Education Ministry Circulars - 2018
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අනෙකුත් වසරවලට අදාල චක්රලේඛ සඳහා අදාල වසර මත ක්ලික් කරන්න
ஏனைய வருட சுற்றுநிருபங்களுக்காக குறித்த வருட இலக்கத்தில் கிளிக் செய்யவும்.
Education circular (No. 2018/43)
All Island School Dance Competition – 2019
සමස්ත ලංකා පාසල් නැටුම් තරගාවලිය – 2019
அகில இலங்கை பாடசாலை நடனப் போட்டி – 2019
This circular outlines the official rules, judging criteria, and participation guidelines for the All Island School Dance Competition organized for primary and secondary school students across zonal, provincial, and national levels.
Click here to view / download Sinhala | Tamil | English CircularEducation circular (No. 2018/42)
Provision of Vouchers/Grants to Purchase Bicycles for Students in Difficult, Extremely Difficult and Isolated Schools
දුෂ්කර, අති දුෂ්කර හා හුදකලා පාසල් සිසුන්ට පාපැදි මිලදී ගැනීම සඳහා ප්රදාන ලබා දීම
கஷ்ட, அதி கஷ்ட மற்றும் தனிமைப்படுத்தப்பட்ட பாடசாலை மாணவர்களுக்கு துவிச்சக்கரவண்டிகள் கொள்வனவு செய்வதற்கான மானியங்கள் வழங்குதல்
This circular governs the government grant scheme for providing vouchers to purchase bicycles for school students traveling long distances in difficult, very difficult, and isolated educational divisions.
Click here to view / download Sinhala | Tamil | English CircularEducation circular (No. 2018/41)
Distribution of Free Uniform Vouchers for School Students - 2019
පාසල් සිසුන් සඳහා නොමිලේ නිල ඇඳුම් වවුචර්පත් ලබා දීම - 2019
பாடசாலை மாணவர்களுக்கான இலவச சீருடை வவுச்சர்கள் வழங்குதல் - 2019
Issued by the Ministry of Education, this circular establishes the guidelines, voucher values, and distribution timeline for issuing school uniform material vouchers to students in government and government-aided schools for the academic year 2019.
Click here to view / download Sinhala | Tamil | English CircularEducation circular (No. 2018/40)
Effective Utilization of School-Based Financial Grants for G.C.E. (A/L) Vocational Stream under the 13 Years Guaranteed Education Programme
වසර 13ක සහතික කළ අධ්යාපන වැඩසටහන යටතේ උසස් පෙළ වෘත්තීය විෂය ධාරාව ක්රියාත්මක කිරීම සඳහා පාසල් පාදක මූල්ය ප්රතිපාදන ඵලදායී ලෙස භාවිතය
13 வருட உத்தரவாதமளிக்கப்பட்ட கல்வித் திட்டத்தின் கீழ் உயர்தர தொழில்நெறி பாடத்துறையை அமுல்படுத்த பாடசாலை மட்ட நிதி மானியங்களை வினைத்திறனாகப் பயன்படுத்துதல்
This circular provides financial regulations and administrative procedures for managing and auditing school-based development grants disbursed for establishing vocational subject labs and training modules.
Click here to view / download Sinhala | Tamil | English CircularEducation circular (No. 2018/39)
Introduction of G.C.E. (Advanced Level) Communication and Media Studies Syllabus
අ.පො.ස. (උසස් පෙළ) සන්නිවේදනය හා මාධ්ය අධ්යයනය විෂය නිර්දේශය හඳුන්වා දීම
க.பொ.த. (உயர்தரம்) தொடர்பாடலும் ஊடகக் கற்கைகளும் புதிய பாடத்திட்டம்
This circular introduces the revised curriculum, syllabus framework, and evaluation guidelines for the G.C.E. (A/L) Communication and Media Studies subject in senior secondary schools.
Click here to view / download Sinhala | Tamil | English CircularEducation circular (No. 2018/38)
School Calendar, Term Dates and Vacation Schedule for 2019
2019 වර්ෂය සඳහා පාසල් වාර සටහන සහ නිවාඩු කාලසටහන
2019 ஆம் ஆண்டிற்கான பாடசாலை தவணை மற்றும் விடுமுறை அட்டவணை
This circular sets out the official term schedule, commencement dates, and vacation periods for all Government schools and Government-approved private schools (Sinhala, Tamil, and Muslim schools) for the year 2019.
