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{{Infobox School
#REDIRECT [[Panadura Royal College]]
|name = Royal College Panadura
|native_name =
|image = [[File:Royal College, Panadura Logo.jpg|250px]]
|motto = Aththanan Damayanthi Panditha
|city = [[Panadura]] [[Western Province, Sri Lanka]]
|country = [[Sri Lanka]] {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}}
|type = [[National school (Sri Lanka)|National school]]
|established = 1978
|founder =
|principal = Mr.H.Sarathchandra Silva
|gender = [[Boy]]s
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'''Royal College Panadura''' <ref>[https://www.google.lk/?gws_rd=cr,ssl#q=%22Royal+College+Panadura%22 Google search for Royal College Panadura]</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/3241739.stm Sri Lanka profiles CHAMARA SILVA]</ref><ref>[http://www.sundaytimes.lk/130526/education/royal-panadura-has-produced-many-distinguished-personalities-45791.html Royal Panadura has produced many distinguished personalities]</ref><ref>[http://www.sundaytimes.lk/120129/Sports/spt15.html They are right Royal too Around the Schools - Royal College Panadura]</ref><ref>[http://www.dailynews.lk/2013/03/11/spo13.asp St John's and Panadura Royal clash on March 15 and 16]</ref><ref>[http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2013/03/10/spo20.asp St. John's vs Royal Panadura clash will be interesting]</ref><ref>[http://www.dailynews.lk/2013/02/25/spo05.asp Panadura Royal – a talented side]</ref><ref>[http://www.dailynews.lk/2013/05/06/spo15.asp Panadura Royal - under 17 cricket champions]</ref><ref>[http://sports.dailymirror.lk/2013/03/10/royal-college-panadura/ Royal College – Panadura]</ref><ref>[http://www.dailynews.lk/2011/07/02/spo15.asp Dushan an all rounder in the making]</ref> ({{lang-si|රාජකීය විද්‍යාලය, පාණදුර}}) is a [[National school (Sri Lanka)|National school]] situated in the suburb of [[Panadura]] in [[Western Province, Sri Lanka]].

Also [[List of newspapers in Sri Lanka|Sri Lankan local news papers]] refer Royal College Panadura as '''Panadura Royal College''',<ref>[http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2008/06/08/spo01.asp Chamara Silva followed Aravinda’s style to forge ahead]</ref> '''Panadura Royal'''<ref>[http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2011/09/25/spo10.asp Here's how the winners were picked this year...]</ref><ref>[http://www.dailynews.lk/2013/02/16/spo04.asp Keen tussle expected at Schools Rugby Sevens]</ref> or '''Royal Panadura'''.<ref>[http://www.dailynews.lk/2013/04/04/spo02.asp Royal-Panadura into final beating Mahanama]</ref><ref>[http://www.nation.lk/edition/sport-online/item/16686-royal-panadura-impresses-in-drawn-game.html Royal Panadura impresses in drawn game]</ref><ref>[http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=78863 Royal, Panadura and Sri Sumangala Balika annex hockey titles]</ref> Current students of Royal College Panadura are called '''Panadura Royalists'''.<ref>[http://www.sundaytimes.lk/110227/Sports/spt06.html Rambukwella takes over the limelight]</ref><ref>[http://www.sundaytimes.lk/110508/Sports/spt04.html Last coupon from May 19]</ref><ref>[http://www.dailynews.lk/2011/09/24/spo20.asp Show to beat all shows on Monday]</ref><ref>[http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2001/pix/PrintPage.asp?REF=/2011/05/22/spo01.asp Royalist Ramith Rambukwella, Observer-Mobitel Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2011]</ref>

==History and current School facilities==
The school was inaugurated in 1978 as Janadipathy Vidyalaya and later renamed as Royal College Panadura. The college conducts classes from grade 1 to 13 in both Sinhala and Tamil medium including English medium from grade six onwards. Royal College Panadura is spreaded across over {{convert|34|acre|m2}} consisting of a complete Information Technology Centre,facilities of over 10 scientific labs, auditoriums, Sports Complex boasting of squash courts, basketball courts and table tennis, an international standard rugby football ground and a modern gymnasium, 2 cricket grounds and nets, swimming pool with diving facilities, along with volleyball and tennis courts.<ref>[http://www.sundaytimes.lk/130526/education/royal-panadura-has-produced-many-distinguished-personalities-45791.html Royal Panadura has produced many distinguished personalities]</ref>

==Sports played at Royal College, Panadura==
* [[File:Cricket pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Cricket]]
* [[File:Football pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Association football|Football]]
* [[File:Swimming pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]]
* [[File:Basketball pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Basketball]]
* [[File:Table tennis pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Table Tennis]]
* [[File:Rugby union pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Rugger]]
* [[File:Field hockey pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Field hockey|Hockey]]
* Squash

==Traditional Fixtures of Royal College, Panadura==
{{Main|Royal-St. John's (Sri Lanka)}}

Royal College Panadura plays annual cricket [[Big Match]] with [[St. John's College Panadura]] (Royal Panadura versus St. John's Panadura). It is also called '''Battle of the Greens'''.<ref>[http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2013/03/17/spo24.asp Panadura’s Battle of the Greens ends in tame draw]</ref> The [[Big Match]] is played for Mervyn Joseph Cooray Shield.

