P.U.P. Peiris has already informed all school principals in the Bingiriya electorate accordingly and parents and school teachers too should be educated by school principals on this matter and to get the support of parents and past pupils to make this effort a success.

If guardians of children don't listen to the orders of school principals, legal action can be taken against such parents and guardians.