EP 2026&2027 primary schools development project.pptx

school merging plan

1. Primary School Development Project Provincial Department of Education Eastern Province

2. Poverty Level in the country 2 nd Population 1,937,596  (6 th ) # Schools 1128 Area 9,996 km² (2 nd ) # Education Zone 17 Ea st er n Province

3. # Schools 1128 # III Schools (137) 463 # II Schools (22) 359 # 1C Schools 191 # 1AB Schools 115 Student Population (0.5% below 50 ) 388,174 Boys 193,423 Girls 195,793 #Teacher (5% below 50 ) 18907 Teacher Shortage 3685 Teacher Student Ratio 21 (6.8 in below 50 ) Basic Information

4. Span No.of School Stu. Pop 1-10 15 119 11-20 28 437 21-30 32 798 31-40 42 1498 41-50 44 1996 51-60 31 1710 61-70 34 2248 71-80 34 2549 81-90 31 2632 91-100 27 2584   318 16571 Span-wise Distribution of Schools and Students

5. Population Span % of Above 100 Marks in Grade Five Examination Above 50 44.50% 26-50 38.10% Below 25 28% Grade 5 Scholarship Result Based Analysis

6. S.No Educational Zone No.of Schools Medium School Type Students Teaching Staff Sinhala Tamil Type IC Type II Type III Male Female Total Approved Current 1 Kalmunai 2   2   1 1 32 22 54 15 15 2 Sammanthurai 9   9   1 8 155 136 291 56 50 3 Akkaraipattu 8   8    8 119 84 203 41 40 4 Thirukkovil 8   8   1 7 133 141 274 41 49 5 Dehiyattakandiya 4 4       4 82 105 187 24 22 6 Mahaoya 11 11       11 165 166 331 53 56 7 Ampara 10 10     1 9 177 168 345 58 59 8 Batticaloa Central 6   6   1 5 109 86 195 27 27 9 Kalkudah 17 1 16   4 13 218 182 400 101 49 10 Batticaloa West 17   17     17 258 208 466 102 52 11 Batticaloa 10   10   2 8 161 130 291 73 74 12 Paddiruppu 13   13     13 171 201 372 53 39 13 Trincomalee 15 4 11   6 9 153 188 341 79 58 14 Trincomalee North 7 6 1   1 6 96 105 201 55 41 15 Kinniya 6   6   1 5 71 75 146 44 28 16 Kanthale 5 3 2   2 3 103 117 220 43 36 17 Muthur 11   11   1 10 189 195 384 66 48 Total 159 39 120 22 137 2392 2309 4701 931 743 Zonal-wise below 50 School Details

7. Name of Closing School Number of students Name of Developing Schools Number of students Bt / Bt / Punitha Annammal Tamil Vidyalayam 21 Bt / Bt / Puthur Vigneswara Vidyalayam 248 Bt / Bt / Valaiyiravu Methodist Mission Tamil Mixed School 12 Development Plan 2025 Details

8. Development Plan 2026 Census No Name of Closing School Number of students Census No Name of Developing Schools Number of students 16033 T/Tn/Morawewa Tract 6 Vidyalaya 17 16029 T/Tn/Morawewa South Vidyalaya 85 16237 T/T/St. Antony's Sinhala Vidyalaya -Kallarawa 13 16235 T/T/Irakkandy Sinhala Vidyalaya 73 14274 Bt /Kk/ Koralankeny Thirumahal Vidyalayam 28 14044 Bt/Kk/Murakkoddanchenai Rama Kirishna M Vid 608 15171 Km/St/ Chavalakkadai Vinayagar Vidyalayam 6 15175 Km/St/ Ganesha Vidyalayam 50 15304 Km/Tk/St. John Vid 19 15312 Km/Tk/Thampattai M.V 158 15110 Am/Am/ Helagampura Vidyalaya 38 15091 Am/Am/ Siddhartha Vidyalaya 102 16201 T/Kin/ Kallady vettuvan Buhary nagar Muslim Vidyalayam 7 16270 T/Kin/Al Ashar Vidyalayam 309 Development Plan 2026 Details

