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History. It was formerly known as Christian College until 1964 when the administration of the school was taken over by the government. The school traces its roots to 1822 when the Cotta Institute was established as a seminary for young Ceylonese of which the first principal was Rev. Samuel Lambrick. The third principal of the academy was Rev ...
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Andrew Patrick
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Lisa Whanstall
British Deputy High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Acting British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, British Deputy High Commissioner to Sri Lanka
British High Commission Colombo
389, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7 Colombo Sri Lanka General telephone +94 11 5390639/ +44 20 7008 5000 Fax +94 11 5390692 Use our contact form for consular enquiries: www.gov.uk/contact-consulate-colombo For enquiries that are not about consular issues, email colombo.general@fcdo.gov.uk Access and opening times
At present, the attestation process of documents, submitted to the Consular Affairs Division, is carried out through an innovative digital platform, based on cloud computing through e-DAS, aimed at improving and streamlining the service, with speedy verification process which is linked in real-time with Sri Lanka Missions abroad, Missions based in Colombo as well as other government institutions.
get in touch. The British School in Colombo 63 Elvitigala Mawatha, Colombo 08. Sri Lanka +94 (011) 760-3400/1
3. Colombo South. 10 educational institutions which are operated by private funds and are under the control of the government belong to the Colombo Education Zone. They offer an alternative to public schools and allow for more individualized attention and a focus on holistic development. Private schools typically have rigorous academic programs ...
Colombo Borella Ananda College, Colombo: 1AB 7920 367 Colombo Borella Nalanda College, Colombo: 1AB 7502 247 Colombo Akuresse Asoka College, Colombo: 1AB 4000 150 Colombo Borella D. S. Senanayake College, Colombo 1AB 6391 236 Colombo Borella Thurstan College, Colombo 1AB 5357 286 Colombo Borella Ananda Balika Vidyalaya, Colombo 1AB 2254 115 Colombo
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Contact. Foreign Ministry, Republic Building, Sir Baron Jayathilake Mawatha, ... Colombo 01, Sri Lanka. Telephone : +94 112 446 302 / +94 112 338 812.
