Schooling under Colombo Education:
In Colombo, every children should complete their thirteen years of schooling that comprise of going to primary schools from five to ten years of age, followed by attending junior secondary schools from age eleven to the next subsequent five years, and then going to senior secondary school for the next two years. The entire schooling ends with the Advanced Level Examination. The schools of Colombo are generally under the Provincial Council and some of the schools are looked after by the Central government. Some of the prominent schools of Colombo include-- Colombo British School
- Colombo International School
- Visakha Vidyalaya (Buddhist Girls School)
Higher Education in Colombo:
Colombo offers an excellent choice of some of the top colleges of the country to all those interested in acquiring higher education. There are separate colleges for students belonging to different religions like Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam. Some of the significant colleges of Colombo includes-- Colombo Royal College
- Colombo Ananda College
- Colombo Zahira College
- Colombo Hindu College
- Colombo Ladies College
Universities in Colombo:
There is only one state university in Colombo, the University of Colombo, offering courses in different subjects such as Medicine, Management, Computer Science, and Law, apart from the general stream of Humanities and Science. The University has a special branch to provide trainings in Computer Science.There are also some training institutions in Colombo like the Sri Lanka Institute of Information and Technology and other educational institutions offering courses on information technology.
