Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya says that under the new education reforms, instructions have been given to extend the school period to 30 minutes. She points out that the reason for this is that more time is needed as the activities for students have increased under the reforms.
Although it was initially proposed to change the school hours from 8 am to 4 pm, the Prime Minister said that considering the problems that may arise in extending the time, it has been proposed to extend the school hours by only half an hour.
She also said that discussions have been held with all relevant services including the Ministry of Transport in increasing the time by this half an hour. Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya expressed these views in a discussion held with Sirasa TV.