Musaeus rows to beat Ladies
Come rain or sun the gritty lasses of Musaeus College rowed to glory to beat Ladies College in an one sided affair to win the 15th Ladies-Musaeus annual Regatta encounter 48-4 at the Colombo Rowing Club waters last weekend. Musaeus College completely out rowed the Flower Road lasses as they won Eight events out of [...]
Gateway College joins hands with the Football Federation of Sri Lanka to host FUTC 2018
The International Schools’ Football Under-20 Championship (FUTC 2018) will kick off tomorrow with the final scheduled for October 28. Twelve TISSL (The International School of Sri Lanka) teams will participate in three groups with the top two teams from each group and the two best third places progressing to the quarter-finals. TISSL is the Association [...]
Royal breaks five-year hoodoo to win Dr. R.L. Hayman water-polo encounter
Despite a defeat in the 2nd leg Royal College broke a five year hoodoo to win the 27 Dr. R.L. Hayman annual water polo encounter at the Sugathadasa Swimming Complex last Saturday. Having won the first leg 9-7 Royal though they were beaten by the Thomians in the return encounter 8-7, they went on to win the Hayman [...]
Kandy wins Inter-Sussex Badminton Tournament Trophy 2018
Sussex College Kandy won the Inter-Sussex Badminton Tournament and brought the trophy back home for the fifth consecutive time. The tournament was held at the Indoor Stadium of S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia recently. What differentiates the Sussex College Network’s sports oriented programme is the awareness created in the student.This out-of-the-box approach to sports training [...]
AMI Carmel Montessori annual sports meet
AMI Carmel Montessori – House of Children Nayakanda, Hendala held their annual sports meet recently at the Nimala Mariya Mawatha Ground. The Chief Guest was Mr. Trevin Mathews bother of Anjelo Mathews fromer Captain of St. Joseph’s College and Principal Mrs. Felicia Daniel. The little ones are seen here participating in several events. Pix M.D.Nissanka
Deeds speak louder than words
While many children were being feted for obtaining high marks at the Grade 5 Scholarship exams, a handicapped child who used her mouth to hold the pen, got 145 marks to pass the exam. Dinusha Bandara, an 11-year-old student of Mawanella, Kotagala Ashokapura Special Needs Childrens’ School emerged with flying colours in the exam. Principal [...]
First batch of 75 students to enter Wayamba Uni. Medical Faculty
The first batch of 75 students, for the academic year 2018-2019, will enter the newly established Medical Faculty of the University of Wayamba (UoW), by December, said Ministry of Higher Education Project Director P.G. Jayasinghe. “This number will increase to 100 once the construction work is completed by the end of next year,” he further [...]
Provincial authorities ‘empowered’ on School closures
Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam has decided to allow Provincial authorities as well as Zonal Education Directors (ZED) to close schools due to the prevailing inclement weather, at their discretion. Hence, Principals of schools in affected areas have been directed to contact the Provincial Education offices or the ZEDs in this regard and act in [...]
Reducing stress factor under review
Discussions to modify the Grade 5 Scholarship exam from next year onwards has commenced, said Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam. Officials from the Education Ministry, Exams Dept and the National Institute of Education are among those involved in the discussions. “The objective of the discussion is to set a paper which does not bring pressure [...]
Grade 5 Scholarship exam results best in 6 years- Exams Dept
The best performances in the Grade 5 Scholarship exam in 6 years were recorded this time, with 10.32% or 36,144 of the 350,191 students who sat the exam, qualifying for the bursaries and gaining eligibility to apply for better schools, the Exams Dept’s analysis revealed. The previous best figure was 10.12% in 2013 followed by [...]
Delay in repairs hampers school activities
Due to the delay in repairing the buildings damaged by gale force winds that struck the Puttalam area, students of Aandigama Navodya Vidyalaya are faced with many difficulties in conducting their school activities. Pics by Hiran Priyankara Jayasinghe.
‘Shramadana’ Grade 5 ‘C’ of Our Lady’s School, Nuwara Eliya
Thirty seven students of Grade 5 ‘C’ of Our Lady’s School, Nuwara Eliya, conducted a ‘shramadana’ programme, clearing the area from Dharmapala Mawatha to the main bus stand in Nuwara Eliya town. Pics by Shelton Hettiarachchi.
Golden Jubilee of 1968 batch of Peradeniya Uni.’s Arts Faculty
The Golden Jubilee Anniversary celebrations of the 1968 batch of the Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya (UoP), which falls on October this year, will be held at the UoP premises on Sunday, October 21. The celebrations will begin at 8.30 am with religious observances before the Sarasvi Seya. Thereafter, the ’68 alumni will gather [...]
SLFUW AGM on Nov.3
The 77th Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka Federation of University Women (SLFUW) will be held on Saturday, November 3 at 9.30 am, at the SLFUW headquarters, 96/25, Kitulwatte Road, Borella. For further information please contact 0112 682 961 / 0779 311 576 / email : slfuwoffice@gmail.com
Indian Scholarships for Estate workers’ children
The Indian High Commission (IHC) has called for applications from the children of estate workers, for scholarships by the Ceylon Estate Workers’ Education Trust (CEWET). These scholarships are available for GCE Advanced Level, Undergraduate courses and for students undergoing Vocational/Technical Education in Government Technical Colleges in Sri Lanka. Those who have passed GCE Ordinary Level [...]
‘Children’s Day’, ‘Elders Day’ celebrated by Maggona Schoolchildren
‘Children’s Day’ as well as ‘Elders Day’ was celebrated by the students of Maggona, Munghena Junior School in the Beruwela Education Division, this week. However, as the school has no hall to hold functions, all the activities were held outdoors.