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	Table 12A (Education, School, School)
	Number of Schools (School Type)(District)  (2002 - 2004)
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Year	2002						2003						2004 *
Type         District	Total	Govt. schools	Private fee levying schools	Private non fee levying schools	Approved/Certified schools	Pirivenas	Total	Govt. schools	Private fee levying schools	Private non free levying schools	Approved/Certified schools	Pirvenas	Total	Govt. schools	Private fee levying schools	Private non free levying schools	Approved/Certified schools	Pirivenas
Sri Lanka	10,508	9,829	18	52	10	599	10,468	9,790	18	52	10	598	10,453	9,766	18	52	10	607
Colombo	487	418	10	17	4	38	487	418	10	17	4	38	487	418	10	17	4	38
Gampaha	601	543		7		51	598	540	­	7	­	51	595	537	­	7	­	51
Kalutara	474	432	1	3	2	36	464	422	1	3	2	36	466	419	1	3	2	41
Kandy	723	652	3	2	2	64	720	649	3	2	2	64	719	647	3	2	2	65
Matale	336	317	1	1	­	17	331	312	1	1	­	17	327	308	1	1	­	17
Nuwara Eliya	523	514	­	2	­	7	527	518	­	2	­	7	526	517	­	2	­	7
Galle	512	449	­	2	­	61	504	441	­	2	­	61	497	435	­	2	­	60
Matara	442	381	­	3	2	56	438	377	­	3	2	56	437	375	­	3	2	57
Hambantota	341	321	­	1	­	19	336	316	­	1	­	19	330	311	­	1	­	18
Jaffna	414	408	­	6	­	­	413	407	­	6	­	­	417	411	­	6	­	­
Killinochchi	93	93	­	­	­	­	94	94	­	­	­	­	94	94	­	­	­	­
Mannar	90	90	­	­	­	­	91	91	­	­	­	­	93	93	­	­	­	­
Vavuniya	179	178	­	­	­	1	188	187	­	­	­	1	188	187	­	­	­	1
Mullativu	99	99	­	­	­	­	100	100	­	­	­	­	102	102	­	­	­	­
Batticaola	306	306	­	­	­	­	309	309	­	­	­	­	314	314	­	­	­	­
Ampara	393	381	­	­	­	12	397	385	­	­	­	12	400	388	­	­	­	12
Trincomalee	254	250	­	­	­	4	258	254	­	­	­	4	263	259	­	­	­	4
Kurunegala	981	907	­	2	­	72	966	893	­	2	­	71	959	886	­	2	­	71
Puttalam	352	343	­	1	­	8	352	343	­	1	­	8	352	343	­	1	­	8
Anuradhapura	589	553	­	1	­	35	583	548	­	1	­	34	584	549	­	1	­	34
Polonnaruwa	242	230	­	­	­	12	243	231	­	­	­	12	244	231	­	­	­	13
Badulla	601	570	3	1	­	27	601	570	3	1	­	27	598	566	3	1	­	28
Moneragala	273	259	­	1	­	13	276	261	­	1	­	14	279	262	­	1	­	16
Ratnapura	627	593	­	1	­	33	626	592	­	1	­	33	619	585	­	1	­	33
Kegalle	576	542	­	1	­	33	566	532	­	1	­	33	563	529	­	1	­	33
© ２０１０ KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)						Revised:  2010(y)/08(m)/31(d)
Source:						Chief Editor:
Ministry of Education						Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
Key:						The Former Head, Department of Management Studies
＊：　Provisional						University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Note:
1. Esate scools included under Government schools
2. Only functioning schools are given under Government schools