Karlshrue College is an English language school in Colombo, Sri Lanka, located at Karlshrue Place, Colombo. It has 500 students and 17 teachers, with an auditorium and a swimming pool. The School is situated at 5, Karlshrue Place, Colombo-10, Sri Lanka. The Principal is Sali Devon.
Colombo is the commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo metropolitan area has a population of 5.6 million, and 752,993 in the city proper. It is the financial centre of the island and a popular tourist destination. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to the Greater Colombo area which includes Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the legislative capital of Sri Lanka and Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia. Colombo is often referred to as the capital since Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is within the urban area of, and a suburb of, Colombo. It is also the administrative capital of the Western Province and the district capital of Colombo District. Colombo is a busy and vibrant place with a mixture of modern life and colonial buildings and ruins. It was the legislative capital of Sri Lanka until 1982.
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea. The island is geographically separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. The legislative capital, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, is a suburb of the commercial capital and largest city, Colombo.
The school teaches history and is mentioned in the Galle Fort, Dutch Fort and Dutch period museum histories. The School has a connection with Wesley College, Colombo and Southland Balika. Some graduates have entered the Universities in Sri Lanka.
Wesley College, Colombo, popularly known as "Wesley" or "The Double Blues" is a school providing primary and secondary education in Sri Lanka. Wesley College is a Methodist educational institution.
The School closed its business in 2010.
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