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Table 12D (Education, School, School)  
Number of Government Schools (School Type)(Districts)  (2001 - 2004)  
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Year 2001 2002 2003 2004*
    School Type       District Year 1 to 5 Year 1 to 8 Year 1 to 11 Year 1 to 13 Temporarily closed schools Total Year 1 to 5 Year 1 to 8 Year 1 to 11 Year 1 to 13 Temporarily closed schools Total Year 1 to 5 Year 1 to 8 Year 1 to 11 Year 1 to 13 Year 6 to 11 Year 6 to 13 Total Year 1 to 5 Year 1 to 8 Year 1 to 11 Year 1 to 13 Year 6 to 11 Year 6 to 13 Total
Sri Lanka  2,617 717 4,190 2,367 275 10,166 2,590 643 4,249 2,347 327 10,156 2580 583 4,238 2,047 31 311 9,790 2,540 554 4,251 2,080 31 310 9,766
Colombo 52 12 213 145 8 430 49 11 210 148 12 430 50 10 209 132 2 15 418 51 10 211 129 2 ­ 418
Gampaha 134 12 264 144 3 557 127 10 261 145 5 548 124 9 254 96 9 48 540 126 7 246 101 10 47 537
Kalutara 88 25 217 106 16 452 84 25 218 105 8 440 78 22 213 96 1 12 422 78 20 211 97 1 12 419
Kandy 153 49 259 195 13 669 156 38 267 191 10 662 153 42 261 157 ­ 36 649 145 42 260 164   36 647
Matale 118 17 106 77 3 321 117 18 104 78 4 321 115 12 106 67 1 11 312 105 16 107 68 1 11 308
Nuwara Eliya 233 35 163 85 ­ 516 233 34 162 85   514 232 37 158 85 2 4 518 226 35 157 93 2 4 517
Galle 97 29 200 132 4 462 90 23 204 132 18 467 88 17 202 115 3 16 441 85 17 199 115 3 16 435
Matara 67 16 192 107 1 383 66 17 193 105 3 384 68 13 188 81 4 23 377 67 11 189 81 3 24 375
Hambantota 62 15 159 85 3 324 63 7 166 85 4 325 64 4 160 65 1 22 316 58 6 158 66 2 21 311
Jaffna 149 32 142 84 58 465 151 29 144 84 74 482 147 27 144 60 4 25 407 147 26 150 61 3 24 411
Killinochchi 26 10 35 20 2 93 27 11 35 20 4 97 30 9 35 19 ­ 1 94 27 13 34 19 ­ 1 94
Mannar 28 10 38 18 20 114 30 9 33 18 21 111 29 8 34 20 ­   91 30 7 35 21 ­ ­ 93
Vavuniya 97 20 37 24 11 189 95 20 40 23 12 190 103 19 39 26 ­   187 103 19 38 27 ­ ­ 187
Mullativu 29 24 29 17 7 106 30 20 31 18 6 105 32 14 36 16 ­ 3 101 36 9 39 15 ­ 3 102
Batticaola 141 37 66 62 16 322 140 23 80 63 12 318 140 22 85 59 ­ 3 309 137 26 88 60 ­ 3 314
Ampara 137 43 139 80 3 402 128 27 149 77 3 384 130 22 156 73 ­ 4 385 129 21 158 76 ­ 4 388
Trincomalee 61 23 99 63 24 270 62 30 93 65 25 275 61 31 94 64 1 2 253 67 24 99 66 1 2 259
Kurunegala 192 37 438 245 31 943 193 38 436 240 35 942 181 35 439 216 ­ 22 893 181 29 441 213 ­ 22 886
Puttalam 32 39 188 84 12 355 34 25 200 84 13 356 35 20 206 73 ­ 9 343 34 18 208 74 ­ 9 343
Anuradhapura 146 38 260 113 7 564 147 40 257 109 12 565 143 35 263 97 ­ 10 548 148 38 254 99 ­ 10 549
Polonnaruwa 59 17 84 52 ­ 212 67 19 90 54 6 236 72 16 89 53 ­ 1 231 71 19 87 53 ­ 1 231
Badulla 159 39 240 134 ­ 572 147 51 239 133 2 572 146 50 238 129 2 5 570 140 49 240 130 1 6 566
Moneragala 46 31 129 54 2 262 48 22 135 54 4 263 49 24 135 52 ­ 1 261 48 16 142 55 ­ 1 262
Ratnapura 123 76 278 118 ­ 595 126 72 285 110 1 594 131 63 287 93 ­ 18 592 125 56 295 92 ­ 17 585
Kegalle 188 31 215 123 31 588 180 24 217 121 33 575 179 22 207 103 1 20 532 176 20 205 105 2 21 529
© 2009, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)     
Source:    
Ministry of Education    
Key:    
*: Provisional    
   
Revised:  2009(y)/04(m)/10(d)    
Chief Editor:    
   Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)    
     The Head, Department of Management Studies    
     University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka