Helpful hands for a fruitful holiday
With school holidays coming to a close, many students will have their own stories on how they spent their vacation. These children took time off to help their parents who are fruit vendors. The children are trying to attract prospective customers passing by in their vehicles on the main Dambulla Road. Pic by Kanchana Kumara [...]
MoE to regularise Principals’ transfers; curb overstaying
The Ministry of Education () is to implement stringent measures to transfer principals of National schools who have been serving more than 10 years in the same school. To ensure regular transfers, the MoE will gazette the schools whose principals have served over 10 years, declaring their positions vacant. The move will enable the Govt. [...]
First Clean up then to school
A special 3-day Dengue Eradication programme within school premises islandwide will be held from September 3-5, before reopening for the 3rd term on September 6, as instructed by Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam. Principals have been instructed to clean the school premises with the assistance of students, parents, past pupils and the School Development Societies. [...]
226 Undergraduates from 13 Aussie. Unis. to live, study here
The New Colombo Plan Mobility Grants will support 13,000 undergraduates from 40 Australian Universities to live, study and complete internships in 35 countries across the Indo-Pacific region, a statement said. In a joint media statement issued by the Australian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Education & Training stated that, 226 students from about [...]
Cabinet nod for over 700 teachers to the North
The Cabinet this week approved an urgent proposal by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to fill existing vacancies of teaching staff in the Northern Province (NP), with another batch of 172 Contract teachers given permanency. Accordingly, initially, more than 700 teachers including those who work on voluntary and contract basis would be incorporated into the teaching [...]
Colombo University at Shramadana: Medicinal plants against Dengue, awareness on Polythene, Plastic
The academic staff of the Dept of Zoology & Environment Sciences of the University of Colombo (UoC) initiated a shramadana campaign recently to clean the university premises, to counter Dengue with medicinal plants and to create awareness on polythene and plastic. The entire Faculty of Science and the UoC School of Computing took part in [...]
7-Storied Library building for Peradeniya University
The University of Peradeniya (UoP) is to provide a ‘Leisure Learning Area”- the new concept in Librarianship- when the new 7-storied, 40,000 sq.ft. Library building is completed. The foundation stone for this building was laid by Vice Chancellor (VC) Prof Upul B. Disssanayake adjacent to the present Central Library of the Campus. Prof Dissanayake said [...]
Open Book, Tabs at future Exams: Commissioner Gen. of Exams
Open Book Exams allowing candidates to bring books in their syllabus to the exam will be introduced in the future, as a way of evaluating the practical knowledge and skills of the students, said Commissioner General of Exams W.M.N.J. Pushpakumara. He said the OBEs are successfully implemented in many other foreign countries, in addition to [...]
Prof Emeritus T.G. Kulatunge to be awarded Hon. Doctorate
Prof Emeritus T.G. Kulatunge will be awarded the Honorary Doctorate of DLit., by the University of Sri Jayewardenapura (UoSJ) at the convocation to be held on September 7, at BMICH, Colombo7. Born at Alawatugoda near Kandy and schooled at Sri Rahula College, Katugastota, he entered the University of Vidyodaya (Sri Jayewardenapura). After completion of BA [...]
Public Seminars to nail problems within SL’s Education system
The University Teachers for Social Equity is conducting a series of public seminars to ferret discrepancies in the country’s Education system. The seminars, with the participation of Lecturers of the Rajarata, Ruhunu, Sri Jayawardenapura and Ruhunu Universities, including teachers, students and their parents, intends to identify the crises within the Education system and recommend measures [...]
MoE ‘ignores’ Teachers soliciting bribes for school admissions: CTU
The Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) said the Ministry of Education (MoE) has failed to take action against teachers soliciting bribes from parents for their children’s school admission. CTU General Secretary Joseph Stalin was reacting to last weeks Colombo High Court sentence of 8 years Rigorous Imprisonment for a principal who accepted a bribe of Rs [...]
HFC Kurunegala wins overall title
Holy Family Convent Kurunegala won the overall championship for the tenth successive year at the 26th Milo All-Island Schools Netball Championship held at the Vincent Dias Stadium in Badulla recently. The Holy Family girls from Kurunegala won the Division ‘A’ Under-13 and Under-19 age groups and secured the third slot in the Under-17 age category [...]
St. Aloysius’ win Football title
St. Aloysius College Galle emerged Under-20 Boy’s Football champions at the Southern Province Schools Sports Festival 2017. St. Aloysius’ beat Malharuz Zulhiya National School in the final played at the Uyanwatte Stadium in Matara. The side was led by Mohamed Salman and coached by M.Z.M. Siraj. The winning team included Sanjana Meeduma, M. Inhaz, Kasun [...]
Ridma, the top athlete from South
K.K. Ridma Nishadi, a student of Dharmasoka College Ambalangoda, won the award for the Best Athlete at the Southern Province Schools Sports Festival 2017. Nishadi won the Long Jump and Triple Jump events in the Girls’ Under-20 age category. In the National Schools Games in 2016, Nishadi won the Girls’ Under-19 Long Jump event, renewing [...]
Nimesh, Imasha and Senura emerge top performers
Nimesh Ranchagoda, Imasha de Silva and Senura Silva impressed with top performances at the 13th Tibhar Junior Ranking Table Tennis Championship 2017, which was held at the S. Thomas’ College Indoor Stadium in Mt. Lavinia last weekend. Ananda College’s Senura, who won a double title, won the Most Promising Player of the Tournament award while [...]
Trinity down Kingswood in cliffhanger
Trinity College clinched the All-Island Schools Under-16, 10-a-side Rugby Championship after a cliffhanger against hometown rivals Kingswood College at the Digana ground in Kandy last weekend. The final was tied at 12-all at fulltime after both teams scored from two tries and a conversion each but Trinity added an unconverted try during extra time to [...]
Kensho Karatekas claim 121 medals
With an overwhelming tally of 121 medals, Kensho International Karate Club became the top performer at the All-Island Open Karate Championship 2017. The event was organised by the All-Island Karate Association and was held at the Vijitha Central College in Dickwella. Kensho International Karate athletes bagged 40 gold, 38 silver and 43 bronze medals which [...]
Tendulkar strikes at 19th Inter-House Championship of CCC School of Cricket
Tendulkar House with 36 points won the Overall Championship to clinch the 19th Inter-House Cricket Championship of the CCC School of Cricket played at the CCC Grounds recently. Tendulkar House was followed by Jayawardene House with 30 points occupied the second spot while Sobers and Bradman Houses finished 3rd and 4th with 19 and 17 points [...]
Palink SC recognise junior cricketers
The prize distribution of the 3rd Under-15 Boys Inter Academy Cricket Tournament 2017 conducted by the Palink School of Cricket in collaboration with Palink Sports Club was held at the Railway Grounds, Mount Mary last Sunday. SSC Blues emerged champions in this year’s tournament defeating NCC Blues in the finals. SSC Blues scored 160 for [...]