Click here to view / download Sinhala | Tamil | English CircularEducation circular (No. 2018/37)
Scholarship Program for Meritorious School Students
දක්ෂ සිසුන් සඳහා වන ශිෂ්යත්ව ප්රදාන වැඩසටහන
திறமைவாய்ந்த பாடசாலை மாணவர்களுக்கான புலமைப்பரிசில் திட்டம்
This circular provides guidelines, student eligibility criteria, and fund disbursement procedures for the special scholarship scheme awarded to students demonstrating exceptional academic and co-curricular achievements.
Click here to view / download Sinhala | Tamil | English CircularEducation circular (No. 2018/36)
All Island Mathematics Knowledge Competition and School Calendar
සමස්ත ලංකා ගණිත දැනුම මිනුම තරගාවලිය සහ පාසල් දින දර්ශනය
அகில இலங்கை கணிதப் போட்டி மற்றும் பாடசாலை நாட்காட்டி
This circular outlines participation procedures, contest grades, paper formats, and regional coordination for the All Island Mathematics Competition conducted across Sri Lankan schools.
Click here to view / download Sinhala | Tamil | English CircularEducation circular (No. 2018/35)
All Island Tamil Language Day Competitions – 2019
සමස්ත ලංකා දෙමළ භාෂා දින තරගාවලිය – 2019
அகில இலங்கை தமிழ் மொழி தினப் போட்டிகள் – 2019
This circular details the rules, literary categories (speech, essay, recitation, drama), and evaluation frameworks for the annual All Island Tamil Language Day Competitions.
Click here to view / download Sinhala | Tamil | English CircularEducation circular (No. 2018/34)
Implementation of the Revised Primary Curriculum for Grade 4 with Effect from 2019
2019 වසරේ සිට 4 ශ්රේණිය සඳහා නව ප්රාථමික විෂය මාලාව ක්රියාත්මක කිරීම
2019 ஆம் ஆண்டிலிருந்து தரம் 4 இற்கான புதிய ஆரம்பப் பிரிவு கலைத்திட்டத்தை அமுல்படுத்தல்
This circular directs all primary school sections on implementing the updated curriculum, instructional modules, and activity books for Grade 4 commencing in 2019.
Click here to view / download Sinhala | Tamil | English CircularEducation circular (No. 2018/27)
Education Sector Development Framework and Programme (ESDFP 2015-2019)
අධ්යාපන ක්ෂේත්ර සංවර්ධන රාමුව සහ වැඩසටහන (ESDFP 2015-2019)
கல்வித்துறை அபிவிருத்தி கட்டமைப்பு மற்றும் நிகழ்ச்சித்திட்டம் (ESDFP 2015-2019)
This circular details strategic operational directives, monitoring mechanisms, and financial implementation plans under the national Education Sector Development Framework (ESDFP).
Click here to view / download Sinhala | Tamil | English CircularEducation circular (No. 2018/26)
Guide Manual on Planning and Procurement for School-Based Qualitative and Structural Development
පාසල් පාදක ගුණාත්මක හා ව්යුහාත්මක සංවර්ධන සැලසුම්කරණය සහ ප්රසම්පාදන මාර්ගෝපදේශ
பாடசாலை மட்ட பண்புசார் மற்றும் கட்டமைப்பு அபிவிருத்தி திட்டமிடல் மற்றும் கொள்முதல் கையேடு
This circular establishes standardized procurement procedures, tender board roles, and guidelines for school development committees executing physical and educational improvements.
Click here to view / download Sinhala | Tamil | English CircularEducation circular (No. 2018/25)
Acquisition of Lands from State Plantation Companies for Upgrading Estate Schools
වතු පාසල් සංවර්ධනය සඳහා සමාගම් පාලනය යටතේ පවතින රජයේ ඉඩම් ලබා ගැනීම
பெருந்தோட்ட பாடசாலைகளை அபிவிருத்தி செய்வதற்கு பெருந்தோட்ட நிறுவன வசமுள்ள அரச காணிகளை பெற்றுக்கொள்ளல்
This circular governs administrative protocols for acquiring state lands managed by plantation companies to construct classrooms, sanitation facilities, and playgrounds for estate schools.
