Vidyaloka College
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| Vidyaloka College | |
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 Crest of Vidyaloka College | |
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| Type | Government Public School |
| Motto | SUKO PANNAYA PATI LABO Meaning: ("ප්රඥාව ලැබීම සැපයකි.") |
| Established | 1941 |
| Founder | Weliwitiye Punyasara Thera H. W. Amarasuriya |
| Grades | 1 to G.C.E. (A/L) |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 6 to 19 |
| Enrollment | 2,850 |
| Color(s) | Maroon and White |
| Affiliation | Buddhist |
| Website | http://www.vidyalokabcg.sch.lk |
Vidyaloka College is a boys' school in Galle, Sri Lanka. The school was established on 14 January 1941 by philanthropist Henry Woodward Amarasuriya under the patronage of Venerable Weliwitiye Punyasara Thera.[1] It is a national school which accommodates over 2800 students and provides primary and secondary education to them.[2] The school was re-constructed after it was badly affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004.
College Today
The college today provides education to about 2900 students from grade 1 to grade 13 and it is regarded as one of the leading boys' schools in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka.
School Boundaries
The land named ‘Kekiri Obada Watta’ where the school is located stretches up to the Wackwella road to the East, Vidyaloka Lane to the North, Sri Devamitta Mawatha to the West and Queens Cinema to the South and it is a flat land of about of 2 acres of extent situated in the heart of Galle city.
Past principals
- 1941 - 1944 : E. A. C. Munasinghe
- 1945 - 1964 : B. D. P. de Silva
- 1964 - 1965 : A. Hendravitharana
- 1965 - 1971 : B. K. de Silva
- 1971 - 1977 : Chandradasa de Silva
- 1977 - 1981 : Christy Nanayakkara
- 1981 - 1995 : D. H. Senevirathna
- 1996 - 2004 : M. B. L. de Silva
- 2004 - 2010 : N. G. Gunapala
- 2010 - 2013 : F. Welege
- 2013–present : P. P. W. Senewirathna
College Houses
Students are divided into four houses according to their admission number. These houses are named after four ancient kings of Sri Lanka.
- -Ashoka
- -Gemunu
- -Prakrama
- -Sangabo
Notable alumni
| Name | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Dahanayake | founding professor of physics University of Kelaniya, founding president Institute of Physics, Sri Lanka | [3] |
| Nanda Gunasinghe | member parliament (Galle 1994–2001) | [4] |
| W. Jayasiri | actor, film director | [4] |
| W. D. Lakshman | Governor of the Central Bank, Vice Chancellor University of Colombo (1994–1999), Economist | [5] |
| Lasith Malinga | international cricket player (2004–present) | [6] |
| Richard Pathirana | Minister for Education and higher education (1994-2000), minister for State Administration, Home Affairs and Administration Reforms (2000–01), member of Sri Lankan parliament (1983-2001) | [7] |
| Renuka Rowel | Major General, Chief Signals Officer - Sri Lanka Signals Corps | [4] |
References
- ^ History of the College
- ^ Re-construction project at Vidyaloka College, Galle
- ^ Appreciation-Professor C. Dahanayake
- ^ a b c Old Vidyalokians
- ^ Love & Appreciation - Professor W.D. Lakshman
- ^ The fast and the furious
- ^ Pathirana’s service irreparable - Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, Daily News, 2010