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Cambridge School of Colombo celebrates 24 years of excellence

With the sole purpose of “Bridging the Knowledge Gap” Cambridge School of Colombo celebrated its 24th anniversary with pride this week.The school was established in 1999, owes its foundation to the selfless dedication of Mr. and Mrs. V. Muthusamy along with the first Principal Mrs. Pamini Vetrichelvan. At the beginning with very meagre resources in a small building with one teacher and few pupils, the school has progressively grown in size and reputation over the past decades.
In the present day, Cambridge School of Colombo has evolved into one of the most dynamic, progressive and forward-thinking school, among all the international schools in Sri Lanka. The school facilitate the students with a well-equipped e-learning center, a computer lab, Science laboratories, Library, mini-auditorium, Sports complex and spacious classrooms. We believe that those who are currently studying at Cambridge School of Colombo are indeed fortunate.
Today the school has the strength of 1000 students and 60 teachers. The board of directors, Mr. Pradeep Kumar and Mrs. Sugirtha Devi look forward to provide a worldclass education and to shape up strong personalities for the future. The current Principal Mrs. Oshika Peduruarachchi gives her fullest contribution to sustain the standards of the school from teaching and guidance to discipline, leadership development, and overall management.
The school is divided into Pre-school, Primary and Upper School. Cambridge School of Colombo opens its doors to children at 2 ½ years, providing an opportunity for them to grow from Play Group up to ALs for both National and Edexcel Curriculum through countless innovative teaching methods that are most up to date. In keeping with our strong academic tradition, we provide curricula to the highest academic standards.
Cambridge School of Colombo looks for academic achievements and future promise of each of its student. So that, the school provides classes for the students who need extra attention after school hours and conduct formative and summative assessments to check the students’ progress from time to time. Term exams are done through written and oral means to evaluate students’ education and also provide vast range of opportunities for students to build up their personality.
The Graduation ceremony, for the batches that complete the Upper Kindergarten and National/ Edexcel Advanced Level is organized grandly to appreciate and recognize the student’s performances.
The religious atmosphere and the cultural and educational standards maintained from its inception has earned for Cambridge a name recognized and respected by all, religions in Sri Lanka. Foremost religious festivals such as Navratri, Vesak, Ramadan and Christmas celebrated annually in order to cultivate values among the students.
Cambridge school of Colombo always believes that education is not medals and high grades. It’s about widening child’s knowledge and absorbing the truth about life and supporting them to grow into a complete human being with loads of skills qualities and discipline. So they take fullest possible effort in achieving them.
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Cabinet approves amendments to Aswasuma Welfare Benefit payment Scheme

The Aswasuma Welfare Benefit payment Scheme has been implementing from 01-07-2023 and this scheme has been finally amended by the Extra Ordinary Gazette No 2415/66 dated 21-12-2024.
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the President, in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, to publish the following through a Gazette Notification, amending the benefits provided under the presently empowered Aswasuma Welfare Benefit payment Scheme within the provisions allocated by the budget estimate for the year 2025.
• To extend the period of entitlement of benefits for the transitional social category included in schedule 1 of the Aswasuma Welfare Benefit payment Scheme up to 30-04-2025.
• To increase the monthly assistance payment from Rs. 7,500 to Rs. 10,000 and Rs. 3,000 to Rs. 5,000 provided to persons with disabilities and receiving treatment for kidney diseases and elderly persons, respectively, that are included in Schedule II of the said scheme and to
implement the said decision from April 2025.
• To extend the period of payment provided for the disable persons, kidney patients, and elderly persons given in the Schedule II, up to 31-12-2025 subject to the above proposals.
• Even though the payment of allowances under the transitional social category will be stopped after April 2025, the period of payment for disabled persons, kidney patients, and elderly persons, of these families will be extended up to 31-12-2025.
• Payment of relevant eligible persons by inclusion of newly forwarded applications of disabled and kidney patients subject to the maximum limit up to 31-12-2025.
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Fertilizer, financial subsidy to farmers who are cultivating the paddy in the Yala season 2025

The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to grant the approval to provide a financial subsidy for the farmers who are cultivating paddy in the yala season 2025 and for the farmers who are cultivating other crops in the paddy land, taking into consideration the proposal presented by the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands, and Irrigation.
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Cabinet approves the submission of amendments for the Personal Data Protection Act No. 9 of 2022

Approval of the Cabinet of Ministers has been granted at their meeting held on 19.02.2025 to amend the Personal Data Protection Act No. 9 of 2022.
Clearance of the Attorney General has been given to the revised draft bill prepared by the Legal Draftsman in the regard.
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the proposal submitted by the President in this office as the Minister of Digital Economy to publish the draft of the Personal Data Protection (Amended) Act in the government gazette notification and thereafter submit it to the Parliament for its concurrence.
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