Click here to view / download Sinhala | Tamil | English CircularEducation circular (No. 2018/24)
Enrollment of Children into Grade 1 of Government Schools for the Year 2019
2019 වර්ෂයේ රජයේ පාසල්වල පළමු ශ්රේණියට ළමුන් ඇතුළත් කිරීම
2019 ஆம் ஆண்டிற்காக அரசாங்க பாடசாலைகளில் முதலாம் தரத்திற்கு மாணவர்களை சேர்த்தல்
This is the comprehensive annual circular outlining admission policies, application formats, marking criteria, interview procedures, and appeal mechanisms for Grade 1 admissions for 2019.
Click here to view / download Sinhala | Tamil | English CircularEducation circular (No. 2018/22)
Policy on the Allocation and Management of Quarters Belonging to National Schools
ජාතික පාසල්වලට අයත් නිල නිවාස වෙන් කිරීම සහ කළමනාකරණය
தேசிய பாடசாலைகளுக்குச் சொந்தமான உத்தியோகபூர்வ இல்லங்களை ஒதுக்குதல் மற்றும் முகாமைத்துவம்
This circular provides rules, rent structures, maintenance duties, and eligibility criteria for assigning official residential quarters belonging to National Schools to academic and administrative staff.
Click here to view / download Sinhala | Tamil | English CircularEducation circular (No. 2018/21)
Introduction of Appropriate and Comfortable Attire for Pregnant Teachers in Schools
ගර්භණී ගුරුවරියන් සඳහා සුදුසු හා පහසු ඇඳුම් හඳුන්වා දීම
கர்ப்பிணி ஆசிரியைகளுக்கு பொருத்தமான மற்றும் சௌகரியமான ஆடையை அறிமுகப்படுத்துதல்
This circular permits pregnant school teachers to wear appropriate, comfortable, and dignified maternity dress during school hours instead of the mandatory saree.
Click here to view / download Sinhala | Tamil | English CircularEducation circular (No. 2018/17)
Determining the Cadre of the Academic Staff of Government-Approved Private Schools
රජයේ අනුමත පෞද්ගලික පාසල්වල අධ්යයන කාර්ය මණ්ඩල කාඩරය තීරණය කිරීම
அரச அங்கீகாரம் பெற்ற தனியார் பாடசாலைகளின் கல்விசார் ஊழியர் குழாமினை தீர்மானித்தல்
This circular establishes regulations and teacher-student ratio formulas to calculate and authorize teaching cadres in government-approved private and assisted schools.
Click here to view / download Sinhala | Tamil | English CircularEducation circular (No. 2018/16)
Guidance for Students Following the Revised Science Syllabi for the G.C.E. (A/L) Examination
අ.පො.ස. (උසස් පෙළ) විද්යා විෂය ධාරාවේ නව විෂය නිර්දේශ හදාරන සිසුන් සූදානම් කිරීම
க.பொ.த. (உயர்தரம்) விஞ்ஞான பாடத்துறையின் புதிய பாடத்திட்டத்தை பின்பற்றும் மாணவர்களை பரீட்சைக்கு தயார்படுத்துதல்
This circular provides instructional directives, practical exam guidelines, and syllabus updates for candidates sitting the G.C.E. Advanced Level Science stream under the revised syllabi.
Click here to view / download Sinhala | Tamil | English CircularEducation circular (No. 2018/15)
Delegation of Powers under Financial Regulation (FR) 135 for 2018
2018 වර්ෂය සඳහා මුදල් රෙගුලාසි 135 යටතේ බලතල පැවරීම
2018 ஆம் ஆண்டிற்காக நிதி ஒழுங்குவிதி 135 இன் கீழ் அதிகாரமளித்தல்
This circular is the official notice regarding delegated financial and procurement authority under FR 135 to Education Directors, Zonal Heads, and Principals of National Schools.
