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Message of the Director of Education, Non-formal & Special Education Branch Directing all students in the age of compulsory education (5 – 14 years) to education is a policy of the government. However, only 98% of students are admitted to the formal school out of the qualified owing to different reasons. Our overriding aim is to guide to education all the children belonging to the rest of 2%, through formal or non-formal education. In implementing this process, it has been possible to acquire the information necessary to channel the group referred to above who are out of the education stream towards the system through a survey study conducted jointly by the Ministry of Education and UNICEF in the Education Divisions selected by CENWOR. This survey has revealed reasons for children in the age of compulsory education are out of education stream. Further, in this study, an emphasis has been given to a special area to be undertaken in addressing this issue. Accordingly, a need has been identified for further broad implementation of activities undertaken at present under Non-formal Education such as surveys at Provincial level, basic literacy programs, functional literacy programs, adult literacy programs, programs to enhance personality, vocational training programs, consultancy programs and awareness programs. It is my main intention to take possible measures to reach the target of 100% of Education for All by 2015 by mobilizing required human and financial resources. H.P.N. Lakshman Director of Education Non-Formal & Special Education Ministry of Education viii
Message from the UNICEF Representative UNICEF Sri Lanka welcomes this opportunity to take part in the Global Initiative on Out-of-School Children, a joint project by UNICEF and UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), through the publication of this country report, Out-of-School Children in Sri Lanka: Country Study. This report presents an analysis of the most recent and reliable statistical information on out-of-school children in Sri Lanka, and examines the factors that lead to exclusion from schooling in the country. Its aim is to provide policy-makers with information about gaps in data, analysis and policy on the participation of children in school and so guide concrete reforms in the education sector and beyond to ensure that all children can exercise their right to education. Sri Lanka has an excellent record on bringing children aged 5–14 years into school, following seven decades of universal free primary and secondary education. However, it is also acknowledged that some children with particular characteristics are vulnerable to exclusion from school or might be prevented from completing a full basic education of good quality. Using statistics gathered by the Ministry of Education, this study has identified profiles of children who fall into five dimensions of exclusion and are consequently most likely to be out of primary or lower secondary school or at risk of dropping out. Out-of-school children often face deep-rooted structural inequalities and disparities. This study found that in Sri Lanka these are most commonly to linked to income poverty, child labour, inadequacies in the supply of schools and teachers, deficiencies in the teaching–learning process, lack of facilities for children with disabilities, conflict and disasters caused by natural hazards, lack of political commitment and politicization of the system, weak coordination and implementation of programmes, problems with monitoring and data collection, and inadequate budget allocations and resource distribution. By understanding the bigger picture through this systematic analysis, it is hoped that policies and strategies to address the problem of out-of-school children in Sri Lanka can be refined and strengthened to ensure the more equitable targeting of excluded groups of children, both by programmes within the education sector and more widely through multi-sectoral social protection measures. UNICEF Sri Lanka would like thank the Ministry of Education for their support and leadership throughout this country study. We also acknowledge the work of the Centre for Women’s Research (CENWOR) for their technical expertise in producing this country study. UNICEF Sri Lanka is grateful for the continuous support of the Government of Australia and hope that the recommendations made will help policy-makers to drive forward their efforts to further reduce the number of out-of-school children. Reza Hossaini Representative UNICEF, Sri Lanka ix
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