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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 ...
The Ministry of Social Empowerment, Welfare and Kandyan Heritage is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for social services, social welfare and Kandyan heritage. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on social empowerment and welfare and other subjects which come under its purview. [ 1 ]
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.
The caste systems in Sri Lanka were organized in a similar manner to the Jāti systems found in South India. The history of the caste system in Sri Lanka is unclear since there is very little historical evidence and much research carried out into the subject has been criticized as being biased. [2] Caste positions did not correlate with wealth. [3]
Amal International School (AIS) is an international school in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1991, as a social service project to develop and expand education in national curriculum with the medium of instruction in English. [1] Amal International School is attended by students ranging from Preschool to Advanced Level.
Founded in 1958 by A. T. Ariyaratne when he took “forty high school students and twelve teachers from Nalanda College Colombo on “an educational experiment” to an outcaste village, Kathaluwa, and helped the villagers fix it up. As of 2006, Sarvodaya staff people and programs are active in some 15,000 (of 38,000) villages in Sri Lanka.
The school was established in 1917 by Celestina Dias as the Buddhist Girls College in a house called 'The Firs' in Turret Road, Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was the desire of Dias to train the school girls according to the Buddhist moral values and principles.
social activist, philosopher, founder of multiple schools in Sri Lanka (Anula Vidyalaya, Ananda Balika Vidyalaya Kotte 1971; Ananda Sastralaya, Matugama) Rohan Amerasekera: Commander of the Air Force (1962–1970) Claude Corea: member of parliament (1931–1946) Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke: Governor-General of Ceylon (1954–1962) Walisinghe ...