Census of Government Schools 1998
Sri Lanka, 1996
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LKA_1998_CGS_v01_M
Census of Government Schools 1998
| Name |
|---|
| Sri Lanka |
Administrative Records, Education (ad/edu]
The Census of Schools has been conducted, since 1960. This census is the forty third one in a series of censuses conducted annually. This census provides valuable information about goverment school and teachers to policy makers, planners and researchers..
The questionnaire is filled by Principals of the schools and it contains following parts.
- Identification information about the school
- Details about the school children
- Details about the disabled students
- Physical facilities
- Non academic staff
- Details about the teachersThe Ministry of Education has conducted an uninterrupted series of annual school census for wel over four decades.
The main objective of the census is to collect following information
- Information about the school
- Students
- Teachers
Census/enumeration data [cen]
School
Student
Teacher
Version
v1.0: Full edited dataset, original version for internal use of the Ministry of Education.
2009-06-01
Scope
The scope of the School Census - 1997 includes:
Section 1 : Identification Information
Section 1.2A : Students in School ( on 1997 July 1st )
Section 1.2B : Students by age & grade
Section 1.2C : Students who failed
Section 1.3 : Aesthetic and Technical Subjects Teach in Grade 6 - Grade 11
Section 1.4 : Students who sat for A/L Examination and Students who Qualified to Enter the University
Section 1.5 : Permanent Teachers by Appointment Nature
Section 1.6 : Pensioned and Transferred Teachers during 01-06-1996 to 30-06-1997
Section 1.7 : Student Fees & School Development Board & Student Unions FundsDetails about the Teachers
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| EDUCATION [6] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
Coverage
National Coverage - Government Schools
All Government Schools
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| Statistics Division, Ministry of Education |
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 1996-07-01 | 1996-07-01 |
The questionnaires are handed over to the Divisional Directors.
Divisional Directors distributed the questionnaires to the schools in their divisions
Divisional Director collects the filled questionnaires and handed over to the Zonal office.
Data entry is done by the Zonal office and data file is mailed to the Statistical Branch of Ministry of Education.
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Secretary Planning | Ministry of Education | www.moe.gov.lk |
| Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? | Confidentiality declaration text |
|---|---|
| yes | The degree of confidentiality of this microdata set is determined by the Access Authority. Please refer to the Access Authority for further details. |
Please contact the Access Authority for Access Terms and Conditions.
"Department of Census and Statistics, Census of Schools 1998 [CGS-1998], Version 1.0 of the public use dataset. (May 2009 )"
Disclaimer and copyrights
The Department of Census and Statistics and the Ministry of Education will bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the secondary use of the data.
(C) 1997, Ministry of Education
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics Division | Ministry of Education | www.moe.gov.lk | |
| Microdata Library | World Bank | microdatalib@worldbank.org |
Metadata production
DDI_LKA_1998_CGS_v01_M_WB
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Census and Statistics | Ministry of Finance and Planning | Documentation |
| Ministry of Education | Government of Sri Lanka | Data Collection |
2009-06-01
Metadata version
Version 1.0 ( May 2009 ).
Version 2.0 (August, 2013).DDI and ID numbers edited by World Bank for World Bank Microdata Library.