Malabe Boys' School

Boys' School - Malabe
Location
Boys' School - Malabe
Location in Colombo District
New Kandy Road,
Malabe
Sri Lanka
Coordinates 6°54′14.4″N 79°57′26″E / 6.904000°N 79.95722°E / 6.904000; 79.95722Coordinates: 6°54′14.4″N 79°57′26″E / 6.904000°N 79.95722°E / 6.904000; 79.95722
Information
Type National
Motto "අත්තාහි අත්තනෝ නාථො"
(
"තමා හිසට තම අතමය සෙවනැල්ල")
Established 28 May 1987
Founder Mr. W.K.Dep
Principal Mr. Sisira Gunarathne
Grades Class 1 - 13
Gender Boys
Age range 6 to 19
Enrollment 4,000
Color(s)

Maroon and Gold

        
Affiliation Buddhist
Website www.bms.sch.lk

Boys' School - Malabe(පිරිමි විද්‍යාලය - මාළබේ) is a Sri Lankan school for boys ages 6–19, serving classes 1–13. The school is situated in the vicinity of Malabe overlooking the Kaduwela – Battaramulla main road. The school is in the Kaduwela division and the Sri Jayawardhanapura zone.[1] Current enrollment is approximately 4,000. (Sinhala / English).

Early history

Boys' School - Malabe was inaugurated by then minister of education Hon. Mr.Ranil Wickramasinghe on 28 May 1987 with the invitation of then member of Parliament Mr. Paul Perera. The school was named Malabe Boys’ Model School. Mr. W.K. Dep was the founder and the first principal of this school. There were two assistant teachers in his staff, Mr.D. Premarathne and Miss R.D.J.Premalatha.

Initially, students were admitted to grade one classes only. By 1989 there were three grades in the school. By 1991, the school had become a complete primary school for classes from grades 1 to 5. To accommodate increased demand, a new three-story building, Lalith Ethulathmudhi Hall, was completed on 1 May 1991.

In 1997, the first milestone of the school was celebrated by sixteen students sitting for the G.C.E. [O/L] examination for the first time in the history of school. By then the school had been upgraded as a Kanishta Vidyalaya (junior school). When the school celebrated its tenth anniversary, another three story building was declared open and an auditorium was added to the school. Until then, the founder principal chaired/ the school, but he had to leave the school as he was promoted as the Director of English in the Western province. Mrs. K.K.L. Siriwardhana assumed duties as the new principal of Boys’ Model school in 1998.

Milestones

By the year 1996, the school had classes up to grade ten.

The school was promoted as a Maha Vidyalaya (high school) on 4 May 2015 and classified as a 1 –C school which has Advanced Level (A/L) classes in Commerce and Arts streams.

Boys' School - Malabe was selected as the cleanest school and awarded the Suvasara Thahshalava Award on 16 October 2003.

A computer laboratory opened on 2 August 2006. That same day an official website of the school was launched.

A science lab opened on 21 September 2007 so that the school could start teaching a science curriculum.

Houses

Every year the school organizes a sports event called "House Meeting", in which students are divided into four houses according to their relevant admission number (numbers that have been issued by the school for each student). House Meeting is usually held in February.

Each house has their own unique color.

  • Tissa --     
  • Gemunu --     
  • Perakum --     
  • Vijaya --     

Clubs and societies

References

  1. ↑ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
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