Vishaka Girls' High School is a girls' school in
Badulla
Badulla (, ; ,) is the capital and the largest city of Uva Province situated in the central hills of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of Uva Province and the Badulla District.
Geography
Badulla is located in the southeast of Kandy, almost enci ...
,
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
. It is a
National School funded by the central government providing primary and secondary education.
History
The school was established in 1892 as a private school by the
Methodist Church in Sri Lanka
The Methodist Church of Sri Lanka ( ) (Tamil language: இலங்கை மெதடிஸ்த திருச்சபை ''Illangai Methadistha Thiruchabai'') is a Protestant Christian denomination in Sri Lanka. Its headquarters is in Col ...
as the Girls High School, Badulla. In 1963 the school was converted to a public school and in 1993 was upgraded to a national school.
See also
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Education in Sri Lanka
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 ...
References
External links
School Website
1892 establishments in Ceylon
Educational institutions established in 1892
Girls' schools in Sri Lanka
National schools in Sri Lanka
Schools in Badulla District
Buildings and structures in Badulla
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