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Southlands College is the premier Girls school in Southern Sri Lanka. It was started during the British rule in 1885. Lucy Vanderstraaten was the first principal. The school began in two larger down-stair rooms in a house in Fort with a group of some 50 children. It was originally named "Wesleyan Girls School".
Newstead Girls College. Newstead Girls' College, Negombo is the oldest existing girls' college and the third oldest public school in Sri Lanka, founded by Wesleyan ministers in 1815-1816. [1] Asia's first girls' school.
Mahamaya Girls’ College Kandy was founded on 14 January 1932 by the Sadhachara Kulangana Samithiya led by Lady Sarah Soysa and Chitravo Ratwatte. [1] The first classroom was in the West Cliffe Bungalow which was bought from Anagarika Dharmapala together with 1 hectare (2.5 acres) of land adjoining the property which belonged to Arthur Fernando.
Sacred Heart Convent is a girls' school in Galle, Sri Lanka. The school was established in 1896 by the Sisters of Charity in Belgium due to a perceived need to provide a European education for young girls in Galle. Today, [when?] the Sacred Heart Convent has over 2,200 students and 83 teachers.
The National Institute of Education (NIE), Sri Lanka, based in Maharagama, was established in 1986 under the provisions of the National Institute of Education Act No. 28 of 1985. The aim of the institute is to "provide leadership for the development of general education with quality, equity and relevance in a pluralistic society".
Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2012. ^ "A History of 150 years". St. Anthony's College, Kandy. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2012. ^ Ratnayake, Sunalie (13 August 2006).
Princess of Wales' College. Princess of Wales' College is a girls' school in Sri Lanka, situated in Moratuwa, a suburb of Colombo. Princess of Wales' College was founded in 1876 by Sir Charles Henry de Soysa who was a famous 19th-century Sri Lankan philanthropist. The school was named in honour of Alexandra, Princess of Wales.
Pupils. Ladies of High School. Abbreviation. KGHS. Website. www .ghskandy .edu .lk. Girls' High School, Kandy is a national girls' school located in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1879 by Wesleyan Methodist missionaries and is the oldest school for girls in Kandy. [ 1 ]