CP to get 156 secondary schools

Athapattu Bandara and Samanthi Weerasekara

Plans are underway to setup 156 secondary schools in the Central Province, Chief Minister Sarath Ekanayake said.

Financial allocations have already been allocated for this, he said. The Chief Minister speaking at the annual prize awarding ceremony of Swarnapali Balika Maha Vidyalaya, Kandy recently said parents judge a school from the number of students who pass the Grade 5 scholarship, GCE O-L or GCE A-L examinations.

“This is wrong. Though schools are equipped with competent teaching staff with up to date facilities, students are different from one to another,” he said. “Each students' capability is different. While some students are clever in academic subjects, others excel in sports.”

A feature of a good school is identifying a student's capacity and clearing the path for him and giving him a helping hand to brush up his talent, the Chief Minister said.

Ekanayake said Principals' duties are to create a student generation whose prime objective is to serve the country and be all rounders in taking up challenges.

The government will set up 1,500 secondary and primary schools before the end of 2013, he said.

The Central Province is ready to reach that target by establishing 156 secondary schools in the province soon, he said.