This school has a population of 642 students, with around 12 students per class in the O/L (Ordinary Level) grades (students dropout of school gradually at various grades). The school only offers the Commerce and Arts streams for the A/Ls due to resource constraints. The students who sign up for A/Ls don’t attend school but attend tuition classes in the closest cities (Nochchiyagama, Anuradhapura, etc). Approximately half of the students in a typical class (This survey was taken from students in grade 10 and grade 11 combined) [can do further surveys but results will be similar from experience at the ground level] have access to a computer at home, while a larger portion have access to a smartphone via their parents.
Existing IT infrastructure
- IT classroom floor area (approx.): 10m x 10m
- New empty classroom floor area (appox.): 12m x 12m
- Internet connection peak throughput: 10mbps
- UPS rating: 600kVA
| Description |
Working |
Faulty |
Total |
| Number of computers |
15 |
0 |
15 |
| Number of UPSs |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Number of air conditioners |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| Number of overhead projectors |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Network switch (IT classroom) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Internet connections |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Computer tables 15 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
| Computer chairs (student) |
30 |
0 |
30 |
We have already guided the principal on how to obtain a more suitable internet connection to what was being used. The computers present are donations by the Nations Trust Bank. At this point they are outdated (pentium 4 operating systems). The bank and its resource people have generously offered to repair and upgrade parts of the existing setup. Currently a maths teacher has taken up the responsibility of teaching IT as well. She has a little experience with the Pascal programming language, and has been teaching the students video editing in order to engage them in doing something more advanced with a computer. The students have an understanding of MS office and know their way around the basics of a computer.
Proposed aid
| Item description |
Quantity |
| UPS |
8 |
| Computer |
5 |
| Computer table |
5 |
| Webcam |
1 |
Details of computers to be assembled
| Computer equipment |
Quantity |
| CPU i3 |
1 |
| Display 15" |
1 |
| UPS 1.2kVA |
1 |
| Keyboard |
1 |
| Mouse |
1 |
| Headset |
1 |
| Ram 8GB |
1 |
| 128GB SSD |
1 |
| Wifi Dongle |
1 |
