The School for the Deaf, Ratmalana

The Ceylon School for the Deaf and Blind (CSDB) is governed by the Diocese of Colombo and managed by a Board of Trustees of which the Bishop of Colombo is the Chairperson. The Ceylon School for the Deaf and Blind operates three residential schools, The School for the Deaf and The School for the Blind at Ratmalana, and the Nuffield School for the Deaf and Blind at Kaithady in Jaffna. Established in 1912 The Ceylon School for the Deaf &Blind provides at any time Education and Vocational Training to approximately 400 hearing and sight impaired children completely free of charge.