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The Lyceum International School, popularly known as LIS and its students as Lyceumers, is a school providing primary and secondary education in Sri Lanka. It is a network of schools in Sri Lanka.

Hillwood College is a private girls school situated at the heart of the hill capital of Kandy, Sri Lanka. The school is famous for their well-mannered girls, who are being nurtured basically in a Christian-based environment. Even though the school is of a Christian origin, different pupils of different races as well as of different religions attend the school while keeping there identity as it is. Through this approach the school has been able to produce youngsters who can live cooperatively with different ethnic groups. The school is situated in the lake round area nearby to the Malwatu pirivena (Buddhist Monastery). Hillwood College Kandy was founded in 1890 by Elizabeth Bellerby as a result of an appeal made by Rev. Ireland Jones and Rev. Garret to the Church of England Zenana Missionary Society (CEZMS) to open a school in benefit for the Kandyan girls.[2] Bellerby along with Ethel Jones arrived Sri Lanka on 1889 to fulfill the request of the CEZMS.[3] Upon arrival she went to Christian Mission School, Kotte to learn Sinhalese which might have surely made her easy to tackle the local folk. Bellerby started the institute between May and August 1890. At start there were only seven pupils at the commencement. In those times there was a prejudice of people as "not educating girls", but she convinced the parents telling that ”If you educate a son, you educate an individual but if you educate a daughter you educate an entire family”. With these remarks the vision of Kandyan people about educating girls changed vastly. After founding the college, Bellerby served Hillwood College Kandy as the founding principal for almost 21 years. Nowadays the school is acting as a facilitator to more than 2000 girls.

Royal College is widely known as the premier educational institution in the island. This idea has been justified time and time again as Royalists past and present have produced outstanding results in whatever field they may have taken part in. Royal College is an institution that brings together all walks of life, giving an equal platform for every student to reach his maximum potential. Here at Royal College, the entire school runs like the mechanism of a well oiled machine in order to produce the right kind of people. Set the stage for just the right kind of events. To bring out the best in those involved. Lessons learned and relearned during the past one hundred and seventy five years have tuned an excellence into the school which is illustrated today in both Academics as well as Extra curricular activities . With a devoted student body and an exceptional staff, the Royal community runs full steam in an effort to edify Lankan youth. Royal College has produced many distinguished alumni, including Presidents of two countries, a Sultan, and three Prime Ministers. With over 35 Sports and 50 Clubs & Societies, Royal College produces some of the best talent the nation has seen, and continues to innovate and set the benchmark for those around.