Table: 17.1 SCHOOLS BY TYPE AND STATUS BY DISTRICT, NP - 01.02.

2009
(National, Provincial & Private Schools)
(Nos)
Functioning Schools Temporary Closed
Grand
S.No. District Sub Sub
1AB 1C II III 1AB 1C II III Total
Total Total

1 Jaffna 44 48 154 169 415 1 1 6 66 74 489

2 Kilinochchi* 8 13 36 34 91 0 0 2 8 10 101

3 Mullaitivu* 5 14 35 50 104 0 0 3 2 5 109

4 Mannar* 8 15 41 37 101 1 0 5 12 18 119

5 Vavuniya 7 22 40 117 186 0 0 0 7 7 193

NP 72 112 306 407 897 2 1 16 95 114 1011

Source: Ministry of Education, NP

* Numbers indicated for Kilinochchi,Mullaitivu,Part of Mannar & Part of Vavuniya District are the numbers in July 2008

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 Table 17.2 CATEGORY OF SCHOOLS BY TYPE AND STATUS IN NP AS ON 01.02.2009
(National,Provincial & Private Schools.)

Status
Category
Functioning schools Temp.Closed Grand
Total
Sub Sub
School types 1AB 1C II III 1AB 1C II III
Total Total

National 9 2 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 11

Provincial 58 110 305 407 880 2 1 16 95 114 994

Private 5 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 6

Total 72 112 306 407 897 2 1 16 95 114 1011

Source: Ministry of Education, NP

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 Table 17.3 DISTRIBUTION OF SCHOOLS BY TYPE IN ZONES AS ON 01.02.2009
(National, Provincial & Private Schools)

District Zone 1AB 1C II III Total

Jaffna 16 12 42 44 114
Valikamam 14 13 45 79 151
Thenmaradchchi 3 8 21 35 67
Jaffna
Vadamaradchchi 9 9 30 33 81
Island 3 7 22 44 76
District Total 45 49 160 235 489
Mannar 7 12 27 31 77
Mannar* Madu 2 3 19 18 42
District Total 9 15 46 49 119
Kilinochchi 8 13 38 42 101
Kilinochchi*
District Total 8 13 38 42 101
Mullaitheevu 4 7 23 21 55
Mullaithivu* Thunukkai 1 7 15 31 54
District Total 5 14 38 52 109
Vavuniya North 3 7 15 64 89
Vavuniya Vavuniya South 4 15 25 60 104
District Total 7 22 40 124 193
NP Total 74 113 322 502 1011

Source: Ministry of Education, NP

* Numbers indicated for Kilinochchi,Mullaitivu,Part of Mannar & Part of Vavuniya District are the numbers in July 2008

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 Table 17.4 DISTRIBUTION OF SCHOOLS BY STATUS AND TYPE IN ZONES AS ON 01.02.2009
(National, Provincial & Private Schools)

Functioning Schools Temporary Closed

Sub Sub Grand
District zone 1AB 1C II III Total 1AB 1C II III Total Total

Jaffna 15 11 41 33 100 1 1 1 11 14 114

Valikamam 14 13 41 63 131 0 0 4 16 20 151

Thenmaradchchi 3 8 20 25 56 0 0 1 10 11 67
Jaffna
Vadamaradchchi 9 9 30 30 78 0 0 0 3 3 81

Island 3 7 22 18 50 0 0 0 26 26 76

District Total 44 48 154 169 415 1 1 6 66 74 489

Mannar 7 12 23 23 65 0 0 4 8 12 77
Mannar* Madu 1 3 18 14 36 1 0 1 4 6 42

District Total 8 15 41 37 101 1 0 5 12 18 119

Kilinochchi 8 13 36 34 91 0 0 2 8 10 101
Kilinochchi*
District Total 8 13 36 34 91 0 0 2 8 10 101

Mullaitheevu 4 7 20 19 50 0 0 3 2 5 55
Mullaitheevu* Thunukkai 1 7 15 31 54 0 0 0 0 0 54

District Total 5 14 35 50 104 0 0 3 2 5 109

Vavuniya North 3 7 15 64 89 0 0 0 0 0 89
Vavuniya Vavuniya South 4 15 25 53 97 0 0 0 7 7 104

