Isipathana’s Chamod Fernando wins award; Royal crowned League Champs
The dynamic third-row-forward from Isipathana College, Chamod Fernando became the recipient of the inaugural Singer-the Sunday Times Schoolboy Ruggerite of the Year 2017 while Royal College was officially crowned the League champions at the annual awards ceremony held at the Bishops’ College Auditorium last week. Hundreds of school rugby players were recognised for their untiring [...]
School for the Deaf Inter-House Sports Meet on February 6
The Inter House Sports meet of the School for the Deaf will be held at the school’s grounds on February 6, 2018 commencing at 1.00 p.m. under the guidance of Mrs. Samanthika Jayasuriya, the Principal. Miskin, Gibbon and Carter-the three houses will battle for the glittering championship trophy at the meet which is sponsored by [...]
Nugegoda CA keeps Lanka flag flying in Bangalore
The Nugegoda Cricket Academy young cricketers kept the Sri Lanka flag fly high at the Bangalore National Under-13 Cricket Championship when they emerged champions with four victories. On their fifth tour to Bangalore the budding cricketers exhibited a high standard of sportsmanship on and off the field and was commended highly. Ashan Isira had a [...]
Royal vs. Gateway annual Basketball encounter for ‘Alles-Gunasekara Cup’
Royal College and Gateway College have joined hands to inaugurate an annual encounter which is a popular concept in Sri Lanka to make basketball a spectator sport. This encounter will be a first of its kind where Sri Lanka’s leading National School and one of oldest in the country and a Premier International School and [...]
Rotaract Champions League 2018 ends in style
The annual sports carnival Rotaract Champions League 2018, organised by Rotaract District 3220 Sri Lanka and Maldives, ended in a high note with General Sir John Kotalawela Defence University retaining the overall title for the fourth consecutive year. The event was held for the fourth consecutive year on January 20, 21, 27 and 28. The [...]
CCC School of Cricket teams return with mixed fortunes from India
CCC School of Cricket’s Under-15 and Under-12 cricket teams, who participated in their 21st tour abroad, where they were hosted by St. John’s Sports Coaching Foundation, Hyderabad, India returned to the Island with mixed fortunes after playing 21 matches for the Friendship Trophy in Hyderabad. All matches were on turf wickets of 30 overs duration. [...]
Sirimavo Bandaranaike and Piliyandala Central emerge overall winners
The curtain came down on a successful Vidudaya Ritzbury Inter-Schools Swimming Championship 2018 at the Sri Jayewardenepura University swimming complex with Sirimavo Bandaranaike Balika Vidyalaya, Colombo and Piliyandala Central Swimming Club emerging Overall winners in the Girls and Boys segments respectively. In the Girls’ category Sirimavo Bandaranaike BV with a total of 507 points carried [...]
Scouts, Girl Guides celebrate Pongal
Scouts and Girl Guides celebrate the Pongal Festival at an event held at Ramakrishna School, Kokkadicholai, Batticaloa. Pic by Deva Athiran.
2018 State Uni. intake hiked by 1,180
Arrangements are being made to admit about 1,180 more students than the previous year, into State universities in 2018, said Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam. Mr Kariyawasam said on Tuesday, in Kuliyapitiya, Kurunegala, that, for the first time, 160 more students are to be admitted into the Medical Faculties this year. “Others will be admitted [...]
Schools Inspection in force from mid Feb. in all National Schools: MoE
The School Inspectorate System (SIS) will come into force from mid February in all National Schools, but will be delayed by a year in the Provinces, due to a clash between the Center and the schools, said Ministry of Education (MoE) Additional Secretary (Planning) S.U .Wijeratne. The programme has been started on a concept by [...]
10-years-in-a-school teacher transfer improper: ACTSU
All Ceylon Teachers Services Union Secretary Mahinda Jayasinghe says the new programme to transfer teachers who have served more than 10 years in a school, is not being done in a proper manner. He said some teachers have been transferred to schools 50 km to 60 km away, and into areas sans residential facilities. He [...]
US Peace Corps to spread English Language Skills here
A bilateral agreement to obtain the support of the American Peace Corps (APC) to promote English Language within Sri Lanka, will be signed with the the United States of America (USA) this week in Colombo. APC CEO Sheila Crowley will visit Sri Lanka for the signing. During an earlier visit, on an invitation of Prime [...]
Overall improvement in GCE A/L results
The number of GCE A/L candidates who qualified for university entrance in 2017, was more than in 2016, according to an analysis of the results by the Exams Dept. The number of candidates who secured 3As also increased. In 2017, 253,330 candidates, both private and Governemnt school, sat the exam, while in 2016 the number [...]
Grade 10 teacher allegedly assaulted for punishing student
A Grade 10 teacher of Kalpitiya Alankuda Muslim Mixed School was allegedly assaulted by 6 persons, over an allegation that the teacher had punished a student, Norochcholai Police said. The father of the student who had been punished, is alleged to have been among the assailants. The incident had occurred last Friday (2), after the [...]
Pragna Pradeepa programme celebrates 30th anniversary
The Pragna Pradeepa programme, initiated by Western Province Councilor and United National Party (UNP) Borella Chief Organiser Jayantha De Silva, celebrated its 30th anniversary recently. The programme, which Mr De Silva has been conducting continuously for 3 decades, has seen him distributing large consignments of books and school requisites to children of low income families. [...]
School for Differently-abled Children, Nuwara Eliya, celebrates 30th anniversary
The School for Differently-abled Children, established in 1988 at Nuwara Eliya, celebrated its 30th anniversary on Jan.25, with the participation of Dr. Christopher Strubs’ next-of-kin and parents of the students. Dr. Strubs and Lady Strubs started this school on a voluntary basis, in a permanent building in Nuwara Eliya, with only 6 children and 3 [...]
Colombo Uni., ’67 Group award Schols to underprivileged undergrads
The Alumni Unity of the University of Colombo (UoC), in collaboration with the ’67 Group, held a ceremony to award 51 Scholarships to economically backward undergraduates, under the patronage of UoC Vice Chancellor Prof Lakshman Dissanayake, on Jan.23, at the Faculty of Arts. This was held to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of the ’67 Group [...]