Prime Minister Presents Revised National Curriculum Framework to Mahanayake Theras of Malwathu and Asgiri Chapters

Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education Dr Harini Amarasuriya presented the revised National Curriculum Framework, introduced under the government’s new education reforms, to the Mahanayake Theras of the Malwathu and Asgiri Chapters on October 15.

The presentation and briefing on the revised framework, issued by the National Institute of Education, took place during visits to the Asgiri Maha Viharaya and the Malwathu Maha Viharaya in Kandy.

At the Asgiri Maha Viharaya, the Prime Minister presented the framework to the Mahanayake of the Asgiri Chapter, Most Venerable Warakagoda Gnanarathana Thera, and its Anunayake, Most Venerable Narampanawa Ananda Thera.

Dr Amarasuriya said the new education reforms would be introduced for Grades 2 and 6 from 2027. She also stated that teacher training and new teacher recruitment were planned for November.

Following the visit to the Asgiri Maha Viharaya, the Prime Minister travelled to the Malwathu Maha Viharaya, where she presented the revised National Curriculum Framework to the Mahanayake of the Malwathu Chapter, Most Venerable Thibbatuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Thera, and its Anunayake, Most Venerable Niyangoda Vijithasiri Thera.

The visits were aimed at informing the senior Buddhist clergy about the revised curriculum framework and the planned implementation of the new education reforms.

Governor Dr Suranga Fernando, along with the mayor, deputy mayor and other officials, attended the occasion.