<P> A National school ( Sinhalese : ජාතික පාසල , Jathika Pasala , Tamil : தேசியப் பாடசாலை ) in Sri Lanka is a school that is funded and administered by the Ministry of Education of the central government as opposed to Provincial schools run by the local provincial council . These schools provide secondary education ( some including collegiate ) , with some providing primary education as well . The classification began in 1985 , with 18 schools being designated as national schools . Today , there are 342 National Schools in country constituting 3 percent of total National and Provincial Schools . </P>
<P> A National school ( Sinhalese : ජාතික පාසල , Jathika Pasala , Tamil : தேசியப் பாடசாலை ) in Sri Lanka is a school that is funded and administered by the Ministry of Education of the central government as opposed to Provincial schools run by the local provincial council . These schools provide secondary education ( some including collegiate ) , with some providing primary education as well . The classification began in 1985 , with 18 schools being designated as national schools . Today , there are 342 National Schools in country constituting 3 percent of total National and Provincial Schools . </P>
how many national schools in sri lanka 2016
how many national schools in sri lanka 2016
342
342