==Notable alumni of Royal College, Panadura==
* [[Chamara Silva]] - Sri Lankan Test and One Day International cricketer<ref>[http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2008/06/08/spo01.asp Chamara Silva followed Aravinda’s style to forge ahead]</ref>
* Lahiru Fernando - Sri Lanka’s life-saving sportsman and athlete<ref>[http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=36646 Live-savers rescue hosts’ pride with three golds]</ref>
* Diluka M. Silva - Attorney-at-law<ref>[http://epaper.lankadeepa.lk/epaper/viewer.aspx New Computer Lab for Royal College]</ref>

==Alumni associations of Royal College, Panadura==
Royal College Panadura has two main alumni associations. These alumni associations plany annual cricket matches against other alumni associations such as the Old Wesleyites Sports Club and the Old Johnians Old Boys Association.<ref>[http://www.owsc.lk/CollegeNews/sports2011/Wesley_vs_Royal_Panadura.htm Sports Club of the old boys of Wesley College - Colombo]</ref><ref>[http://sundaytimes.lk/020113/sports2.html Six-a-side at Panadura today]</ref>

==Royal Panadura and other schools==
There are many other schools in Sri Lanka that have '''Royal''' in its title,<ref>[http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2007/08/12/spo03.asp Royal Horana needs funds to play cricket]</ref><ref>[http://sundaytimes.lk/110410/Education/ed08.html Spellmaster moves to Uva and Sabaragammuwa Provinces]</ref><ref>[http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2013/01/13/spo30.asp Royal and S. Thomas’ opt out of school cricket tournament]</ref><ref>[http://www.dailynews.lk/2010/09/20/spo06.asp Ananda’s gymnasts steal the limelight on the second day]</ref><ref>[http://www.dailynews.lk/2011/09/24/spo20.asp Show to beat all shows on Monday]</ref><ref>[http://www.dailynews.lk/2012/09/10/spo01.asp Stage set to honour school cricket talents tomorrow]</ref><ref>[http://www.dailynews.lk/2012/07/24/spo10.asp Schools netball finals in Polonnaruwa]</ref><ref>[http://www.dailynews.lk/2006/08/04/spo05.asp Western Province athletes dominate on the first day]</ref><ref>[http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2012/09/30/spo06.asp Sri Lanka Sports News]</ref><ref>[http://www.dailynews.lk/2012/09/24/spo17.asp Lalith Athulathmudali clinch U-16 'Milo' Rugby Trophy]</ref><ref>[http://www.dailynews.lk/2008/09/17/spo21.asp Under 17 hockey tourney from September 24 to 27]</ref><ref>[http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2003/09/21/spo15.html Outstation Schools dominate All-Island School Games]</ref><ref>[http://www.sundaytimes.lk/110605/FunDay/fut_07.html Telijjavila Royal College, Matara]</ref><ref>[http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2008/09/14/new24.asp JRJ's 102nd birth anniversary on Sept. 17]</ref><ref>[http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2012/07/08/new46.asp Royal Class of '80 fetes past teachers]</ref><ref>[http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090628/It/it402.html Students get great help from e-Sri Lanka: Royal College Principal]</ref><ref>[http://www.dailymirror.lk/opinion/172-opinion/27898-high-flyers-at-ols-2012.html Studies cum extra- curricular activities - the secret]</ref><ref>[http://www.srilankaonlinenews.com/index.php/royal-college-student-fallen-to-the-swimming-pool.html Royal College student fallen to the swimming pool]</ref><ref>[http://www.dailynews.lk/2012/04/28/fea50.asp A social and religious personality]</ref> none of those are affiliated to Royal College Panadura.

