Some schools and teachers conduct online classes but many parents lament about the limited access to them because of coverage issues, internet access, lack of equipment and the quality of online education.
Meanwhile, Ceylon Teachers' Union issuing a statement urged the government to streamline the use of television and radio channels to benefit the students because the electromagnetic spectrum is public property.
Minister of Education Prof. G.L. Peiris said that Gurugedara Educational Channel telecast about 2,700 lessons from Grade 3 to 13. Gurugedara Educational Channel is telecast on Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation's Channel Eye which has poor visibility in some areas of the island.
Sri Lanka State Ministry of Education Reforms, Open Universities and Remote Education Promotion announced that remote education would start for the school students since November 15.
GCE Ordinary Level examination will not be held in December. The examination will be held from January 17 to 26, The Secretary of the Ministry of Education Prof. Kapila Perera says.
The start of the third term of government schools was scheduled to November 9 but it was postponed indefinitely due to spread of COVID-19.
Out of 10,175 government schools in Sri Lanka, 1,468 schools have less than 50 students. The number of schools with the number of students from 51 to100 is 1,498. The Secretary to the Ministry of Education said that the authorities were considering the possibility to start these schools.
