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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.
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.
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 ...
Senior Cambridge and Junior school certificate classes were organised and the school was registered as a secondary school in 1927. In 1930 Evelyn de Mel and Daisy Fernando , the daughters of H. Bastian Fernando, gifted 75,000 Sri Lankan rupees to the school.
Somander also wrote, "In 1859, the new school was completed at a cost of 350 British Pounds." [3] At the bicentennial of the College in 2014, according to the school's alumni association, "In recognising and commemorating this historic event, the Government of Sri Lanka has approved the release of a new stamp this year.
St. John's College was initially known as 'Primary State English School' which had existed from about the middle of the 19th century. [1] In 1876 it received land and endowments from Wasala Mudliyar Susew de Soysa (1809–1881) as well as Sir Charles Henry de Soysa and was named 'St. John's College' by the Anglican Bishop of Colombo, Reginald Stephen Copleston.
St. Joseph's College is a selective-entry Roman Catholic school in Sri Lanka.It was founded in 1896 by French Missionaries led by Rev. Father Christophe Ernest Bonjean.The college has over 4,000 enrolled students with a staff of over 450 as of 2023.
The following is a list of schools in Sri Lanka grouped by province. There are 10,155 government schools (373 national schools and 9,782 provincial schools) and also 104 private schools. List of schools in Central Province