Kegalu Vidyalaya

Kegalu Vidyalaya
කෑගලු මහා විද්‍යාලය
Location
Kegalle
Sri Lanka
Coordinates 7°15′4″N 80°20′58″E / 7.25111°N 80.34944°E / 7.25111; 80.34944Coordinates: 7°15′4″N 80°20′58″E / 7.25111°N 80.34944°E / 7.25111; 80.34944
Information
Type Public
Motto Pali: Yadisan Vapathe - Thadisan Harathe
(As We Sow - So We Reap)
Religious affiliation(s) Buddhism
Established 14 February 1942
Principal Srikantha Sarathchandra
Grades Class 1 - 13
Gender Boys
Age 6 to 19
Enrollment 3500
Colour(s)

Blue yellow

         
Website Kegaluvidyalaya.lk/

Kegalu Vidyalaya ("කෑගලු විද්‍යාලය") is a primary and secondary national school for boys in Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. It was established on 14 February 1942. The school accommodates nearly 3,500 students, with a staff of approximately 200.

History

The school was officially opened on 30 February 1942 by Don Baron Jayatilaka, Gunapala Malalasekara, P. De S. Kularathne, E. W. Adhikaram, H. W. Amarasooriya and Naradha Thero.

Initially, the school was an English-speaking Buddhist co-educational school. Later on, government regulations prompted the language to change to Sinhalese. In addition, these regulations mandated that the school should exclude female students to become an all boy's school.

Kegalu Vidyalaya offers education in both Sinhalese and English.

Houses

The students are divided into four Houses:

  •      – Dharmapala
  •      – Gunananda
  •      – Jayathilaka
  •      – Olcott

The house names are derived from national heroes of Sri Lanka. The houses compete annually in games and sports to win the annual inter-house competition.

Former principals

The former principals are:[1]

  • K. L. V. Alagiyawanna was the first principal, he graduated from the University of London with a B.A Honours degree.
  • Anula Udalagama
  • S. E. de Silva
  • R. M. Abeyvardhana
  • K. Jinadasa Perera
  • T. B. Karunarathne
  • B. S. Gunasekara
  • P. Ruhunuhewa
  • M. B. Rathnayake
  • S. Mahaliyana
  • R. Wijayadasa
  • S. Kariyawasam
  • W. M. P. Dayarathne
  • N. W. add Gunasekara
  • G. M. C. Rajakaruna
  • G. K. R.Piyasena
  • H. R. U. Senanayake
  • M. R. Wijayathilaka
  • H. D. H. Perera
  • G. A. Adhikari
  • K. Nandadasa
  • S. B. Koswaththa
  • N. A. S. Bandara
  • H. M. G. Herath
  • W. M. Dharmapala
  • Srikantha Sarathchandra

Notables

Notable faculty members

Notable alumni

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Name Notability Reference
Daya Sandagiri Commander of the Navy (2000–2004) [3]
Sarath Chandrasiri Mayadunne 36th Auditor General of Sri Lanka (2000–2006), Member of Parliament National List (2015) [4]
Dharmadeva Jayasinghe Member of Parliament for Kegalle (1989–1994)

References

  1. ↑ Note published by Kegalu Vidyalaya-2009-02-11 for school Anniversary.
  2. ↑ Rupasinghe, D. A. (2015-12-26). "Appreciations: Deshabandu Bogoda A. Premaratne". Daily News. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Auditor General's Department - Auditor General's Department". Auditorgeneral.gov.lk. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
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