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	Table 12B (Education, School, School)
	Number of Functioning Schools (Medium)(Gender)(District) (2002 - 2003)
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	Medium of instruction							Gender of school
District	Sinhala	Tamil	Sinhala & Tamil	Sinhala & English	Tamil & English	Trillingual	Total	Male	Female	Mixed	Total
2002
Sri Lanka	6878	2842	65	32	7	5	9829	135	207	9487	2829
Colombo	348	40	17	10	1	2	418	38	56	324	418
Gampaha	517	22	3	1	­	­	543	11	20	512	543
Kalutara	369	55	6	2	­	­	432	8	12	412	432
Kandy	454	173	17	5	­	3	652	12	20	620	652
Matale	261	55	1	­	­	­	317	3	4	310	317
Nuwara Eliya	212	294	8	­	­	­	514	2	4	508	514
Galle	428	14	3	4	­	­	449	9	10	430	449
Matara	360	17	2	2	­	­	381	4	4	373	381
Hambantota	313	8	­	­	­	­	321	2	2	317	321
Jaffna	­	407	­	­	1	­	408	9	17	382	408
Killinochchi	­	93	­	­	­	­	93	­	1	92	93
Mannar	­	90	­	­	­	­	90	2	2	86	90
Vavuniya	16	160	­	­	2	­	178	­	2	176	178
Mullativu	­	99	­	­	­	­	99	­	­	99	99
Batticaola	­	306	­	­	­	­	306	5	9	292	306
Ampara	176	203	­	­	2	­	381	4	7	370	381
Trincomalee	64	185	1	­	­	­	250	9	13	228	250
Kurunegala	822	84	­	1	­	­	907	3	3	901	907
Puttalam	270	69	3	1	­	­	343	6	8	329	343
Anuradhapura	489	63	1	­	­	­	553	1	1	551	553
Polonnaruwa	210	20	­	­	­	­	230	­	­	230	230
Badulla	394	175	1	­	­	­	570	3	6	561	570
Moneragala	240	18	­	1	­	­	259	­	­	259	259
Ratnapura	494	96	2	1	­	­	593	1	2	590	593
Kegalle	441	96	­	4	1	­	542	3	4	535	542
2003 *
Sri Lanka	6661	2831	45	186	46	21	9790	141	226	9423	9790
Colombo	325	36	13	33	5	6	418	38	56	324	418
Gampaha	504	21	3	11	1	­	540	12	20	508	540
Kalutara	357	53	2	5	2	3	422	7	14	401	422
Kandy	435	171	10	22	3	8	649	14	24	611	649
Matale	251	53	1	5	2	­	312	2	4	306	312
Nuwara Eliya	210	295	7	4	1	1	518	2	4	512	518
Galle	415	14	3	9	­	­	441	7	12	422	441
Matara	344	16	1	15	­	1	377	4	5	368	377
Hambantota	299	8	­	9	­	­	316	2	2	312	316
Jaffna	­	399	­	­	8	­	407	12	23	372	407
Killinochchi	­	94	­	­	­	­	94	­	1	93	94
Mannar	­	91	­	­	­	­	91	3	3	85	91
Vavuniya	16	169	­	­	2	­	187	­	1	186	187
Mullativu	­	100	­	­	­	­	100	­	­	100	100
Batticaola	­	306	­	­	3	­	309	5	10	294	309
Ampara	175	204	­	­	6	­	385	4	7	374	385
Trincomalee	65	187	1	­	1	­	254	10	13	231	254
Kurunegala	782	81	­	27	3	­	893	3	3	887	893
Puttalam	264	67	1	8	2	1	343	6	8	329	343
Anuradhapura	480	63	1	4	­	­	548	1	1	546	548
Polonnaruwa	208	21	­	2	­	­	231	­	1	230	231
Badulla	382	175	1	10	2	­	570	4	6	560	570
Moneragala	235	18	­	8	­	­	261	­	­	261	261
Ratnapura	489	97	1	4	­	1	592	2	4	586	592
Kegalle	425	92	­	10	5	­	532	3	4	525	532
© ２０１０ KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)				Revised:  2010(y)/08(m)/31(d)
Source:  Ministry of Education				Chief Editor:
Key:   ＊：Provisional				Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
Note:				The Former Head, Department of Management Studies
Only Government schools				University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka