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The "Madhya Vidyalaya (Central College)" concept (English: Central College) is a type of state school in Sri Lanka.Originally mooted in the 1930s by C.W.W. Kannangara, 54 Central Colleges were founded between 1943 and 1947 as part of his initiative to establish free education in Sri Lanka.
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 ...
The school is particularly focused on international understanding education, and offers a wide range of classes such as local understanding, environmental education, culture, religion, and sports through International Activity classes. [6] In addition, a supplementary textbook titled "Our Sri Lanka" was compiled and used in social studies ...
St. Bridget's Convent is a private girls' school in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was founded on February 1, 1902 by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd order, making it one of the earliest mission schools of the Roman Catholic Church of Ireland in Ceylon. The school today consists of a Montessori school, a primary school and a collegiate school.
It was established on 10 February 1967 with R. I. T. Alles as the founding principal, [1] [2] and was named after the first Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, D. S. Senanayake. It provides education from Grades 1 to 13 in Sinhalese, Tamil and English languages. It is the second-largest multi-ethnic school in the country.
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.
Minister of Ports, Shipping and Rehabilitation (1994–2000), Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament (1989–2000) M. L. M. Aboosally: Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament, Minister of Labor, Rugby Player [13] Mujibur Rahman: Member of Parliament - Colombo (2015–present) [14] Saleem Marsoof: Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka (2005 ...
A hartal was observed in northern Sri Lanka on 20/21 May 2015 as a protest against the murder. [29] [30] Shops, businesses, private transport and even government offices were shut across the Northern Province. [31] On 23 May 2015, Jaffna Magistrate’s Court banned protests within the city limits of Jaffna. [32] [33] [34]