President's College, Minuwangoda

President's College - Minuwangoda
ජනාධිපති විද්‍යාලය - මිනුවන්ගොඩ
President's College - Minuwangoda; ජනාධිපති විද්‍යාලය - මිනුවන්ගොඩ
Location
	Minuwangoda, 11550; Sri Lanka
Coordinates	7°09′33.7″N 79°56′45.6″E / 7.159361°N 79.946000°E
Information
Former name	Japalawaththa Central College, Minuwangoda
Type	1AB Provincial School
Motto	Sinhala: Abimānayen Perata Yamu; (Let's go forward with dignity)
Established	9 February 1978; 46 years ago
Founder	Bennet Gunasekera
School code	PCM
Principal	K. A. U. Sanjeewa Sisirabandu
Teaching staff	80
Grades	6 - 13
Gender	Boys and Girls
Age range	11 - 19
Enrollment	2,350
Houses	Mayura; Thisara; Paravi; Lihini
Colour(s)	Maroon and Gold;
Website	Official website

President's College - Minuwangoda is a public college in Sri Lanka, founded on February 9, 1979 in Minuwangoda, Sri Lanka by Bennet Gunasekera (member of Parliament for Minuwangoda).

The first students were admitted in 1979. There were 225 students (115 students from Minuwangoda Nalanda (Boys') Central College and 110 students selected by use of an entrance exam). Including the Principal, there were 6 teachers at the time the college started.

The college was upgraded to a 1A mix school on 1 September 1979. The students first sat for the G.C.E Ordinary Level Exam in 1983.

Administration[edit]

The school is managed by a principal, with the assistance of two deputy principals, Assistant Principals, Year Group Leaders, 80 teaching staff, non-academic staff, the School Development Board and Working Committee members of the Past Pupils Association. It is state-owned and funded by the national government and provincial council.

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