Circular and Instruction Manual On School Structure Matters

Education Ministry has released the Circular and Instruction Manual On School Structure Matters.

Contents

Introduction

• School Structure Matters. 
• Structural Committees Composition. 

Starting a new school. 

• Necessity of starting a new school. 
• Procedure for granting approval to start a new school. 
• Facts that should be considered when recommendations are made to the Zonal and Provincial Structural Committees. 

Amalgamation of Schools 

Starting New Grades. 

• Commencement of new subject streams in G.C.E. (Advanced Level) Classes. 
• Facts that should be considered when G.C.E. (A/L) subject streams are commenced. 
• Commencement of the Advanced Level Vocational Subjects Stream. 
• Commencement of G.C.E. (Advanced Level) New Subject. 

Starting Parallel Classes 

• Facts that should be considered when starting parallel classes for G.C.E. (Advanced Level) Grades 
• Reduction of Parallel Classes. 

Commencement of Bilingual classes for secondary Grades (6-11)/ English medium classes for G.C.E. (Advanced Level). 

• Commencement of bilingual classes for Secondary Grades (6-11). 
• Commencement of G.C.E. (Advanced Level) English Medium Classes (Education Circular No. 2008/43). 

Naming schools. 

• Suggesting a name for a new school. 
• Amending the current name of a school 
• Special facts to be considered when a name is chosen for a school.

Temporary closure of schools.

• School review. 

Alteration of the school uniform of students 

• Criteria 
• Documents to be presented 
• Methodology. 

School Land Management 

Relocation of an Existing School. 

 Application Forms

• Application form for establishing a new school

• Application for Commencement of classes related to Grades

• Application for increasing / decreasing number of parallel classes.

• Application form for starting Bilingual classes from Grade 6.

• Application form for commencing English medium classes for G.C.E. (A/L) subject stream.

• Application form for starting new subject streams in G.C.E. Advanced Level

• Application form for starting G.C.E. Advanced Level Technology stream

• Application form for starting the Advanced Level Vocational stream

• Application for change of name of a school

• Application form for shifting a school from its existing location to another location

• Application form for closing a school

• Application form for altering school uniforms

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