Maliyadeva Adarsha Maha Vidyalaya

Maliyadeva Adarsha Maha Vidyalaya
Location
Kurunegala
Sri Lanka
Coordinates 7°28′38″N 80°21′18″E / 7.477308°N 80.355034°E / 7.477308; 80.355034Coordinates: 7°28′38″N 80°21′18″E / 7.477308°N 80.355034°E / 7.477308; 80.355034
Information
Type Public
Established 27 February 1978
Principal S. M. D. U. Bandara
Staff 200
Grades Class 1 - 13
Gender Mix
Age 6 to 19
Enrollment 4200+
Medium of language Sinhala, English
Colour(s)

Red, Yellow, Blue & Green

                
Affiliation Buddhist
Website .maliyadevmodel.sch.lk

Maliyadeva Adarsha Maha Vidyalaya is a Buddhist mixed school in Sri Lanka, located in the North Western Province, Sri Lanka.

The school currently has a student population of over 4,000 and a staff of nearly 200 teachers. The classes are held from grade 1 to grade 13.[1]

History

On 27 February 1978, school, then known as "Maliyadewa Adarsha Prathamika Vidyalaya“, opened with 123 pupils. In 1982 the school renamed “Maliyadewa Adarsha Kanishta Vidyalaya”. In 1987 the first batch of students sat for the O/L exams, with more than 91% passing. Then in 1988 A/L classes were started in all streams at once, and the school was renamed “Maha Vidyalaya”.

Education and Classes

The school conducts 95 classes which are divided into three types

Primary Section

Primary Section currently have about 25 Classes. Grade 1 To 5 is Primary section.

Grade 6 to Grade 11 Section

This section currently has about 42 classes. And this section Consist Some Computer Lab and Science Lab too

A/L Section

The A/L section is divided in to four types. This section consist about 25 Classes.

  • Art Section
  • Bio Section
  • Commerce Section
  • Maths Section

Facilities

Facilities include

Sports

  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Chess
  • Cricket
  • Football
  • Gymnastics
  • Karate
  • Rugby
  • Volleyball
  • Wushu

Houses

The students are divided into four houses according to their admission numbers. House names are derived from the past kings in Sri Lanka.

  • Thissa - Green colour     
  • Mahasen- Red colour     
  • Gemunu - Yellow colour     
  • Parakum- Blue Colour     

In the inter house sport meet the houses compete to win inter house games.

Clubs and Societies

Past principals

  • D. C. Ranasinghe
  • R. M. Jayawardana
  • T. B. Siriwardana
  • H. M. K. Banda
  • K. A. D. T. Wijerathna
  • H. M. Chandrasekara
  • R. M. Gunasekara
  • D. M. Thilakaratahna
  • Somarathna Dasanayaka
  • S. S. A. Amarasena
  • W. M. Wasala Karunarathna

Battle of the Tuskers

The Battle of the Tuskers is an annual one day cricket encounter played between Maliyadeva Adarsha Maha Vidyalaya and Ibbagamuawa Central College at the Welagedara Stadium, Kurunegala.

The big match was not played in certain years for various resons and was restarted in 2018.

References

  1. ↑ Sri Lanka SchoolGuide Archived 10 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
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