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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 ...
Nihal Kularatna is a Sri Lankan electronics engineer. He serves as professor at University of Waikato. [1] He has over four and a half decades of contributions to both electronics research. In 2014 he was appointed the Vice Chair of the IEEE DC Energy Efficiency Committee. His research output includes over 160 refereed papers published in ...
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".
Angela W. Little is Professor Emerita at the Institute of Education, University of London. [1] She is known for her work in primary education policy and practice in developing countries as well as education planning, program evaluation and assessment. In particular she has focussed in seven main areas:
The Ministry of Education [4] ( Sinhala: අධ්යාපන අමාත්යාංශය; Tamil: கல்வி அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to primary, secondary, and tertiary education in Sri Lanka. Currently, Sri Lanka ...
Spouse. Indumathi Gunathilaka. Children. Shantarakshita, Kamalaseeli, Chandrakeerthi, Harsha. Parent (s) Don Charles Karunaratne and Donna Charlinton Dissanayake. Wijesinghe Sugathadasa Karunaratne (24 December 1928 – 1986) was a Buddhist scholar. He was affectionately known by the Sri Lankan masses as "W. S." and as "The Don" by the academia.
The Sri Lankan Advanced Level ( A-level) formerly called Higher School Certificate (HSC), is a General Certificate of Education (GCE) qualification exam in Sri Lanka, similar to the British Advanced Level, conducted annually by the Department of Examinations of the Ministry of Education. It is usually taken by students during the final two ...
List of Sri Lankan academics. Assisted Schools and Training Colleges (Special Provisons) Act No 5 of 1960.