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The most recent site, the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka, was listed in 2010. The Central Highlands and the Sinharaja Forest Reserve are natural sites, the other six are cultural. In addition, Sri Lanka has four sites on its tentative list. The country served as a member of the World Heritage Committee in the years 1983–1989. [3]
The school was inaugurated on 1 January 1973 as Stanmore Crescent Primary School and renamed in December 1973 as Sirimavo Bandaranaike Primary Girls School in honor of Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike. From a primary school, the school developed into a secondary school and finally to a national school within seventeen years.
Southlands College is a girls' school located in Galle, Sri Lanka, founded in 1885 by the Wesleyan Methodist missionaries. Southlands College is situated within the historical Galle fort. 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 today. In 1935 the Jaffna Hindu College started admitting girls. [4] On 10 September 1943 the Board of Management of Jaffna Hindu College and Affiliated Schools established a separate girls school - Jaffna Hindu Ladies College. [4] This was the first girls "Hindu" 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.
St. Cecilia's Girls' College (also known as St. Cecilia's Girls' Maha Vidyalayam or St. Cecilia's Convent) is a national school in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. [1] It was founded in 1876 by Rev. Francis Xavier. In the year 1910, it was registered as an English school. The school was handed over to the Apostolic Carmel sisters in 1922.
Related articles about the subject of girls' schools in Sri Lanka may also be included. Subcategories. ... St. Thomas' Girls' High School; St. Xavier's Girls' College;
1921 : The school was registered as a 'Grant-in-aid English School' [2] 1924 : The school hostel was started. 1925 : Girl Guide Association was pioneered by C. Balasooriya. [3] 1928 : The school known as Baptist Missionary English School was renamed as Ferguson High School in memory Mr. John Ferguson who helped the Baptist Missionary Society in ...