District Total 7 22 40 117 186 0 0 0 7 7 193

NP 72 112 306 407 897 2 1 16 95 114 1011

Source: Ministry of Education, NP

* Numbers indicated for Kilinochchi,Mullaitivu,Part of Mannar & Part of Vavuniya District are the numbers in July 2008

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 Table 17.5 DISTRIBUTION OF SCHOOLS BY TYPE & CATOGORY IN ZONES AS ON 01.02.2009
National Provincial Temp.Closed
Zone Sub Sub Private Total
1AB 1C II III 1AB 1C II III Tamil Sinhala
total total
Jaffna 3 0 0 0 3 9 11 41 33 94 3 13 1 114

Valikamam 0 0 0 0 0 12 13 41 63 129 2 20 0 151

Thenmarachchi 1 0 0 0 1 2 8 19 25 54 1 11 0 67

Vadamarachchi 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 30 30 78 0 3 0 81

Islands 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 22 18 50 0 26 0 76

Mannar 3 0 0 0 3 4 12 23 23 62 0 10 2 77

Madhu 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 18 14 36 0 6 0 42

Kilinochchi* 0 0 0 0 0 8 13 36 34 91 9 1 101

Mullaitivu* 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 20 19 50 0 4 1 55

Thunukkai* 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 15 31 54 0 0 0 54

Vavuniya North 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 15 64 89 0 0 0 89

Vavuniya Tamil 2 1 0 0 3 2 10 21 46 79 0 0 0 82
South
Sinhala 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 4 7 14 0 0 7 22

Total 9 2 0 0 11 58 110 305 407 880 6 102 12 1011

Source: Ministry of Education, NP

* Numbers indicated for Kilinochchi,Mullaitivu,Part of Mannar & Part of Vavuniya District are the numbers in July 2008

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 Table: 17.6 FUNCTIONING SCHOOL BY DISTRICT, NP AS ON 01.02.2009
(National, Provincial & Private Schools)

(Nos)
Private
S.No. District National Provincial Total
School

1 Jaffna 4 405 6 415

2 Kilinochchi* 0 91 0 91

3 Mullaitivu* 0 104 0 104

4 Mannar* 3 98 0 101

5 Vavuniya 4 182 0 186

NP 11 880 6 897

Source: Ministry of Education, NP

* Numbers indicated for Kilinochchi,Mullaitivu,Part of Mannar & Part of Vavuniya District are the numbers in July 2008

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 Table: 17.7 FUNCTIONING SCHOOLS BY MEDIUM, NP - 01.02.2009
(National, Provincial & Private Schools)
(Nos)

S.No. District Tamil Sinhala Sinhala & English Sinhala & Tamil Tamil & English Total

1 Jaffna 393 0 0 0 22 415

2 Kilinochchi* 91 0 0 0 0 91

3 Mullaitivu* 104 0 0 0 0 104

4 Mannar* 97 0 0 0 4 101

5 Vavuniya 169 15 0 0 2 186

NP 854 15 0 0 28 897

Source: Ministry of Education, NP

* Numbers indicated for Kilinochchi,Mullaitivu,Part of Mannar & Part of Vavuniya District are the numbers in July 2008

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 Table : 17.8 FUNCTIONING SCHOOLS BY GENDER, NP - AS ON 01.02.2009
(National, Provincial & Private Schools)
(Nos)

S.No. District Boys Girls GSwG BSwB Mixed Total

1 Jaffna 10 14 11 4 376 415

2 Kilinochchi* 2 89 91

3 Mullaitivu* 0 0 0 0 104 104

4 Mannar* 2 2 1 1 95 101

5 Vavuniya 0 0 2 0 184 186

NP 12 16 16 5 848 897

Source: Ministry of Education, NP

GSwB - Girls School with A/L or primary Boys
BSwG - Boys School with A/L or primary Girls
* Numbers indicated for Kilinochchi,Mullaitivu,Part of Mannar & Part of Vavuniya District are the numbers in July 2008

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 Table : 17.9 FUNCTIONING SCHOOLS BY TYPE & MEDIUM, NP - AS ON 01.02.2009
(National & Provincial School)
(Nos)

Tamil Medium Tamil & English Sinhala Medium

Grand
District
Sub Sub Sub Total
1AB 1C II III 1AB 1C II III 1AB 1C II III
Total Total Total

Jaffna 24 46 154 169 393 20 2 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 415

Kilinochchi* 8 13 36 34 91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 91

