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Zonal Education Office Colombo

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Vision

To be the best education service hub which delivers quality educational services to the school community

Mission

Through innovative technology, managing the process of continuous quality development of school education and delivering quality services to the school community

Soar Together With Pride to Excellence

Colombo is one of the prominent education zones in the western province which locates in the heart of the commercial capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo zonal education office administers and operates the education quality development of all the educational institutions situated in the suburbs of Colombo including government schools, semi government schools and private schools. There are 123 government schools, 10 semi government schools,10 private schools and 10 Pirivenas in Colombo education zone. The zone is consisted of four education divisions as Colombo North, Colombo Central, Colombo South and Borella. The main objective of the Colombo Zonal education office is to enhance the education development of the zone through the practice of new learning strategies and new programmes based on annual themes. All the subject directors, divisional directors and the in-service advisors are committed to improve the standards of the teachers of the zone and to increase the proficiency level of the students of the zone. Along with them the teachers and the principals of the schools of Colombo education zone fullfil their duties and responsibilities in a commendable way.

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Being diverse with multi ethnic, multi religious and multi-cultural background, Colombo education zone becomes unique. The greatest challenge of the zone is to achieve the educational objectives in such a context.

Consistence of a variety of schools including national, provincial, semi government and private heightens the prevailing challenges. Colombo education zone is consisted of a community diverse in socioeconomic conditions which has become another challenge in reaching its objectives. Subjected to constant changes of socioeconomic and cultural conditions, Colombo zonal education office walks on the path of victory strengthening its capacities through experiments and researches.

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