9. Development Plan 2026 Development Plan 2027 Details Census No Name of Closing School Number of students Census No Name of Developing Schools Number of students 16211 T/Mu/Dharussalam Vidyalayam 24 16147 T/Mu/Zahira Vidyalayam 373 14068 Bt/Bw/Welikakandy Vipulanandar Vid. 11 14067 Bt/Bw/Koppavely GTMS 42 14114 Bt/Bt/Arasadipillaiyarkovil Road Ward 6 Kanista Vid. 15 14107 Bt/Bt/Koddamunai Kanista Vid. 723 15255 Km/Ak/Mullaitheevu Al-Jezeera Vid. 6 15249 Km/Ak/Al-Muneera Girls High School 942 15133 AM/DK/ Pahalagama Primary Vidyalaya 46 15121 AM/DK/ Ihalagama Vidyalaya 145 15156 Am/Mh/ Wahawa V. 22 15007 Am/Mh/ Komana V. 171

10. No Name of the School Address Medium Divisional Secretariat Educational Zone 1 T/T/Palam Pottaru Sithy Vinayagar Vidyalayam Palampoddaru Tamil Thampalagamam Trincomalee 2 T/T/Sagarapura Sinhala Vidyalaya Jaya nagar Sinhala Kuchchaveli Trincomalee 3 T/T/Thenamaravadi Government Tamil Mixed School Thennamaravadi Tamil Kuchchaveli Trincomalee 4 T/T/Vilgamulla Vidyalaya Velgamwehara Sinhala Trincomalee Trincomalee 5 T/Tn/Pulikandikulama Vidyalaya Adampane,Gomarankadawala Sinhala Gomarankadawala Trinco North 6 T/Tn/Pamburugaswewa Vidyalaya Pamburugaswewa,Gomarankadawala Sinhala Gomarankadawala Trinco North 7 T/Tn/Kandamalawa Vidyalaya Kandamalawa,Gomarankadawala Sinhala Gomarankadawala Trinco North 8 T/Tn/Kalyanapura Vidyalaya Kalyanapura, Gomarankadawala Sinhala Gomarankadawala Trinco North 9 T/TN/Muthalikulam.GTMS Track -1 ,Muthalikkulam south,Pankulam, Trincomalee Tamil Morawewa Trinco North 10 T/Kin/ Barakkath Nagar Muslim Vidyalayam Majeeth Nagar, Kinniya, Kinniya Tamil Kinniya Kinniya Schools with a low number of students that will continue

11. No Name of the School Address Medium Divisional Secretariat Educational Zone 11 T/Kn/ Waddukachchi Government Mixed Muslim Maha Vid N0.84,PERARU 2.KANTALE Tamil Kanthale Kanthale 12 Bt/Bc/Rugam Subair Hajiyar Vidyalayam Puthur,Rugam,Karadiyanaru Tamil Eravurpattu Batticaloa Central 13 T/Mu/Elankaithurai Allaimakal Vidyalaya Elankaithuraimugathuwaram, Eachchilampattu Tamil Verugal Mutur 14 BT/Kk/PunanaiI G.T.M.S. Main Street, Punanai Tamil Koralaipattu North Kalkudah 15 BT/Kk/Eralkulam G.T.M.S. Eralakulam, Sittandy Tamil Eravurpattu 2 Kalkudah 16 Bt/Kk/Pondugalchenai Ganapathy Vidyalayam Pondukalchenai, Kiran Tamil Koralaipattu South Kalkudah 17 Bt/Kk/Sri Seelalankara Sinhala Vidyalaya Sri Vivekaramaya wellawadiya, Kalkudah Sinhala Koralaipattu Kalkudah 18 Bt/Kk/Veerakaddu Mylavadduvan G.T.M.S. Mylavaddawan, Vantharumoolai Tamil Eravurpattu 2 Kalkudah 19 Bt/Kk/Kirimichodai G.T.M.S. Kirimichchodai, Mankerny Tamil Koralaipattu North Kalkudah 20 Bt/Kk/Kudumbimalai Kumaran Vidyalayam Kudumpimalai, Kiran Tamil Koralaipattu South Kalkudah Schools with a low number of students that will continue

