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Education in Sri Lanka has a long history that dates back two millennia. While the Constitution of Sri Lanka does not provide free education as a fundamental right, the constitution mentions that 'the complete eradication of illiteracy and the assurance to all persons of the right to universal and equal access to education at all levels" in its section on directive principles of state policy ...
Dr. C. W. W. Kannangara who was the Minister of Education made education free for all Sri Lankan students in 1940 s. Kannangara's significant achievements in areas of education have led him to being commonly referred to as the Father of Free Education in Sri Lanka. [32] In Thailand, Sukavich Rangsitpol laid out his plans for educational reform ...
Hillwood College is an independent private girls' school in Kandy, Sri Lanka founded by British Anglican missionaries of the Church of England Zenana Missionary Society in 1890. [2] The school is situated in the Kandy Lake round (Victoria Drive). The school is managed by the Church of Ceylon and falls under the Diocese of Kurunegala .
The school was the first in Sri Lanka to introduce rugby, the first boys' school to employ a female teacher, the first to introduce the sport of rowing and one of the first to establish a Cadet Corps. The first prize-giving was held in 1895, only four years after the school was founded and became an annual feature.
Ministry of Education. Principal. Mary Nithanjali. Website. www.btcecilias.lk. St. Cecilia's Girls' College (also known as St. Cecilia's Girls' Maha Vidyalayam or St. Cecilia's Convent) is a national school in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. [1] It was founded in 1876 by Rev. Francis Xavier. In the year 1910, it was registered as an English school.
Website. ladiescollege .lk. Ladies' College is a private girls' school in Colombo, Sri Lanka, founded on behalf of the Church Missionary Society by Lilian Nixon in 1900. The school is managed by the Anglican Church of Ceylon, and falls under the Diocese of Colombo .
The Overseas School of Colombo is a multinational English medium international school located in Pelawatte near Battaramulla, a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. [1] The school offers IB programs from Pre-K through to 12th grade in Sri Lanka. OSC is accredited by the Council of International Schools and the Middle States Association of Colleges and ...
Crescent Schools International [1] (also called Crescent International School and abbreviated as C.S.I.), is an international school in Sri Lanka, with four branches in Colombo 9, Colombo 15, Wellampitiya [2] and Ratnapura. It was established in 1986 with a view to provide quality education in English medium in an Islamic environment.