Types of Reforms by C. W. W. Kannangara

• Free education for all students

• Instruction in the religion of the student's parents

• Direct payment of teachers' wages by the government to prevent exploitation by school managers

• Adequate provisions for adult education

• Three types of schools: secondary schools leading to university education, senior schools leading to polytechnics, and practical schools leading to agricultural colleges

• Vernacular medium of instruction at primary level and bilingual or English medium schools for junior secondary level and English schools for senior secondary and higher education.