Visakha Vidyalaya, Ananda College and St. Benedict’s College beat leading schools in the Colombo District to win the Colombo A, B and C regional rounds at the 2018 Business Plan competition organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka).
A total of 15 schools took part in the three regional rounds of the Colombo District which were held in February at the Institute premises. In the Colombo A regional round, D. S. Senanayake College, Nalanda College, Musaeus College, Visakha Vidyalaya and Devi Balika Vidyalaya competed against each other with Visakha Vidyalaya winning, while D.S. Senanayake College was adjudged first runner up, and Devi Balika Vidyalaya second runner up.
In the Colombo B region round, Ananda College, beat St. Bridget’s Convent, Lyceum International – Nugegoda, St. Paul’s Girls School, Milagiriya and Zahira College. St. Bridget’s Convent was adjudged first runner up, while St. Paul’s Girl’s School came in as second runner up. In the Colombo C round, St. Benedict’s College, Ladies College, Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya, Bishop’s College. St. Sebastian’s College competed against each other, with St. Benedict’s College winning. St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa, was adjudged first runner and Ladies’ College the second runner up. Visakha Vidyalaya, Ananda College and St. Benedict’s College, qualified for the grand finale.The winning team at the finale will fly to Brisbane, Australia to take part in the Blue Shift Case Competition organised by the Business School of the Queensland University of Technology.
The competition, organised for the third time is an important platform to help encourage GCE Advanced Level students from the Commerce Stream gain a better understanding on the importance of developing a business plan, thereby helping harness entrepreneurial skills among future business leaders in the country. This year, some 50 schools from across the country including Gampaha, Galle, Kurunegala, Kandy and Jaffna districts are competing at the regional levels, to qualify for the grand finale, which will bring together the winners of each regional round.