ROYAL COLLEGE COLOMBO BECOMES THE FIRST SCHOOL IN SRI LANKA TO JOIN GOVPAY
Royal College Colombo, became the first school in Sri Lanka to enable digital payments through GovPay, marking another significant milestone in the Government’s digital transformation agenda.
The official launch took place recently at a ceremony held at the Royal College, Colombo where the school was formally onboarded to the GovPay platform.
With this integration, parents can now conveniently make school Facilities and Service Fee payments as well as School Development Society (SDS) Fee payments securely through any digital banking platform or FinTech application connected to GovPay. The new facility replaces the cumbersome manual payment process, which was both time-consuming and inconvenient for parents while creating an administrative burden for the school. This initiative provides parents with a faster, more secure and convenient payment experience.
Speaking at the occasion, Principal of Royal College Colombo, Mr. Athula Wijewardena, said “As Sri Lanka’s first school to adopt GovPay, Royal College is proud to lead the way in embracing digital transformation within the education sector. This initiative will significantly improve the convenience offered to our parents while enabling the school to manage collections more efficiently, accurately and transparently. We believe this is a progressive step towards modernising public education administration.“
Commenting on the milestone, Chief Executive Officer of LankaPay, Mr. Channa de Silva said “We are delighted to welcome Royal College, Colombo as the first school in Sri Lanka to join GovPay. Extending digital payments to schools represents another significant milestone in making Government services more accessible and citizen-centric. This further validates how digital payments can simplify everyday interactions between citizens and government while enhancing transparency, financial accountability and operational efficiency in Public Institutions.”
Secretary of the Royal College School Development Society, Mr. Jaliya Perera, also welcomed the initiative, stating “The introduction of GovPay simplifies the payment process for our parent community while strengthening financial governance through secure digital transactions. It eliminates unnecessary paperwork and queues, allowing both parents and the School Development Society to benefit from a more efficient, transparent and accountable payment ecosystem.”
GovPay is a collaborative initiative of LankaPay and GovTech Sri Lanka, implemented under the direction of the Ministry of Digital Economy to enable secure and convenient digital payments for Government services. With the onboarding of Royal College Colombo, GovPay now connects 301 Government institutions, providing citizens with digital access to payments for 4,413 Government services. Since its launch in February 2025 the platform has processed 439,818 transactions with a total transaction value exceeding Rs. 4.8 billion demonstrating the rapid adoption of digital payments across Sri Lanka’s public sector.
GovPay is Sri Lanka’s national Government digital payment platform that enables citizens to make secure online payments to Government institutions through participating banks and licensed FinTech applications, offering a seamless, convenient and transparent payment experience.
