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Education
- English(1) An educational establishment maintained wholly or principally for students of one sex, race, or religious belief, or for students with a particular disability, or for students in a particular age group, or the authority responsible for the control of any such establishment, does not commit a breach of section 57 by refusing to admit students of a different sex, race, or religious belief, or students not having that disability or not being in that age group.
… (Human Rights Act 1993, Sec. 58)
Education
- English(1) Government shall direct its policy towards ensuring that there are equal and adequate educational opportunities at all levels.
(2) Government shall promote science and technology.
(3) Government shall strive to eradicate illiteracy; and to this end Government shall as and when practicable provide –
(a) free, compulsory and universal primary education;
(b) free secondary education;
(c) free university education; and
(d) free adult literacy programme. (Sec. 18)
Education
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(5) Women shall have the right to obtain special opportunity in education, … on the basis of positive discrimination.
… (Art. 38) - Nepali
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(५) महिलालाई शिक्षा, … मा सकारात्मक विभेदका आधारमा विशेष अवसर प्राप्त गर्ने हक हुनेछ ।
… (धारा ३८)
Education
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Initial, primary and secondary education are obligatory. In the institutions of the State, education is gratuitous. In the public universities the State guarantees the right to be educated gratuitously to students [alumnos] who maintain a satisfactory performance and who cannot account for the economic resources necessary to cover the costs of education.
With the objective to guarantee the greatest plurality in educational offerings, and in favor of those who cannot pay for their education, the law establishes the mode of subsidizing private education in any of its modalities, including communal and cooperative.
The State promotes the creation of centers of education wherever the population so requires.
The State guarantees the eradication of illiteracy. Similarly, it foments bilingual and intercultural education, according to the characteristics of each zone. It preserves the diverse cultural and linguistic manifestations of the country. It promotes national integration. (Art. 17) - Spanish
La educación inicial, primaria y secundaria son obligatorias. En las instituciones del Estado, la educación es gratuita. En las universidades públicas el Estado garantiza el derecho a educarse gratuitamente a los alumnos que mantengan un rendimiento satisfactorio y no cuenten con los recursos económicos necesarios para cubrir los costos de educación.
Con el fin de garantizar la mayor pluralidad de la oferta educativa, y en favor de quienes no puedan sufragar su educación, la ley fija el modo de subvencionar la educación privada en cualquiera de sus modalidades, incluyendo la comunal y la cooperativa.
El Estado promueve la creación de centros de educación donde la población los requiera.
El Estado garantiza la erradicación del analfabetismo. Asimismo, fomenta la educación bilingüe e intercultural, según las características de cada zona. Preserva las diversas manifestaciones culturales y lingüísticas del país. Promueve la integración nacional. (Art. 17)
Education
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The Parliament legislates within the domains attributed to it by the Constitution, as well as the following domains:
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16. the general rules concerning education and scientific research;
… (Art. 139) - Arabic
يُشرّع البرلمان في الميادين الّتي يخصّصه له الدّستور، وكذلك في المجالات الآتية:
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16. القواعد العامّة المتعلّقة بالتّعليم، والبحث العلميّ،
… (المــادة 139) - French
Le Parlement légifère dans les domaines que lui attribue la Constitution, ainsi que dans les domaines suivants:
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16)- les règles générales relatives à l’enseignement et à la recherche scientifique;
… (Art. 139)
Education
- EnglishThe National and state governments shall have legislative and executive competences on any of the matters listed below:
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2. Tertiary education and scientific research;
… (Schedule (C): Concurrent Powers)
Education
- EnglishAll citizens have the right to education; and the State shall endeavor to make general education compulsory and free of charge in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations of the State. (Art. 49)
- Arabicالتّعليم حقّ لكل مواطن و تسعى الدولة لتحقيق إلزاميّة و مجانيّة التّعليم العام، وفقا للنظم و القوانين المعمول بها في الدّولة. (المادّة 49)
Education
- EnglishThe state shall adopt necessary measures to foster education at all levels … (Art. 17)
- Dariدولت برای ارتقای معارف در همه سطوح ... تدابیر لازم اتخاذ می نماید. (مادۀ ۱۷)
- Pashtoدولت په بيلابيلو سطحو كې د معارف د ودې ... لپاره لازم تدبيرونه نيسي. (۱۷ ماده)
Education
- English… Parents have the duty to provide for the support and the education of their children. They are supported in this task by the State. … (Art. 31)
- French… Les parents ont le devoir de pourvoir à l’entretien et à l’éducation de leurs enfants. Ils sont soutenus dans cette tâche par l'Etat. … (Art. 31)
Education
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(2) The State is pledged to establish in Sri Lanka a Democratic Socialist Society, the objectives of which include –
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(h) the complete eradication of illiteracy and the assurance to all persons of the right to universal and equal access to education at all levels.
… (Art. 27) - Sinhala
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(2) මතු දැක්වෙන අරමුණ ද ඇතුළත් ව ප්රජාතාන්තික සමාජවාදී සමාජයක් ශ්රී ලංකාවෙහි ඇති කිරීමට රජය ඇප කැප වී ඇත්තේ ය -
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(ඌ) නූගත්කම සහමුලින් ම තුරන් කිරීම සහ සියලු තැනැත්තන්ට අධ්යාපනයේ සෑම අවස්ථාවක දී ම සර්ව සාධාරණ හා සමාන ඉඩ ප්රස්තා ලබා ගැනීමේ අයිතිය සහතික කිරීම.
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