Education Ministry Not Taken Any Decision Yet to Reduce the 13-year School Academic Period

Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said,  that the Education Ministry has not taken any decision yet to reduce the 13-year school academic period by one year. No decision has been taken to reduce the school academic period by one year as the Ministry has taken a policy decision that the 13-year academic period is compulsory for every student.

The Education Commission’s resources said that the commission is going to suggest to the Education Ministry to reduce the study period by a year.

He said, a policy decision has been taken to make compulsory of having the 13-year academic period and therefore the suggestion to reduce the study period by one year won’t be implemented.