National School Principal Vacancies 2026 – SLEAS Grade II/III Application
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National School Principal Vacancies 2026
Applications for Principal vacancies assigned to the Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service Grade II/III in National Schools islandwide.
The Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education has invited applications from eligible officers to fill Principal vacancies in National Schools that are vacant or expected to become vacant up to 31 December 2026. Applicants must use the prescribed application and follow the official conditions published in the Sinhala or Tamil notice.
Who Can Apply?
- Eligible permanent officers of the Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service in the relevant Grade II/III service categories specified in the official notice.
- Applicants must not have been officially declared unsuitable for appointment as a National School Principal by the Public Service Commission or its Education Service Committee.
- Applicants should generally be below 58 years of age on the closing date. The official notice includes an exception for certain officers already serving in National School Principal posts.
- Applicants must satisfy the school-type, subject-stream, service and other eligibility requirements stated in the notice and marking scheme.
Important Conditions
- An applicant may select a maximum of three schools in order of preference.
- A selected officer is generally expected to serve in the appointed post for at least three years, except where retirement falls within that period.
- Appointments will be made according to available vacancies, eligibility, preferences and the approved selection procedure.
- Applicants should carefully check the separate School List and Marking Scheme before completing the application.
How to Apply
- Download and complete the prescribed application form on A4 paper.
- Obtain the required certification or recommendation from the Head of the Institution or relevant authority.
- Prepare the supporting documents and the self-addressed stamped envelope requested in the official notice.
- Write the post description stated in the notice on the top-left corner of the envelope.
- Send the application by registered post to reach the Ministry on or before 24 July 2026.
Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education
Isurupaya, Battaramulla
Selection Method
Eligible applicants will be considered through an interview and the approved marking scheme. The criteria include relevant service and experience, performance, educational and professional qualifications, and other factors stated in the official documents.
සිංහල සාරාංශය
දිවයින පුරා ජාතික පාසල්වල 2026.12.31 දින දක්වා පුරප්පාඩු වී ඇති හෝ පුරප්පාඩු වීමට නියමිත ශ්රී ලංකා අධ්යාපන පරිපාලන සේවයේ II/III ශ්රේණියේ විදුහල්පති තනතුරු පිරවීම සඳහා සුදුසු නිලධාරීන්ගෙන් අයදුම්පත් කැඳවනු ලැබේ. එක් අයදුම්කරුවෙකුට මනාප අනුපිළිවෙළින් පාසල් උපරිම තුනක් සඳහා අයදුම් කළ හැකිය. සම්පූර්ණ කරන ලද අයදුම්පත 2026.07.24 දින හෝ ඊට පෙර ලියාපදිංචි තැපෑලෙන් අමාත්යාංශයට යොමු කළ යුතුය. නිවේදනය, පාසල් ලැයිස්තුව, ලකුණු පටිපාටිය සහ අයදුම්පත පහතින් ලබාගන්න.
தமிழ் சுருக்கம்
நாடளாவிய தேசிய பாடசாலைகளில் 2026.12.31 வரை நிலவும் அல்லது ஏற்படவுள்ள இலங்கை கல்வி நிர்வாகச் சேவையின் தரம் II/III அதிபர் பதவி வெற்றிடங்களை நிரப்புவதற்காக தகுதியான உத்தியோகத்தர்களிடமிருந்து விண்ணப்பங்கள் கோரப்படுகின்றன. ஒரு விண்ணப்பதாரர் விருப்ப ஒழுங்கில் அதிகபட்சம் மூன்று பாடசாலைகளுக்கு விண்ணப்பிக்கலாம். பூர்த்தி செய்யப்பட்ட விண்ணப்பம் 2026.07.24 அன்று அல்லது அதற்கு முன்னர் பதிவுத் தபாலில் அமைச்சுக்கு அனுப்பப்பட வேண்டும். அறிவித்தல், பாடசாலைப் பட்டியல், புள்ளி வழங்கல் திட்டம் மற்றும் விண்ணப்பப் படிவத்தை கீழே பெறலாம்.
Official Documents
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Official Notice
Eligibility, conditions and application instructions.
School Vacancy List
National Schools and available Principal vacancies.
Marking Scheme
Interview and selection marking criteria.
Application Form
Prescribed specimen application to be completed and submitted.
