The cabinet paper containing the new regulations prepared for the admission of children to the first grade is scheduled to be presented to the Cabinet today (12).

It is a special feature that the provisions related to the inclusion of disabled children in the first grade have been included in this cabinet paper.
 
Earlier it was proposed to allocate 3 percent for these children.

It is further stated that applications for admission of students to the first grade will be accepted immediately after the approval of the Cabinet.
 
In addition, the third phase of the first school term of 2023 gove ment schools and gove ment approved private schools started today (12).
(colombotimes.lk)