Mullaitivu* 5 14 35 50 104 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104

Mannar* 4 15 41 37 97 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 101

Vavuniya 5 18 36 110 169 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 4 7 15 186

NP 46 106 302 400 854 26 2 0 0 28 0 4 4 7 15 897

Source: Ministry of Education, NP

* Numbers indicated for Kilinochchi,Mullaitivu,Part of Mannar & Part of Vavuniya District are the numbers in July 2008

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 Table 17.10 PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND CLASSROOMS NORTHERN PROVINCE BY DISTRICT - 2009

District No. of Schools No.of Class rooms

Jaffna 215 270

Kilinochchi* 42 74

Mannar* 50 105

Vavuniya 124 414

Mullaitivu* 51 162

Total 482 1025

Source: Mininstry of Education, NP

* Numbers indicated for Kilinochchi,Mullaitivu,Part of Mannar & Part of Vavuniya District are the numbers in July 2008

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 Table 17.11 SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND CLASS ROOMS IN NORTHERN PROVINCE BY DISTRICT 2009

District No. of Schools No.of Class rooms

Jaffna 246 3502

Kilinochchi* 59 1276

Mannar* 70 1012

Vavuniya* 69 1298

Mullaitivu 57 1068

Total 501 8156

Source: Ministry of Education, NP

* Numbers indicated for Kilinochchi,Mullaitivu,Part of Mannar & Part of Vavuniya District are the numbers in July 2008

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 Table 17.12 NON _ FORMAL CENTRES(SCHOOLS) AND STUDENTS BY DISTRICT IN NP- 2009

District No.of centres No.of student beneficiaries

Jaffna 54 771

Kilinochchi* 14 515

Mannar* 19 341

Vavuniya 16 311

Mullaitivu* 17 464

Total 120 2402

Source:Ministry of Education, NP
* Numbers indicated for Kilinochchi,Mullaitivu,Part of Mannar & Part of Vavuniya District are the numbers in July 2008

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 Table17.13 COMPARISON OF STUDENT ENROLLMENT IN GRADE 1, NP
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008
(Nos)

District 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Jaffna 9,182 10,484 8,998 9,704 9665 10924 9208 9111

9208

Kilinochchi* 3,207 3,404 2,914 2,390 2357 3183 3667 3362

3667

Mullaitivu* 3,745 3,992 3,530 2,317 2310 2547 3144 3082

3144

Mannar 2,174 2,290 2,232 2,074 2093 2089 2671 2426

2671

Vavuniya 4,426 4,202 4,367 4,109 3508 3718 3564 3441

3564

NP TOTAL 57,169 57,964 52,928 54,320 51,282 22,461 22,254 21,422 22,254

Source: Ministry of Education, NP

* Numbers indicated for Kilinochchi,Mullaitivu,Part of Mannar & Part of Vavuniya District are the numbers in July 2008

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 Figure 17.1 COMPARISON OF STUDENT ENROLLMENT IN GRADE 1, NP- 2000 - 2008

12,000

10,000
Jaffna

Kilinochchi
8,000

Mullaitivu
Nos.

6,000 Mannar

Vavuniya
4,000

2,000

0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Year

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 Table 17.14 SCHOOLS BY SIZE OF POPULATION, NP - 2009
(Nos)

Temp-cloesd
Above1500
1001-1500

Sub-total
Below 50

501-1000
301-500
51-300

Total
District

Jaffna 41 228 60 56 16 8 409 73 482

Kilinochchi* 7 41 16 21 5 2 92 9 101

Mannar* 19 60 10 13 2 2 106 18 124

Vavuniya 81 68 12 18 3 5 187 5 192

Mullaitivu* 22 41 19 17 5 1 105 5 110

Total 170 438 117 124 31 18 899 110 1009

Source: Ministry of Education, NP

* Numbers indicated for Kilinochchi,Mullaitivu,Part of Mannar & Part of Vavuniya District are the numbers in July 2008

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 Table :17.15 NO OF STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS BY MEDIUM & SEX, NP - AS ON 01.06.2009

( National and Provincial )

(in Nos)

