Annual Report 2008 - Ministry of Finance and Planning

2. Fiscal Developments - 2008
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District
No. of Schools
Rehabilitated
Box 2.4
Investing in Knowledge Based Education Contd.
Development of Plantation Schools, 2005 - 2008
No. of Schools
Provided with
Adequate Sanitary
Facilities
No. of Schools
Provided with
Electricity
Facilities
No. of Schools
Provided with
Water Supply
Facilities
No. of Schools
Provided with
Students
Furniture
Nuwara Eliya 21 36 26 09 07
Kandy 21 40 13 07 07
Matale 07 14 01 01 03
Badulla 19 19 - 14 06
Ratnapura 27 28 12 01 22
Kalutara 20 09 - 08 -
Total 115 146 52 40 45
Source: Ministry of Nation Building and Estate Infrastructure Development
improve the capacity of teachers. A 100 number of Teacher
Centers were also established under the Provincial Councils,
in order to ensure the professional development of teachers
serving in the provincial school system.
Teacher Training Programmes were conducted continuously
to enhance the quality of teaching. A school-based teacher
development programme was implemented in 2008 to
Infrastructure development in Teachers’ Colleges and
Colleges of Education were carried out during the year
2008 aiming at further expansion of the training facilities
available in these centres. Funds amounting to Rs. 138
million have been channeled for the provision of equipment
and furniture, and for the construction and renovation of
buildings and lecture halls etc. in these colleges.
Better Use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in Education
The Government has given priority for development of ICT in education for the entire school population covering all the
schools in the county. Accordingly, action was taken to provide a network of computers for 25 new computer laboratories in
national schools and increased the number of computer learning centres in provincial schools with the financial assistance
provided under the Secondary Education Modernization Project. As at end 2008, 817 Computers have been provided to
National and Plantation Schools, and Computer Resources Centers throughout the island with a view to expand the
facilities for better use of ICT in education. Meanwhile, action has been taken to develop 20 selected schools as e-villages
under the Education Project for Knowledge Society (EKSP) while training 4,190 teachers and 508 officers on e-citizen.
Under the ‘School Net’ Project, internet and e-mail facilities have been provided to 1,200 educational institutions including
schools, all Zonal Education Offices, Provincial Education Departments, Provincial and Zonal Information Technology
Centers and National Colleges of Education.
Ministry of Finance and Planning Sri Lanka
Annual Report 2008