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| Sunday, 8 August 2004 |
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Cleanse admission to popular schools Janahanda Peramuna President A. B. C. de Silva in a letter to President Chandrika Kumaratunga has suggested that the primary sections of the National Schools be progressively done away with and admission to such schools be made on the basis of the Year 6 Scholarship examination in a bid to eliminate rampant corruption in the admission of pupils to popular schools. In his letter to President Kumaratunga who is also the Minister of Education, Mr. Silva says: "The Janahanda Peramuna understands that the present system for admission of students, especially to Grade One in National and Popular Schools, is wide open to corruption. The parents cheat themselves and cheat the government too. According to our observations, the Ministry officials are not the least concerned and we also note that certain admissions are taking place with the knowledge of such officials in connivance with certain principals of national schools. Very recently, we heard some school principals have been taken to task by the Ministry. In spite of such action being taken, we honestly feel that corruption is still rampant. We have glaring examples to this effect. "Your Excellency, with a sense of social obligation, the Janahanda Peramuna suggests the following steps to be taken to cleanse the school admission process: "We suggest that the primary sections of the National Schools should be done away with. We strongly feel that the process cannot be done overnight. Therefore, gradually Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 classes should be abolished. Thereafter, students for Year 6 should be absorbed through the scholarship examination, as done presently, and also through a competitive examination held in such schools under the direction and supervision of the Department of Examinations. We feel that the proposed system would give a fair opportunity to all intelligent children to gain admission to the popular schools irrespective of their social status." |
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