Students Number

S.No Districts Sinhala Tamil English

Total
Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls

1 Jaffna 0 0 62976 64283 681 805 128745

2 Kilinochchi* 0 0 18157 18393 0 0 36550

3 Mullaitivu* 0 0 16722 17061 8 7 33798

4 Mannar* 0 0 13252 13669 80 73 27074

5 Vavuniya 1338 1388 19414 19635 124 166 42065

NP Total 1338 1388 130521 133041 893 1051 268232

Source: Ministry of Education, NP

* Numbers indicated for Kilinochchi,Mullaitivu,Part of Mannar & Part of Vavuniya District are the numbers in July 2008

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 Table: 17.16 TEACHER CATEGORY BY DISTRICT, NP - 2009
( National and Provincial )
(in Nos)

S.No Districts Graduate Trained Non Trained Trainees Others Total

1 Jaffna 2839 3581 143 21 24 6608

2 Kilinochchi* 254 839 77 8 2 1180

3 Mullaitivu* 285 739 142 16 25 1207

4 Mannar* 382 682 115 14 7 1200

5 Vavuniya 559 1411 122 11 11 2114

NP Total 4319 7252 599 70 69 12309

Source: Ministry of Education, NP

* Numbers indicated for Kilinochchi,Mullaitivu,Part of Mannar & Part of Vavuniya District are the numbers in July 2008

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 Table 17.17 PUPIL TEACHER RATIO BY DISTRICT, NP - 2009
( National and Provincial )

S.No Districts Students Teacher Pupil Teacher Ratio

1 Jaffna 128745 6608 19

2 Kilinochchi* 36550 1180 31

3 Mullaitivu* 33798 1207 28

4 Mannar* 27074 1200 23

5 Vavuniya 41754 2114 20

NP 267921 12309 22
Source: Ministry of Education, NP
* Numbers indicated for Kilinochchi,Mullaitivu,Part of Mannar & Part of Vavuniya District are the numbers in July 2008

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 Table 17.18 PUPIL TEACHERS RATIO BY TEACHERS CATEGORY IN NP - 2009
Pupil/ Graduate Teacher Pupil/ Trained Teacher Pupil/ Untrained Teacher Pupil / Trainee Teacher Pupil / Other Teacher
District
Ratio Ratio Ratio Ratio Ratio

Jaffna 45.3 35.9 900 6130.7 5364.3

Kilinochchi* 143.9 143.6 474.7 4568.7 1827.5

Mullaitivu* 111.6 45.7 238 2112.3 1351.9

Mannar* 70.9 39.7 235.4 1933.9 3867.8

Vavuniya 74.7 29.6 342.2 3795.8 3795.8

Provincial 62.0 37.0 447.0 3827.0 3883.0

Source: Ministry of Education, NP

* Numbers indicated for Kilinochchi,Mullaitivu,Part of Mannar & Part of Vavuniya District are the numbers in July 2008

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 Table 17.19 NUMBER OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN BY DISTRICTS IN NP - 2009
(Nos)

Total No.of handicapped Childern learning in the normal

Name of District No.of Zones
classes with the other children

Jaffna 5 1473

Kilinochchi* 1 0

Mullaitivu* 2

Mannar* 2 226

Vavuniya 2 94

Total 12 1793

Source: Ministry of Education, NP

* Numbers indicated for Kilinochchi,Mullaitivu,Part of Mannar & Part of Vavuniya District are the numbers in July 2008

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 Table 17.20 PARTICULARS OF EDUCATIONAL DIVISIONS IN ZONES IN NP

S.No District Name of Zone Education Division in the Zone

Jaffna
1 Jaffna Nallur
Kopay
Uduvil
Tellipalai
2 Valikamam
Sandilipay
Chankanai
Jaffna Point Pedro
3 Vadamarachchi Karaveddy
Maruthankerny
4 Thenmarachchi Chavakachcheri
Velanai
5 Island Kayts
Delft
Karachchi
Kandawalai
6 Kilinochchi Kilinochchi
Poonagari
Pallai
Puthukudiyiruppu
7 Mullaitivu
Maritimepattu
Mullaitivu Thunukkai
8 Thunukkai Manthai East
Oddusuddan
Vengalachcheddikulam
9 Vavuniya South Vavuniya South ( Tamil )
Vavuniya Vavuniya South (Sinhala)
Vavuniya North
10 Vavuniya North
Omanthai
Mannar
11 Mannar Nanaddan
Mannar Musali
Madhu
12 Madhu
Manthai West

Source : Ministry of Education, NP

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