Science College, Mount Lavinia

Science College, Mt. Lavinia
Location
Colombo
Sri Lanka
Information
Type provincial
Motto "ඤාණං උදපාදී...විජ්ජා උදපාදී... !!!"
Established 1977
Founder Mapalagama Vipulasara Himi
Principal Susantha Mendis
Grades Class 1 - 13
Gender Boys
Age 6 to 19
Enrollment 2,500
Colour(s)

Gold, Maroon & Silver

            
Song Sri sattisara gana probodhitha
Publication Science College Magazine
The Science
Former pupils Old Science
Website www.scsciencecollege.lk

Mount Lavinia Science College (විද්‍යා විද්‍යාලය) is a school in the Piliyandala Zone, Sri Lanka. The school has risen to fame within a span of 40 years.[1]

History

At the request of Poojya Mapalagama Vipulasara Himi of Rathmalana Paramadhammachethiya Pirivena, in 1977 the school was declared open by the Education Minister Al Haj Badl-ud-Din as “Sri Sadhissara Maha Vidyalaya”. The first principal was L. P. Wijesundara. The school received the approval to teach science and commerce streams for Grades 10 and 11.

In 1982, due to the influence of the Minister of Education, Ranil Wickramasinghe and Rathmalana Electorate parliament member Lalith Athulathmudali, the “Hena Para primary school” was joined with “Sri Sadhissara Maha Vidyalaya” creating a new school, South Colombo Science College.

Prof. L. A. Vitharana assumed duties as the first principal of the Science College. Prof. Vitharana was able to increase the number of students to 750. He was the pioneer of the school flag and the college song. During his tenure extracurricular activities of the college reached national level.

Science College main building

Past principals

  • L. P. Wijesundara
  • Prof. L. A. Vitharana
  • K. K. Wijepala
  • R.N.Edissooriya
  • Kithsiri Samarasinghe
  • P. D. Dahanayake
  • Gamini Sisil Silva
  • M. T. Tuder
  • H. M. S. K. Kodikara
  • Ananda Nagasinghe
  • Dayarathna Bandara
  • D. B. Peramuna

School terms

There are three academic terms in the year

  • 1st term - from January to April
  • 2nd term - from May to August
  • 3rd term - from September to December

Houses

There are four houses at the college, students are allocated to them according to their admission number. The houses are:

De Saram

Colour: Dark green and black

Stone

Colour: Maroon and silver

Wood

Colour: Maroon and sky blue

Buck

Colour: Sky Blue

Sports

The college competes in numerous sports

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