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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 ...
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 Rajasinghe Central College, Mulleriyawa 1AB 1255 101 Sri Jayawardhenepura Kotte Kolonnawa Kolonnawa Balika Vidyalaya, Kolonnawa 1AB 2825 202 Sri Jayawardhenepura Kotte Maharagama Dharmapala Vidyalaya, Pannipitiya 1AB 7348 486 Sri Jayawardhenepura Kotte Nugegoda Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte: 1AB 2455 159 Sri Jayawardhenepura Kotte Nugegoda
Private schools in Sri Lanka are an alternative to the public school system (government schools). These schools are privately funded, primarily through tuition fees, donations, or endowments, and they may offer either local or international curricula. Some private schools follow Sri Lanka's national education standards, while others offer ...
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology [4] [5] Lalith Athulathmudali: United National Party: 30 March 1990: Minister of Education and Higher Education [6] [7] W. J. M. Lokubandara: United National Party: August 1993: D. B. Wijetunga [8] Richard Pathirana: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 19 August 1994 [9] [10] Indika Gunawardena: Sri ...
The Department of Examinations is a non-ministerial government department of Sri Lanka and the national examination service. It comes within the purview of the Ministry of Education . The department is responsible for carrying out public examinations such as the General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level (SL) and Advanced Level and other ...
Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration: Colombo: Colombo: Western: 1966: 24 April 2003: Public Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology: Malabe: Colombo: Western: 1999: 13 October 2000: Private Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology: Homagama: Colombo: Western: 2008: 30 March 2004: Private Sri Lanka International Buddhist Academy ...
In recent years, the exam has become extremely competitive and even traumatic for many high school students in Sri Lanka. For the academic year 2013, out of 55,241 candidates who applied for university admission, only 43.8% gained access to state universities through the University Grants Commission (UGC), despite meeting the minimum admission ...