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'''Poramadulla Central College''' ({{lang-si|පොරමඩුල්ල මධ්ය මහා විද්යාලය}}) is a secondary school in [[Rikillagaskada]], [[Sri Lanka]].<ref>Ferguson, p. [http://books.google.com/books?id=08oVAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Poramadulla+Central+College%22&dq=%22Poramadulla+Central+College%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=xQOiUvnjA4S3qgGyroDgBQ&ved=0CEYQ6AEwAQ 1273]. "N/Poramadulla Central College, Rikillagaskade— Classes up to G.C.E., & U.E. Nugawela Madhya Maha Vidyalaya, Werellagama — Tel. 94. Werellagama. Palali Govt. Teachers College, Vasavilan^-Principal— S. Kanthasamy, B.sc, dipl. ed.[...]"</ref> Flanked by the [[Diyatalawa]] mount on one side and the [[Kandapola]] area on the other, the school serves as a sports school that helps train children talented in sports to improve and harness their skills.<ref name= "Facilities">{{Citation |author= |publication-date=October 24, 2010 |title=Facilities at Poramadulla Central grounds to be upgraded |publisher= [[Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka)]] |page= |url=http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2010/10/24/spo17.asp |accessdate=December 7, 2013}}</ref>
'''Poramadulla Central College''' ({{lang-si|පොරමඩුල්ල මධ්ය මහා විද්යාලය}}) is a secondary school in [[Rikillagaskada]], [[Hanguranketha]], [[Sri Lanka]].<ref>Ferguson, p. [http://books.google.com/books?id=08oVAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Poramadulla+Central+College%22&dq=%22Poramadulla+Central+College%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=xQOiUvnjA4S3qgGyroDgBQ&ved=0CEYQ6AEwAQ 1273]. "N/Poramadulla Central College, Rikillagaskade— Classes up to G.C.E., & U.E. Nugawela Madhya Maha Vidyalaya, Werellagama — Tel. 94. Werellagama. Palali Govt. Teachers College, Vasavilan^-Principal— S. Kanthasamy, B.sc, dipl. ed.[...]"</ref> Flanked by the [[Diyatalawa]] mount on one side and the [[Kandapola]] area on the other, the school serves as a sports school that helps train children talented in sports to improve and harness their skills.<ref name= "Facilities">{{Citation |author= |publication-date=October 24, 2010 |title=Facilities at Poramadulla Central grounds to be upgraded |publisher= [[Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka)]] |page= |url=http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2010/10/24/spo17.asp |accessdate=December 7, 2013}} ([http://archive.is/egwEA Archive])</ref>


==History==
==History==
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In October 2010, the Sri Lanka Ministry of Sports [[C. B. Rathnayake]], a graduate of Poramadulla Central College, announced that the ministry would develop and upgrade the sports facilities on the college grounds.<ref name= "Facilities"/> The grounds, first developed in 1998, were designed so that all sports could be played, including volleyball, cricket, football, table tennis, badminton, netball, and basketball.<ref name= "Facilities"/> The upgrade is to help raise the standard of sports at the school.<ref name= "Facilities"/>
In October 2010, the Sri Lanka Ministry of Sports [[C. B. Rathnayake]], a graduate of Poramadulla Central College, announced that the ministry would develop and upgrade the sports facilities on the college grounds.<ref name= "Facilities"/> The grounds, first developed in 1998, were designed so that all sports could be played, including volleyball, cricket, football, table tennis, badminton, netball, and basketball.<ref name= "Facilities"/> The upgrade is to help raise the standard of sports at the school.<ref name= "Facilities"/>


The school was one of the first in the [[Nuwara Eliya District]] to play hard ball cricket.<ref>{{Citation |author=S.M. Jiffrey Abdeen |publication-date=March 10, 2012 |title=Poramadulla CC makes progress despite difficulties |publisher= [[Daily News (Sri Lanka)]] |page= |url= http://archives.dailynews.lk/2012/03/10/spo31.asp|accessdate=December 7, 2013}}</ref>
The school was one of the first in the [[Nuwara Eliya District]] to play hard ball cricket.<ref>{{Citation |author=S.M. Jiffrey Abdeen |publication-date=March 10, 2012 |title=Poramadulla CC makes progress despite difficulties |publisher= [[Daily News (Sri Lanka)]] |page= |url= http://archives.dailynews.lk/2012/03/10/spo31.asp|accessdate=December 7, 2013}} ([http://archive.is/3xbti Archive])</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 00:32, 8 December 2013

Poramadulla Central College
Established1901 (1901)
Websiteporamadullacentralcollege.com

Poramadulla Central College (Template:Lang-si) is a secondary school in Rikillagaskada, Hanguranketha, Sri Lanka.[1] Flanked by the Diyatalawa mount on one side and the Kandapola area on the other, the school serves as a sports school that helps train children talented in sports to improve and harness their skills.[2]

History

Poramadulla Central College opened in Karandagolla in 1901. The school became a bilingual school. At one point it moved to the campus of Poramadulla primary school. On 1 February 1946 the school was designated as a Central College due to a request from the villagers and principal M.D Gunawardhana. On 1 March 1946 the school began holding classes in its current facility. The school's website stated that "it is believed that girls’ hostel is the [“Opatha walawwa” (Mahagedara walawwa)] [at present]."[3]

The current main building opened on 15 November 1956. In 1957 the girls' hostel opened in the main building and a boys' hostel opened during the same year. In 1957 the girls' hostel moved to “Opatha walawwa”. In 1959, The college's magazine “Vidueliya magazine” (විදු එළිය) began publication,.[3] and a gymnasium and open theatre opened in 1962.[3]

In October 2010, the Sri Lanka Ministry of Sports C. B. Rathnayake, a graduate of Poramadulla Central College, announced that the ministry would develop and upgrade the sports facilities on the college grounds.[2] The grounds, first developed in 1998, were designed so that all sports could be played, including volleyball, cricket, football, table tennis, badminton, netball, and basketball.[2] The upgrade is to help raise the standard of sports at the school.[2]

The school was one of the first in the Nuwara Eliya District to play hard ball cricket.[4]

References

  1. ^ Ferguson, p. 1273. "N/Poramadulla Central College, Rikillagaskade— Classes up to G.C.E., & U.E. Nugawela Madhya Maha Vidyalaya, Werellagama — Tel. 94. Werellagama. Palali Govt. Teachers College, Vasavilan^-Principal— S. Kanthasamy, B.sc, dipl. ed.[...]"
  2. ^ a b c d Facilities at Poramadulla Central grounds to be upgraded, Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka), October 24, 2010, retrieved December 7, 2013 (Archive)
  3. ^ a b c "History | English." (Archive) Poramadulla Central College. Retrieved on 6 December 2013.
  4. ^ S.M. Jiffrey Abdeen (March 10, 2012), Poramadulla CC makes progress despite difficulties, Daily News (Sri Lanka), retrieved December 7, 2013 (Archive)
  • Ferguson, Alastair MacKenzie. Ferguson's Ceylon Directory - Volume 109. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, 1967.
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