The Best Annual Report and Accounts Competition of National Schools - 2012 :

Enhancing the quality of Annual Reports

The awards ceremony of the Best Annual Report and Accounts Competition of National Schools - 2012 will be held on October 27 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Convention Hall (BMICH) Main Hall.

This event is organized by the Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka (AATSL) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education. The Chief Guest for this national ceremony will be Minister Education, Bandula Gunawardhana.Deputy Minister of Education,Gamini Wijith Wijayamuni Zoysa, Monitoring MP of Education, Mohan Lal Grero,Skills Development and Youth Affairs Ministry and Secretary to the Ministry of Education, Gotabhaya Jayaratne will be the Guests of Honour.

This special national competition was inaugurated in the year 2008 by the AATSL in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and continued for the fifth consecutive time this year.

Objective of this national endeavour is to enhance the quality of Annual Reports and Financial Statements of School Development Societies or Committees of all National Schools in order to encourage the highest level of transparency, accountability, productivity and good governance.

Participation of all national schools for this competition has been declared compulsory by the Minister of Education in the year 2009.

Hundred and eighty five national schools have participated at this year’s competition. Winners will be awarded with plaques, cash prizes and certificates under following categories.

National Level – Gold, Silver, Bronze

District Level – District First, District Second, District Third

Other schools will be given certificates of Compliance, Appreciation and Acknowledgment.

AATSL together with the Ministry of Education invites all the national schools to this awards ceremony.