==See also==

* [[List of schools in Western Province, Sri Lanka]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Royal College, Panadura (Sri Lanka)]]
[[Category:National schools in Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:Provincial schools in Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:Schools in Panadura]]
[[Category:Boys' schools in Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:Schools with a Cadet Corps]]

[[si:රාජකීය විද්‍යාලය, පාණදුර]]

Revision as of 23:57, 11 January 2015

Royal College Panadura
File:Royal College, Panadura Logo.jpg
Location
Panadura Western Province, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Information
TypeNational school
MottoAththanan Damayanthi Panditha
Established1978
PrincipalMr.H.Sarathchandra Silva
GenderBoys

Royal College Panadura [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] (Sinhala: රාජකීය විද්‍යාලය, පාණදුර) is a National school situated in the suburb of Panadura in Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Also Sri Lankan local news papers refer Royal College Panadura as Panadura Royal College,[11] Panadura Royal[12][13] or Royal Panadura.[14][15][16] Current students of Royal College Panadura are called Panadura Royalists.[17][18][19][20]

History and current School facilities

The school was inaugurated in 1978 as Janadipathy Vidyalaya and later renamed as Royal College Panadura. The college conducts classes from grade 1 to 13 in both Sinhala and Tamil medium including English medium from grade six onwards. Royal College Panadura is spreaded across over 34 acres (140,000 m2) consisting of a complete Information Technology Centre,facilities of over 10 scientific labs, auditoriums, Sports Complex boasting of squash courts, basketball courts and table tennis, an international standard rugby football ground and a modern gymnasium, 2 cricket grounds and nets, swimming pool with diving facilities, along with volleyball and tennis courts.[21]

Sports played at Royal College, Panadura

Traditional Fixtures of Royal College, Panadura

Main article: Royal-St. John's (Sri Lanka)

Royal College Panadura plays annual cricket Big Match with St. John's College Panadura (Royal Panadura versus St. John's Panadura). It is also called Battle of the Greens.[22] The Big Match is played for Mervyn Joseph Cooray Shield.

Notable alumni of Royal College, Panadura

  • Chamara Silva - Sri Lankan Test and One Day International cricketer[23]
  • Lahiru Fernando - Sri Lanka’s life-saving sportsman and athlete[24]
  • Diluka M. Silva - Attorney-at-law[25]

Alumni associations of Royal College, Panadura

Royal College Panadura has two main alumni associations. These alumni associations plany annual cricket matches against other alumni associations such as the Old Wesleyites Sports Club and the Old Johnians Old Boys Association.[26][27]

Royal Panadura and other schools

There are many other schools in Sri Lanka that have Royal in its title,[28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46] none of those are affiliated to Royal College Panadura.

See also

References

  1. ^ Google search for Royal College Panadura
  2. ^ Sri Lanka profiles CHAMARA SILVA
  3. ^ Royal Panadura has produced many distinguished personalities
  4. ^ They are right Royal too Around the Schools - Royal College Panadura
  5. ^ St John's and Panadura Royal clash on March 15 and 16
  6. ^ St. John's vs Royal Panadura clash will be interesting
  7. ^ Panadura Royal – a talented side
  8. ^ Panadura Royal - under 17 cricket champions
  9. ^ Royal College – Panadura
  10. ^ Dushan an all rounder in the making
  11. ^ Chamara Silva followed Aravinda’s style to forge ahead
  12. ^ Here's how the winners were picked this year...
  13. ^ Keen tussle expected at Schools Rugby Sevens
  14. ^ Royal-Panadura into final beating Mahanama
  15. ^ Royal Panadura impresses in drawn game
  16. ^ Royal, Panadura and Sri Sumangala Balika annex hockey titles
  17. ^ Rambukwella takes over the limelight
  18. ^ Last coupon from May 19
  19. ^ Show to beat all shows on Monday
  20. ^ Royalist Ramith Rambukwella, Observer-Mobitel Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2011
  21. ^ Royal Panadura has produced many distinguished personalities
  22. ^ Panadura’s Battle of the Greens ends in tame draw
  23. ^ Chamara Silva followed Aravinda’s style to forge ahead
  24. ^ Live-savers rescue hosts’ pride with three golds
  25. ^ New Computer Lab for Royal College
  26. ^ Sports Club of the old boys of Wesley College - Colombo
  27. ^ Six-a-side at Panadura today
  28. ^ Royal Horana needs funds to play cricket
  29. ^ Spellmaster moves to Uva and Sabaragammuwa Provinces
  30. ^ Royal and S. Thomas’ opt out of school cricket tournament
  31. ^ Ananda’s gymnasts steal the limelight on the second day
  32. ^ Show to beat all shows on Monday
  33. ^ Stage set to honour school cricket talents tomorrow
  34. ^ Schools netball finals in Polonnaruwa
  35. ^ Western Province athletes dominate on the first day
  36. ^ Sri Lanka Sports News
  37. ^ Lalith Athulathmudali clinch U-16 'Milo' Rugby Trophy
  38. ^ Under 17 hockey tourney from September 24 to 27
  39. ^ Outstation Schools dominate All-Island School Games
  40. ^ Telijjavila Royal College, Matara
  41. ^ JRJ's 102nd birth anniversary on Sept. 17
  42. ^ Royal Class of '80 fetes past teachers
  43. ^ Students get great help from e-Sri Lanka: Royal College Principal
  44. ^ Studies cum extra- curricular activities - the secret
  45. ^ Royal College student fallen to the swimming pool
  46. ^ A social and religious personality
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