Recognition for Annual Reports of National Schools by AAT
View(s):The objective of this competition is to enhance the quality of Annual Reports and Accounts of School Development Societies / Committees of all National Schools in Sri Lanka in order to encourage them to pursue the highest level of transparency, accountability, productivity and good governance. Mr. Indraka Liyanage, chairman of the committee informed that all arrangements have been made to conduct the event this year and the cut off date for submitting reports is 15th June 2013
With the collaboration of the Ministry of Education AAT Sri Lanka has launched the Best Annual Report and Accounts Competition - 2013 for the 6th consecutive year. The awards ceremony, which is scheduled to be held on 1st December 2013 at the BMICH Main Hall with Hon. Bandula Gunawardhana, Minister of Education as the chief guest, and Mr. S. M. Gotabhaya Jayaratne, Secretary to the Ministry of Education as the Guest of Honour.
The message of the winner of the Gold Award – 2012 – Ms. Pradeepa Samarasinghe Principal, Devi Balika Vidyalaya, setting out her success story is reproduced here. It illustrates the extent to which the concept of this corporate social responsibility actively reached our school network at all levels
Principal’s Message – Devi Balika Vidyalaya
As a principal who has submitted annual reports to the Best Annual Reports and Accounts Competition organized by the AAT of Sri Lanka in collaboration with the Ministry of Education since its commencement in 2007, it gives me great pleasure to forward this message. In Sri Lanka, a national school’s development is funded and assisted by diverse sources including the government, parents, past pupils, well-wishers and various organizations. Hence, it is vital to showcase the school’s progress as well as the transparency regarding the allocation and the use of such funds to acquire further support from these agents.
Some perceive the compilation of a school annual report as a time-consuming task which is difficult to be executed within the busy schedule of a school principal. However, if due attention is paid to school projects and activities and the school’s financial accounts are properly maintained throughout the year, compiling an annual report can be done with ease and minimum time.
The compilation of an annual report by a school has its own unique advantages. It allows identifying the school’s strengths and weaknesses, paving the way to progress through improvement and it also helps to gain the trust of the surrounding community. Our first-hand experiences throughout the recent years have guaranteed these benefits.
Therefore, I would like to extend my gratitude to AAT Sri Lanka which organizes this competition annually in collaboration with the Ministry of Education for giving us this valuable opportunity.
AAT is pleased that it has the opportunity to contribute towards good governance of the country from the grass-root level of our school network through this programme.
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