Procedure for Grade 1 admission from 2009 onwards

Cabinet approved a Memorandum submitted by the Minister of Education Susil Premajayantha to implement the percentages as indicated below for admission of children to Grade One.

1.1: For proximity of the residence - 50%

1.2 : Other qualifications –

1.2.1: For past pupils - 25%

1.2.2: For brothers/sisters - 15%

1.2.3: Children of officers in Public Service the following will be considered:

* Officers in Public Service who have transfers and children of parents engaged in the field of education

* Children of Public Officers serving in difficult districts

* Children of employees in Government Institutions returning from abroad.             

The number of students admitted for a class should be 35. In addition, the children of the parents engaged in operational services should be reserved at the rate of seven students per class and the maximum number of students in a class should not exceed 42. (The admission of children if parents engaged in Operational services will be valid only for a period deemed to be appropriate by the Cabinet) and the number of children per class is 35, the number of children to be selected in the first turn should be 33 and the 02 vacancies should be reserved to be considered under the appeals made and if a sufficient number of students are not available under the proposed percentages, such vacancies to be filled based on the proximity of residence.

Other recommendations:

In the admission of children to Grade 1 to consider the religious ratio percentage assigned at the stage of vesting of schools in the Government in 1961 (To be implemented by the respective schools) and procedure for selection under the respective categories to be published in a Gazette Notification by the Secretary, Ministry of Education, selection of children for the relevant year to be completed before 31st December.