Sri Lanka, June 3 -- Ethpattiya Junior School in Badalkumbura in Monaragala Education Zone could be the only school in Sri Lanka without any student.

The school without a principal or any student is staffed by one teacher and a non-academic employee. A retired Principal of the School Mallika Ratnayake said the school founded in 1948 with a strength of 70 students had risen to 200 students and a staff of 16 teachers.

"Children from several villages including Ritigahduwa, Pabala, Karagasara and Ethpattiya attended this school with classes from Year one to nine, and they have held senior positions in the government. I was appointed Principal in 2018 and transferred to another school in 2023. In 2024 when I returned as Principal the strengt...