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Buddhist Ladies' College is a private girls' primary and secondary school in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The school was established by Mohandas De Mel on May 20, 1954. [1] It is one of the leading government-approved schools in Colombo. [2] The first principal of the school was Clara Motwani. [3] The current principal is Padmaseeli Lyanage. [4]
Ladies' College is a private girls' school in Cinnamon Gardens, 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 .
Yvonne Jonsson was born on August 15, 1985 to Swedish national Roger Jonsson and Sri Lankan Chamalka (née Saparamadu) Jonsson.. Along with her sister and Jayamaha, Yvonne attended Colombo International School for the duration of her primary and secondary education, after which she emigrated to the United States of America to study fashion design.
St. Paul's Girls' School is one of the oldest schools for girls, and is situated in Milagiriya, Colombo. The school was founded on 14 January 1887 as a Parish school affiliated to St. Paul's Church with 24 students and four teachers, with Stella Coban (1887 – 1892) as the first principal. [ 1 ]
A women's college is an institution of higher education where enrollment is all-female. In the United States, almost all women's colleges are private undergraduate institutions, with many offering coeducational graduate programs.
The third principal of the academy was Rev Joseph Marsh, who later became the first Head Master of Colombo Academy present Royal College Colombo in 1835. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] From 1855 to 1934 it was known as the Church Mission Society (CMS) Boys' School at Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte .
[36] [9] [37] Mrwetyana's death as well as the rape and death of other women precipitated widespread public outcry that led to a two-day campus shutdown at the University of Cape Town. [38] Mrwetyana's death "ignited a movement" [8] [9] and is known to have "shifted the South African collective consciousness". [7]
Vithiya usually went to school, which was about 2 km from her home, by bicycle along with two other girls who lived close by. [5] However, on the morning of 13 May 2015, the two girls were ill and Vithiya's brother Nishanthan, who would otherwise have taken her to school on his motorcycle, had gone out. [5]