There are 36,178 teacher vacancies in provincial and national schools across the island, and the shortage of teachers in national schools alone exceeds 1,500, says the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya. She said this in response to a question asked in Parliament today (21).
The Prime Minister, who further explained that 4,630 teacher vacancies have been reported in the Western Province, 2,513 in the South, 6,318 in the Central Province, 2,990 in the North-West Province, 2,780 in the Uva Province, 1,568 in the North-Central Province, 6,613 in the East Province, 3,994 in Sabaragamuwa Province and 3,271 in the Northern Province.
The Prime Minister also said that 353 unemployed graduates belonging to Grade III (B) 1 of the Teachers’ Service are scheduled to be recruited within the next 2 months.