Sri Lanka, Panadura
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Uniforms are purple with grey bottoms and bear the school emblem on the shirt. Boys wear a purple shirt with grey shorts (Kindergarten–Primary 5) or grey trousers (Form 1+), with grey socks and black shoes; Girls wear a purple shirt with a grey skirt (Kindergarten uses a purple/white striped top with grey bottoms) or a purple shirt with a grey skirt (Primary 1–Form 7), with Muslim students allowed purple scarves and grey trousers. The PE kit is a purple T-shirt with school logo and black PE pants.
The school has a cafeteria offering nutritious meal options.
The school has an inter-house system with inter-house competitions.
LEEDS International School is governed by a Board of Directors led by Founder and Chairman Dr. Sarath Jayatissa; Deputy Chairperson is Mrs. Malithi Jayatissa; Directresses are Mrs. Hemamala Jayatissa and Mrs. Kinithi Jayatissa; the Panadura branch serves as the flagship and central operations hub for the LEEDS network, which comprises multiple branches across Sri Lanka.
Leeds International School is a K–12, co‑educational institution established in 1999 in Panadura, Sri Lanka, with a network across many towns. The curriculum centers on the Edexcel International framework for IGCSE and IAL examinations, complemented by a National curriculum in English medium offered at selected branches, and from 2025/26 Edexcel iPrimary preparation at chosen campuses. The school emphasizes critical thinking, digital literacy, creative problem solving, multilingual communication, and ethical and cultural values, with assessments that combine formative activities, skill‑based evaluations, mid‑term and end‑term examinations, and project work. Facilities include biology, chemistry, and physics laboratories, up‑to‑date computer labs, a well‑stocked library, Smart Classrooms, and specialist spaces for Robotics and Home Science, plus a music/dance area and a fully air‑conditioned school hall. Sports programs cover swimming, cricket, badminton, karate, athletics, chess, and netball, with qualified coaching and inter‑school competition. Leeds has earned international recognitions for expanding English‑medium education to remote areas globally.