Sri Lankan Int’l School in Jeddah gets new premises

Mohammed Rasoooldeen Arab News

With the beginning of the new academic year, Sri Lankan International School in Jeddah moved into a new premises in Bani Malik district following the formal opening by Sri Lanka’s Ambassador Mohamed Ageed Mohammed Marleen yesterday.

Offering his best wishes to parents, students and teachers, the envoy said that the new school has a convenient and comfortable environment for effective learning. “A conducive environment for learning is important in children’s education,” Marleen stressed, pointing out that home, school and social environment play a prominent role in bringing up children in a healthy manner.

“The new place is spacious, serene and would create a good platform for students for curricular activities,” Marleen said.

Delivering the welcome address, School Principal Fareeda H.Wahab said the new premises would help enhance the quality of education in the coming years. She noted that the school students obtained 90 percent passes in all subjects at the recent IGCSE examination conducted by the University of Cambridge.