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Census of Government Schools 2005

Sri Lanka, 2005
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LKA_2005_CGS_v01_M
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Statistics Division, Ministry of Education
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Data collection
  • Data Access
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    LKA_2005_CGS_v01_M
    Title

    Census of Government Schools 2005
    Country
    Name
    Sri Lanka
    Study type

    Administrative Records, Education (ad/edu]
    Series Information

    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 government 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 teachers
    Abstract

    The Ministry of Education has conducted an uninterrupted series of annual school census for well over four decades.
    The main objective of the census is to collect following information

    • Information about the school
    • Students
    • Teachers
    • Non-academic staff
    • Physical facilities
    Kind of Data

    Census/enumeration data [cen]
    Unit of Analysis

    School
    Student
    Teacher

    Version

    Version Description

    v1.0: Full edited dataset, original version for internal use of the Ministry of Education.
    Version Date

    2009-04-27

    Scope

    Notes

    The scope of the School Census - 2005 includes:

    Part 1 : Identification Information
Part 2 : Students by in School ( on 2005 July 1st )
Part 3 : Students by birth year
Part 4 : Students who failed in the year 2004
Part 5 : Students in grade 1
Part 6 : A/L Science Students
Part 7 : Students by grade according to the subjects study ( Religion, Technical subjects and Aesthetic )
Part 8A : Disabled students
Part 8B : Disabled students by birth year
Part 9 : Student by race and religion
Part 10A : Students who obtained grade 5 scholarship grants
Part 10B : Students in grade 6
Part 11 : Examination Results ( Year 2004 )
                 - Grade 5
                 - G. C. E. (O/L)
                 - G. C. E. (A/L)
  Part 12 : Health and Nutrition programs in the school
  Part 13 : Physical resources
                   - Toilet facilities
                   - Science Laboratories ( Grade 6-11 )
                   - Science Laboratories ( A/L Students )
                   - Library
                   - Resources of the Library and the Educational Resources Centre 
                   - School Land
                   - Vehicles belongs to  the School
    Part 14 : Allocations for Qualitative Improvements in 2004
    Part 15 : Transferred, Resigned and Retired Teachers in 2004
    Part 16 : Non Academic Staff Members Details

     Details of Teachers
    Topics
    Topic Vocabulary URI
    EDUCATION [6] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    National Coverage - Government Schools
    Universe

    All Government Schools

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    Statistics Division, Ministry of Education

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2005-07-01 2005-07-01
    Data Collection Notes

    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 enntry is done by the Zonal office and data file is mailed to the Statistical Branch of Ministry of Education.

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL
    Additional Secretary Planning Ministry of Education www.moe.gov.lk
    Confidentiality
    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.
    Access conditions

    Please contact the Access Authority for Access Terms and Conditions.
    Citation requirements

    "Department of Census and Statistics, Census of Schools 2005 [CGS-2005], Version 1.0 of the public use dataset. ( April 2009 )"

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer

    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.
    Copyright

    (C) 2005, Ministry of Education

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email URL
    Statistics Division Ministry of Education www.moe.gov.lk
    Microdata Library World Bank microdatalibrary@worldbank.org

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_LKA_2005_CGS_v01_M_WB
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    Department of Census and Statistics Ministry of Finance and Planning Documentation
    Ministry of Education Government of Sri Lanka Data Collection
    Date of Metadata Production

    2009-04-27

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 1.0 ( April 2009 ).
    Version 2.0 (August, 2013).DDI and ID numbers edited by World Bank for World Bank Microdata Library.
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