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Most of the schools in Sri Lanka are maintained by the government as a part of the free education. Currently (as of 2021) there are 10,155 government schools (373 national schools and 9,782 provincial schools) [ 20 ] with a student population of 4.2 million and 235,924 teachers, 736 Pirivenas and also 104 private schools with 127,968 students.
Private schools in Sri Lanka can be classified into several categories: local curriculum, school, semi-government schools, and government-aided schools. Schools with a local curriculum adhere to national education standards, while those with an international curriculum offer qualifications recognized worldwide.
It was dissolved in 1972 to establish the University of Sri Lanka. In 1974 the Jaffna campus was added to the University of Sri Lanka. [5] [6] [7] The change of the government in July 1977 led to dismantling of the single university apparatus with the plan of establishing independent universities. With the promulgation of the Universities Act.
Currently, Sri Lanka allocates less than 2% of its GDP on education, which falls well below the international benchmark of 4-6%, making it one of lowest in the region, UNICEF emphasised until 2025. [5] In the 2025 Budget, Sri Lanka has made a historic investment in education, allocating substantial funds to enhance various aspects of the sector.
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 28 January 2007 - 23 April 2010 Mahinda Rajapaksa: Dullas Alahapperuma: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 23 April 2010 - 12 January 2015 Niroshan Perera: United National Party: 12 January 2015 - 17 August 2015 Maithripala Sirisena: Sagala Ratnayaka: 1 May 2018 - 26 October 2018 Maithripala Sirisena: Sri Lanka Freedom Party
[2] [5] In July 2016 the government of Sri Lanka suspended the provision for new admissions at the medical faculty of SAITM. [6] In February 2017 the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka upheld its legality and the validity of the medical degrees awarded by it, instructing the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) register its graduates as medical doctors ...
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: Sirimavo I: Sirimavo Bandaranaike: Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs 5 P. B. G. Kalugalla පී බී ජී කළුගල්ල (1920–2007) MP for Kegalle District: 28 May 1963 25 March 1965 1 year, 301 days: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: Sirimavo I: Sirimavo Bandaranaike: 6 I. M. R. A. Iriyagolle
The Constitution of Sri Lanka has been the constitution of the island nation of Sri Lanka since its original promulgation by the National State Assembly on 7 September 1978. It is Sri Lanka's second republican constitution and its third constitution since the country's independence (as Ceylon) in 1948, after the Donoughmore Constitution ...