Click here to view / download Sinhala | Tamil | English CircularEducation circular (No. 2018/12)
Conduct of the Annual Second National Language (Sinhala/Tamil) Competitions
දෙවන ජාතික භාෂා (සිංහල/දෙමළ) වාර්ෂික තරගාවලිය පැවැත්වීම පිළිබඳ සංශෝධනය
இரண்டாம் தேசிய மொழி (சிங்களம்/தமிழ்) வருடாந்த போட்டிகளை நடாத்துதல் தொடர்பான திருத்தம்
This circular revises the rules and evaluation criteria for school, zonal, provincial, and national competitions in Sinhala (for Tamil medium students) and Tamil (for Sinhala medium students).
Click here to view / download Sinhala | Tamil | English CircularEducation circular (No. 2018/11)
Revised Code of Instructions for School Libraries and Learning Resource Centers
පාසල් පුස්තකාල සහ ඉගෙනුම් සම්පත් මධ්යස්ථාන සඳහා සංශෝධිත උපදෙස් සංග්රහය
பாடசாலை நூலகங்கள் மற்றும் கற்றல் வள நிலையங்களுக்கான திருத்தப்பட்ட அறிவுறுத்தல் கோவை
This circular provides operational instructions on cataloging, book procurement, digital learning equipment handling, and library resource management in schools.
Click here to view / download Sinhala | Tamil | English CircularEducation circular (No. 2018/09)
Sinhala Language and Literature Annual Competitions – 2018
සිංහල භාෂා හා සාහිත්ය තරගාවලිය – 2018
சிங்கள மொழி மற்றும் இலக்கிய வருடாந்த போட்டிகள் – 2018
This circular details competition guidelines, categories, essay and speech topics, and judging criteria for the annual Sinhala Language and Literature Tournament conducted nationwide.
Click here to view / download Sinhala | Tamil | English CircularEducation circular (No. 2018/04)
All Ceylon School Drama Competition – 2018 (Tower Hall Theatre Foundation)
සමස්ත ලංකා පාසල් නාට්ය තරගාවලිය – 2018 (ටවර් හෝල් රඟහල පදනම)
அகில இலங்கை பாடசாலை நாடகப் போட்டி – 2018 (டவர் ஹோல் தியேட்டர் அறக்கட்டளை)
Organized jointly by the Ministry of Education and Tower Hall Theatre Foundation, this circular outlines rules, stage directions, and submission guidelines for school dramatic productions.
Click here to view / download Sinhala | Tamil | English CircularEducation circular (No. 2018/03)
Amendment to Circular 2008/37 Regarding Admission of Students to Grade 6
ශ්රේණි 2 සිට 11 දක්වා සිසුන් ඇතුළත් කිරීමට අදාළ 6 ශ්රේණියේ ඇතුළත් කිරීම් සංශෝධනය
தரம் 2 முதல் 11 வரை மாணவர்களை சேர்த்தல் தொடர்பான சுற்றுநிருபத்தில் தரம் 6 மாணவர் சேர்க்கைக்கான திருத்தம்
This circular amends the policy guidelines governing intermediate student admissions to Grade 6 based on Grade 5 scholarship exam marks and appeals quotas.
Click here to view / download Sinhala | Tamil | English CircularEducation circular (No. 2018/02)
Conducting Social Science Competitions at School, Zonal, Provincial and All Island Levels
පාසල්, කලාප, පළාත් හා සමස්ත ලංකා මට්ටමින් සමාජ විද්යා තරගාවලි පැවැත්වීම
பாடசாலை, வலய, மாகாண மற்றும் அகில இலங்கை மட்டத்தில் சமூக விஞ்ஞான போட்டிகளை நடாத்துதல்
This circular outlines organizational directives, topic themes, and assessment standards for student competitions in History, Geography, Civics, and Social Sciences.
Click here to view / download Sinhala | Tamil | English CircularEducation circular (No. 2018/01)
Implementation of the Revised Curriculum for Secondary Grades (Grades 6–11)
ද්විතීයික ශ්රේණි (6-11 ශ්රේණි) සඳහා නව විෂය මාලාව ක්රියාත්මක කිරීම
இடைநிலைப் பிரிவுகளுக்கான (தரம் 6-11) புதிய கலைத்திட்டத்தை அமுல்படுத்தல்
This foundational circular provides guidelines on the stepwise rollout of revised syllabi, student competency-based modules, and teacher guides across secondary grades 6 to 11.
Click here to view / download Sinhala | Tamil | English Circular
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