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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 school library was set up in 1982 with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Library Services Board. In 1996, a program titled "Library Week" was inaugurated during the "Reading Month". Library facilities are provided to all the pupils of the school and there are two libraries separately; one for Primary Grades and other for seniors.
This was not the end; in 1972 the "district quota system" was introduced, again to the detriment of the Sri Lankan Tamil people. The Sinhalese historian C.R. de Silva wrote: [3] "By 1977 the issue of university admissions had become a focal point of the conflict between the government and Tamil leaders.
A pirivena (plural: piriven) is a monastic college for the education of monks in Sri Lanka. In ancient time, they were also centers of secondary and higher education for lay people. As of 2018, 753 piriven have been founded and maintained by the Ministry of Education. [1] Young monks undergo training at these piriven prior to their ordination.
Provincial governments of Sri Lanka are the devolved governments of the nine Provinces of Sri Lanka. In accordance with the Sri Lankan constitution , provinces have legislative power over a variety of matters including agriculture, education, health, housing, local government, planning, road transport and social services.
For example, my daughter wrote in her homework, "I went to the osen," rather than "I went to the ocean." The teacher hadn't corrected the mistake because the emphasis was on visual cues — a ...
Caste system in Sri Lanka (2 C, 4 P) Corruption in Sri Lanka (1 P) D. ... Pages in category "Social issues in Sri Lanka" This category contains only the following page.
Poverty in Sri Lanka is 24.8% of the population as of July 1, 2024 [1] Sri Lanka's life expectancy and literacy rate are nearly on par with those of developed countries, and even top [vague] the rankings for the South Asia region.