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| Lyceum International School | |
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Nugegoda,Wattala,Panadura,Ratnapura,Gampaha,Nuwara Eliya,Anuradhapura,Kurunegala,Avissawella,Katunayake | |
| Coordinates | 6°52′14″N79°53′10″E / 6.870583°N 79.886139°E /6.870583; 79.886139 (Lyceum Main School) Lyceum Main School's Location |
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| Type | Private International School |
| Motto | Know thyself |
| Established | 14 June 1993; 31 years ago (14 June 1993) |
| Founder | Mohan Lal Grero |
| Principal | Kumari Grero |
| Teaching staff | 2,800(academic) |
| Employees | 500(non-academic) |
| Key people | Nikitha Grero (Chief Visionary Officer) Michael Wilshaw (Chief Academic Adviser) |
| Grades | Lower Nursery - Grade 12 |
| Age | 2 to 20 |
| Number of students | 23,300 (as of 2023 March) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 8:1 (8.32) (as of 2023 March) |
| Education system | Edexcel(International Stream) Local(National Stream) |
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| Color(s) | Blue and silver |
| Song | "Lyceum our alma mater may the torch of learning burn, from body mind and spirit..." |
| Publication | Blossoms, Saroja |
| Newspaper | The Lyceumer |
| Website | www |
Lyceum International School (Sinhala:ලයිසියම් ජාත්යන්තර පාසල,Tamil:லைசியம் சர்வதேச பாடசாலை), popularly known asLyceum and its students asLyceumers, is the largestInternational School network inSri Lanka providing all pre-primary, primary and secondary education, and the largest School in Sri Lanka With over 23,300 students and 3,300 teachers and staff, not to mention one of the leading schools in the country.[1][2]
Lyceum International School was founded by Dr.Mohan Lal Grero in 1993, to foster all-round development through English-medium learning in Sri Lanka. At its inception, Lyceum International School had only seven students and four teachers. The school's motto is derived from the Ancient Greek aphorism "Know thyself".[3] Lyceum is made up of the parent school inNugegoda and nine branch schools inWattala,Panadura,Ratnapura,Gampaha,Nuwara Eliya,Anuradhapura,Kurunegala,Avissawella andKatunayake.[4]
The Lyceum International Schools network currently has over 23,300 students and about 2,800 teachers as of 2025 .[5]
Lyceum International School has ten branches across Sri Lanka providing both primary and secondary education,[6] and seventeen more branches providing pre-primary education[7] commonly known as "leaf schools". Lyceum International School also has six daycare centres for toddlers.[8]
In Addition, Lyceum Campus was introduced in 2022, located in Nugegoda, with state-of-the-art facilties where students can pursue excellence through international standards in a comprehensive campus experience close to home.[9]
Lyceum's senior school students sit for thePearsonEdexcel International Examinations for their Ordinary Levels and Advanced Level Examinations its examination body.[10]
Since 2010, students are given the option of choosing between the Cambridge syllabus or the National syllabus in the English language, which gives them the opportunity to be eligible for higher education at public universities in Sri Lanka. In 2022, Cambridge syllabus was removed from the curriculum and was replaced by Pearson Edexcel syllabus.[11]
Lyceum has consistently produced some of the island's best examination results, and its students have successfully been enrolled in the world's best universities.[10]
Lyceum has launched the first phase of e-learning at the Lyceum Group along with the instigation of curfew, on the 16 March 2020.[12]
Maathra is an annual cultural dancing event produced and performed by Lyceum International Schools which was envisioned by school's founder, Mohan Lal Grero and administered by Kumari Grero in 2008. Under the guidance of Rasika Kothalawala, the Head of Cultural Dancing, around 600 performers hailing from Lyceum International School branches including Nugegoda, Panadura, Wattala, Ratnapura, Gampaha, Nuwara Eliya, and Kurunagala undergo training annually to showcase their talents at a significant event.[13]
Maathra is considered as the Sri Lanka's biggest cultural dancing event of the year and usually takes place in October atBMICH orNelum Pokuna Theatre. Distinguished chief guests includes Sri Lanka's president and the advisory council of the Lyceum International School.[14]
| Competition | Year | Country | Award/Place | Description |
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| International Cultural Dancing Competition | 2018 | Russia | World's Best (first place) | Nearly 600 performers from Lyceum International School in Nugegoda, Panadura, Wattala, Ratnapura, Gampaha, Nuwara Eliya and Kurunagala are trained to perform at the event each year. Maathra has won the first place, "World's Best", in International Cultural Dancing Competition held in Russia, 2018.[13] |
| BestWeb.lk Annual Competition | 2023 | Sri Lanka | Gold Award (first place) | The Lyceum International School website won the Gold Award for the "Best University and Educational Institute Website in Sri Lanka" (in both government and private education sectors) in the BestWeb.lk 2023 competition.[15][16] |
| 2024 | The Lyceum International School website won the Gold Award for the "Best School Website in Sri Lanka" (in both government and private education sectors) in the BestWeb.lk 2024 competition.[17][18] |
Lyceum is an annual participant of COMUN (Colombo Model United Nations) and SLMUN (Sri Lanka Model United Nations).[19] The Lyceum delegation won the best school and best delegation award in the COMUN 2011 Conference along with several other awards and has also been runners up in most of the previous conferences. Lyceum International School Wattala Branch also has participated in COMUN 2012 Conference winning GA2 Best Delegate Award. Lyceum International School Nugegoda Branch annually HostsLISMUN Conference.[20]
Inter International Schools Athletic Championship (ISAC) is the Sri Lanka's biggest school sporting annual event and Lyceum International School was the host for several years. Each year about 23 international schools are participating with over 2,000 athletes in over 100 live sporting events. Lyceum International School Wattala was the consecutive overall winner for over 5 years with the most medals count.[21][22][23]
ISAC 2021 and 2022 was not held due to COVID-19. In the most recent ISAC event, the ISAC 2023 Lyceum International School was able to win 175 medals in total with 60gold, 66 silver and 49 bronze medals.[24][25]