12. No Name of the School Address Medium Divisional Secretariat Educational Zone 21 Bt/Kk/Tharavai Sri Kalaivani Vidyalayam Tharavai, Kiran Tamil Koralaipattu South Kalkudah 22 Bt/Kk/Muruthanai Sri Murugan Vidyalaya Muruthanai, Kiran Tamil Koralaipattu South Kalkudah 23 Bt/Kk/Kokuwil Tamil Vidyalayam Kokuvil, Mankerny Tamil Koralaipattu North Kalkudah 24 Bt/Kk/Omadiyamadu Velamugan Vidyalayam Omadiyamadu ,Punanai Tamil Koralaipattu North Kalkudah 25 Bt/Bw/Koppavely Government Tamil Mixed School Badulla Road, Periyapullumalai. Tamil EP Batticaloa West 26 Bt/Bw/Kachchakkodi Suwamimalai Vidyalayam Kokkaddichcholai. Tamil MSW Batticaloa West 27 Bt/Bw/Mullamuni Murugan Vidyalayam Ayiththiyamalai. Tamil MW Batticaloa West 28 Bt/Pd/Mandur-38 Agathiyar Vidyalayam 38th Village,Navagiri Nahar, Periyaporadeevu. Tamil Porativu Pattu Paddiruppu 29 Am/Mh/ Helakomana V. Helakomana,Padiyathalawa Sinhala Padiyathalawa Mahaoya 30 Km/Ak/ Al - Aqsha Vidyalaya, Oluvil Asraf Nagar, Oluvil-01 Tamil Addaalaichenai Akkaraipattu 31 Km/Ak/ Hijra Vidyalaya, Pottuvil Hijra Nagar Pottuvil 26 Tamil Pottuvil Akkaraipattu 32 Am/Am/ Ekgaloya Vidyalaya Ekgaloya. Sinhala Damana Ampara 33 Am/Am/ Kalmunai Sinhala Vidyalaya Kalmunai. Sinhala Ampara Ampara 34 Km/Tk/Thangavelauthapuram Government Tamil Mixed School Thangavelayuthapuram, Thirukkovil. Tamil Thirukkovil Thirukkovil Schools with a low number of students that will continue

13. Profile of the Proposed Schools to Develop

14. Profile of the Proposed Schools to Develop

15. Profile of the Proposed Schools to Develop

16. Profile of the Proposed Schools to Develop

17. Profile of the Proposed Schools to Develop

18. Profile of the Proposed Schools to Develop

19. Profile of the Proposed Schools to Develop

20. Profile of the Proposed Schools to Develop

21. Profile of the Proposed Schools to Develop

22. Profile of the Proposed Schools to Develop

23. Profile of the Proposed Schools to Develop

24. Profile of the Proposed Schools to Develop

25. Profile of the Proposed Schools to Develop

26. Transport Plan

27. Challenges Local Politicians Fear of losing local influence ; electoral backlash from the community. Local Communities Emotional attachment to the school (often a historic local landmark). Perception of reduced access; concern over travel distance/safety. Current Principals/Teachers Principals fear loss of position ; teachers may fear displacement/transfer to distant schools. School Old students Old students (alumni) strongly oppose closing the school Local community associations (RDS, WDS, Sports Clubs, Religions leaders) Local community associations oppose school closure, arguing that schools are part of their village identity and social fabric, and closing them will weaken community unity and reduce local development opportunities Multi-ethnic zones In areas where different communities live together, closing a school that belongs to one ethnic or language group can hurt feelings and create misunderstandings. It may affect community harmony and reduce people’s trust in the education authorities.

28. Strategies Stop to Grade 1 Enrollment Gradually stop new Grade 1 enrollment in small schools – this will help to manage the school merger process smoothly without sudden disruption for existing students or communities. Targeted Awareness Campaigns Conduct localized awareness programs with focus group discussions (not large, adversarial public meetings) Guaranteed Student Transport Provide dedicated, safe, and free school bus transport for all students transferring from the consolidated schools. Encouraging Extracurricular Activities in the developing school Encourage extracurricular activities (sports, cultural, and leadership programs) in the developing schools, so that students transferred from small schools gain wider opportunities and holistic development. Principals Offer current Principals of closing schools either a Vice-Principal or Deputy Principal position at the Popular school School building will be transformed into a Government-Supported Preschool The transformation of the closed school building into a Preschool by addressing the community's core fears and motivations:

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