Hejaaz International School
Hejaaz International School in Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka provides English Medium education (Cambridge/Local) to boys and girls in separate campuses in an Islamic environment. The School was started in 1994 by two hard working and experienced teachers. At its inception, there were only 3 teachers and 17 students, but this has massively changed in the past. The school is home to over 1000 students and over 60 teachers, with 4 branches. The boys' school is in Mt. Lavinia and the girls' schools are in Dehiwala. At present, the girls section school building is under construction. Students not only from Sri Lanka, but also from the Middle East, Maldives and other Asian countries attend this school due to the excellence in education.
Sports and Extra Curricular Activities
There are several sports and extra curricular activities in the school.
- Basketball
- Karate
- Badminton
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Netball
- Girl Guiding
- Cub Scouting
- Scrabble
- Debating
- Little Friends
- Model United Nations Debating(Hejaaz International Model United Nations - HIMUN)
- Athletics
- Maths Marathon
- Cricket
Societies and Clubs
- Islamic Society
- Sinhala Society
- Science Society
- United Nations Club
- Scrabble Society
- Debate Club
- Photography Club
Prefects in the school
The school selects students as prefects, giving them bigger responsibilities. Junior prefects are selected from grade 10 onwards, while existing junior prefects get promoted as Senior prefects. A total of 12 prefects are selected per academic year.
Sportsmeet Teams(Houses)
There are three houses.
- Bathutha - Blue Colour
- Khaldun - Yellow Colour
- Thabari - Red Colour
Facilities at the school
- Availability a of a fully equipped IT Lab
- Availability of Basketball/Netball court
- Availability of a well equipped Library
- Availability of a well equipped Science Lab
- Availability of separate campuses for boys and girls