Four Schools in Sri Lanka: equality of opportunity for rural children?

Appetite for Education in Contemporary Asia.

“…In terms of facilit ies and plant , of teacher-pupil ratios and measured academic results, the central schools are far superior to the rural high schools (Kap ferer 1975) , and are virtually the only avenue to higher educat ion open to rural children of peasant or working-class backgrol.lll d. Furthermore , entry to central schools is based on a meritocratic select ion test , which purports to measure the potential of the child to benefit from this superior schooling.…”