Student NICs: Prompt action needed by school heads

by S.M. Wijayaratne, Kurunegala Cor.

Most school heads in the Kurunegala and Puttalam districts of the NWP have failed to obtain National ID cards for their school candidates who are to sit the G.C.E. (O/L) examination 2013 in December. Some government school heads in the Kurunegala district are reported to be negligent in obtaining NICs early for the students.

The Commissioner General of the Department of Registration of Persons, Sarath Kumara has informed all government school heads to send in their candidates' application forms for NICs as soon as possible.

Due to the negligence of some school heads, many students who sat the G.C.E. (A/L) 2013 were reported to have undergone much inconvenience as they were unable to get their NICs on time.

The Education Ministry has instructed all school heads to give priority to the matter and several regional centres would be set up islandwide by the Department of Registration of Persons to overcome the obstacles faced by school candidates, said the Director of Education W.M. Balasooriya at a meeting of school heads of the Kurunegala District recently at the Bingiriya Education Office.