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by Subashini Jayaratne
Nugegoda Sujatha Vidyalaya
The inception of Sujatha Vidyalaya, founded by Linton Kuruppu, took place in 1965 at Alfred Place, Colpetty, starting with just 30 students.
After its time at Alfred Place, Colpetty, Sujatha Vidyalaya was shifted to Queen’s Road in Colombo. It was during this period that Clara Motwani, an American woman, became the founding principal of the institution. Under her...
St. Paul’s Girls’ School, Milagiriya which began as a parish school of the Anglican, St. Paul’s Church, Milagiriya has marked many successful milestones in its 137-year history. The school which at the time began with four teachers and 24 students has now grown to educate 3,415 girls.
Though the school’s academic performance began to drop in 2015, today the school is...
A group of Sri Lankan army doctors recently managed to enter the Guinness Book of World Records after carrying out surgery to remove what turned out to be the largest kidney stone to be removed from a human.
The surgeons were able to remove the stone in its entirety without causing any harm to the patient’s kidney. While the surgery was carried out at the Army Hospital in...
Panadura Balika Maha Vidyalaya opened its doors to students in the area on June 15, 1951. It was first established as an evening school in a building belonging to the Kalutara Walana Mahanama Vidyalaya before moving to a three-acre plot of land donated by philanthropist Upali Dias.
Its first principal was Soma Munindrasa. The foundation stone for the school was placed by...
C.W.W. Kannangara Central College, Mathugama
Mathugama C.W.W. Kannangara Central College was the first school to be declared a Central College in Sri Lanka. The school was established in 1880 to further the aim of providing free education to children and became a bilingual school in 1932.
In 1941 it was declared as the first Central College in the country. Over the past 143 years, it has educated thousands of boys...
by Subashini Jayaratne
Ananda College:
Ananda College, Colombo embarked on its remarkable educational journey almost 137 years ago, marking the inception of the first...
Thurstan College, Colombo
Colombo Thurstan College opened its doors to students on January 11, 1950 to provide education to 138 students who were unable to...
Taxila Central College, Horana
Taxila Central College in Horana, now in its 76th year, is well-known throughout the island. Some will know it as the location...
Samudradevi Balika Vidyalaya Nugegoda
The Samudradevi Balika Vidyalaya of Nugegoda for over a century has bestowed professionals, sportswomen, artists and other multi-...
Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda, known as the largest Buddhist girls’ school in South Asia, has brought glory to our motherland...
Sri Lanka is at the final stage of receiving an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout as a solution to the current economic...
Dinuka Krishan Kumara of Harischandra Maha Vidyalaya, Negombo topped this year’s Grade 5 Scholarship Examination results“My...