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  2. Sri Lankan Tamils - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lankan Tamils ( Tamil : இலங்கை தமிழர், ilankai tamiḻar or ஈழத் தமிழர், īḻat tamiḻar ), [21] also known as Ceylon Tamils or Eelam Tamils, [22] [23] are Tamils native to the South Asian island state of Sri Lanka. Today, they constitute a majority in the Northern Province, form the plurality ...

  3. Policy of standardisation - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The policy of standardization was a policy implemented by the Sri Lankan government in 1971 [1] to curtail the number of Tamil students selected for certain faculties in the universities. [2] [3] [4] In 1972, the government added a district quota as a parameter within each language. [1]

  4. List of schools in Western Province, Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Secondary education in Sri Lanka is provided by a diverse selection of educational options: National schools , with funding and criteria by the national Ministry of Education 1AB - offering GCE A-levels in all major fields of study

  5. List of schools in Central Province, Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Kingswood College, Kandy. Ranabima Royal College, Peradeniya. Secondary education in Sri Lanka is provided by a diverse selection of educational options: National schools, with funding and criteria by the national Ministry of Education. 1A - Best edcational and sport schoola. 1AB - offering GCE A-levels in all major fields of study.

  6. Caste system in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    The caste systems of Sri Lanka were historically not tied to the religious establishment but rather a tool to service the ruling elite - a model more reminiscent of feudalism in Europe. At least three major, parallel caste systems exist in Sri Lankan society: Sinhalese, Sri Lankan Tamil and Indian Tamils. [1]

  7. Education in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Most of the schools in Sri Lanka are maintained by the government as a part of the free education. Currently (as of 2021) there are 10,155 government schools (373 national schools and 9,782 provincial schools) [18] with a student population of 4.2 million and 235,924 teachers, 736 Pirivenas and also 104 private schools with 127,968 students.

  8. S. Shritharan - Wikipedia

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    S. Shritharan. சி. சிறீதரன். Shritharan Sivagnanam ( Tamil: சிவஞானம் சிறீதரன், romanized: Civañāṉam Ciṟītaraṉ; born 8 December 1968) is a Sri Lankan Tamil school teacher and politician. He is the Member of Parliament for the Jaffna District and leader of the Illankai Tamil Arasu ...

  9. Ranil Wickremesinghe - Wikipedia

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    Profession. Attorney at law. Other offices held. 2001–2019: Leader of the United National Front for Good Governance [a] Ranil Wickremesinghe [b] (born March 24, 1949) is a Sri Lankan politician who is the 9th and current President of Sri Lanka. [2] [3] He also holds several ministerial positions, including the Minister of Finance, Minister of ...