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A pirivena (plural: piriven) is a monastic college for the education of monks in Sri Lanka. In ancient time, they were also centers of secondary and higher education for lay people. As of 2018, 753 piriven have been founded and maintained by the Ministry of Education. [1] Young monks undergo training at these piriven prior to their ordination .
Old Boys Union of St. Joseph's College, Colombo. Website. stjosephscollege .lk. 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 Christopher-Ernest Bonjean O.M.I. The college has over 4,000 enrolled students with a staff of over 450 as of 2023.
Most of the schools in Sri Lanka are maintained by the government as a part of the free education. Currently (as of 2021) there are 10,155 government schools (373 national schools and 9,782 provincial schools) [18] with a student population of 4.2 million and 235,924 teachers, 736 Pirivenas and also 104 private schools with 127,968 students.
Higher education in Sri Lanka is an optional final stage of formal learning following secondary education. Higher education, also referred to as tertiary education occurs most commonly universities or degree-granting institutions. These may be public universities, public and private degree-granting institutions which award their own degrees or ...
t. e. The policy of standardization was a policy implemented by the Sri Lankan government in 1971 [1] to curtail the number of Tamil students selected for certain faculties in the universities. [2] [3] [4] In 1972, the government added a district quota as a parameter within each language. [1]
Isipathana College is a national school for boys in Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It was established in January 1952. Presently it provides primary and secondary education on a campus of 4.5 ha (11 acres) [3] ranging from grades 1 to 13, with an enrollment of more than 5,000+ students. It provides education from Grades 1 to 13 in ...
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 ...
The Sri Lankan Ordinary Level ( O-level) is a General Certificate of Education (GCE) qualification in Sri Lanka, conducted by the Department of Examinations of the Ministry of Education. It is based on the Cambridge University Ordinary Level qualification. An O-level is a qualification of its own right, but more often taken in prerequisite for ...