2026 Sri Lanka Principals Service Transfers Overview
The Ministry of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education has officially announced the decision list for the 2026 annual transfers of officers in the Sri Lanka Principals Service moving from Provincial Schools to National Schools. According to an official directive signed by K.K.P. Ariyasinghe, Additional Secretary (Education Services Establishment), official transfer letters have been dispatched via registered post directly to the relevant Zonal Education Offices.
Key Directives & Action Steps for Principals
- Obtaining Official Transfer Orders: Officers who applied for transfers, as well as those who submitted objections, must collect their official transfer letters along with a copy of the principal’s letter from their respective Zonal Education Director.
- Formal Release & Reporting: Transferred principals are required to secure a formal release from their current provincial school before reporting for duty at their newly assigned National School.
- Decision Scope: The complete list detailing approved transfers, school preference decisions, and cancelled transfers is published in Annexure 01 of the official directive.
- Inquiries & Support: Any principal facing issues or requiring further clarification regarding transfer decisions is advised to contact the Principals Branch of the Ministry of Education.
Highlights from Annexure 01 Transfer Decisions
Approved Transfers to National Schools:
- Mrs. N.P. Vitharana: Transferred from Kottawa Ananda M.V. to Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Colombo 08.
- Mrs. M. Niranchan: Transferred from Dehiwala Tamil Maha Vidyalaya to Ramanathan Hindu Ladies’ College, Colombo 04.
- Mr. Sujeewa Roshan Dharmapriya: Transferred from Susamayawardna M.V. to Kotahena Central College, Colombo 13.
- Mrs. C.M.F. Zimara: Transferred from Al Hikma Vidyalaya to Badi-udin Mahmud Girls’ College, Kandy.
- Mrs. U.G.Y. Priyanthi: Transferred from Ihalagada Sumangala Model School to Rippon Girls College, Galle.
- Mr. S. Kajendran: Transferred from Kopay Maha Vidyalayam to Holy Family Convent, Jaffna.
- Mrs. S. Srivathany: Transferred from Manipay Ladies’ College to Jaffna Central College.
Cancelled Transfers:
- Transfers have been officially cancelled for Mr. M.A.D.T.P.K. Wijegunawardhana (Sri Medhankara MV), Mrs. R.M.S. Kumari (Sri Rahula B.M.V.), Mrs. R.A.D.N.D. Ramanayake (Yalabowa KV), Mrs. P. Renukadevi (Gamewela T.V.), and Mr. P. Thivaharan (Kovilkulam Vinayagar Vidyalayam).
ශ්රී ලංකා විදුහල්පති සේවයේ 2026 වාර්ෂික ස්ථාන මාරු තීරණ (පළාත් පාසල් සිට ජාතික පාසල් වෙත)
ශ්රී ලංකා විදුහල්පති සේවයේ නිලධාරීන් පළාත් පාසල්වල සිට ජාතික පාසල් වෙත අනුයුක්ත කිරීමට අදාළ 2026 වාර්ෂික ස්ථාන මාරු තීරණ අධ්යාපන, උසස් අධ්යාපන හා වෘත්තීය අධ්යාපන අමාත්යාංශය විසින් ප්රකාශයට පත් කර ඇත. අදාළ ස්ථාන මාරු ලිපි ලියාපදිංචි තැපෑලෙන් කලාප අධ්යාපන කාර්යාල වෙත යොමු කර ඇත.
- ලිපි ලබාගැනීම: අදාළ කලාප අධ්යාපන අධ්යක්ෂවරයාගෙන් ස්ථාන මාරු ලිපි සහ අනුමත පිටපත් ලබාගත යුතුය.
- නිදහස් වීම: දැනට සේවය කරන පාසලෙන් විධිමත්ව නිදහස් වී අලුතින් පත් වූ ජාතික පාසල වෙත වාර්තා කළ යුතුය.
இலங்கை அதிபர் சேவையின் 2026 வருடாந்த இடமாற்றத் தீர்மானங்கள் (மாகாண பாடசாலைகளிலிருந்து தேசிய பாடசாலைகளுக்கு)
இலங்கை அதிபர் சேவை உத்தியோகத்தர்களை மாகாணப் பாடசாலைகளிலிருந்து தேசிய பாடசாலைகளுக்கு இடமாற்றம் செய்வதற்கான 2026 வருடாந்த இடமாற்றத் தீர்மானங்கள் கல்வி அமைச்சினால் வெளியிடப்பட்டுள்ளன. உத்தியோகபூர்வ இடமாற்றக் கடிதங்கள் வலையக் கல்வி அலுவலகங்களுக்கு அனுப்பி வைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன.
- கடிதங்களைப் பெறுதல்: சம்பந்தப்பட்ட வலையக் கல்விப் பணிப்பாளரிடமிருந்து இடமாற்றக் கடிதங்களைப் பெற்றுக் கொள்ள வேண்டும்.
- கடமைப் பொறுப்பேற்பு: தற்போதைய பாடசாலையிலிருந்து உத்தியோகபூர்வமாக விடுவிக்கப்பட்டு புதிய தேசிய பாடசாலையில் கடமையேற்க வேண்டும்.
🏛️ Official Source & Document Downloads
Issuing Authority: Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, Sri Lanka (Battaramulla)
Signed By: K.K.P. Ariyasinghe, Additional Secretary (Education Services Establishment)
Directive Release Date: October 08, 2026
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