Siridhamma College

Siridhamma College
සිරිධම්ම විද්‍යාලය
Location
Labuduwa, Galle.
Sri Lanka
Coordinates 06°04′19.48″N 80°13′54.58″E / 6.0720778°N 80.2318278°E / 6.0720778; 80.2318278Coordinates: 06°04′19.48″N 80°13′54.58″E / 6.0720778°N 80.2318278°E / 6.0720778; 80.2318278
Information
School type Public/National school
Motto පඤ්ඤා නරානං රතනං (Paññā Narānan Rathanan)
Established February 6, 1995 (1995-02-06)
Founder Richard Pathirana
Principal Raveendra Pushpakumara
Grades 1-13
Gender mixed
Number of students 3,500+
Colour(s)          blue and gold
Website www.siridhamma.sch.lk

Siridhamma College is a school in Labuduwa, Galle, Sri Lanka.

History

Ven. Dr. Labuduwe Siridhamma Thera

Siridhamma College was established to fill the educational needs with the seat of Akmeemana by the Minister of Education Richard Pathirana in 1995. On 6 February 1995 the Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike opened the school by registering first school child name. The first student was M. G. Kanchana Dilhani Ranasinghe. The school was named Siridhamma College, after the monk, Thero Labuduwe Siridhamma, who was the first monk to graduate from Oxford University.[1]

The school commenced with 90 students and one building. It was subsequently expanded to include students from Grade 6, with the growth of school it became more popular. The increasing number of students resulted in school expanding with new buildings. On 6 January 1996 a new two story building for primary section was opened and construction was started on an additional three story building with a laboratory. The school held its first sport meet in 1996. In 1999 the school established a hostel to accommodate students from outside the area.[2]

Former principals

NameFromTo
P. S. K. Rajapakse19952004
Sumedha Wackwella20042007
Munipala20072008
Premasiri Epa20082012
Nihal Gurusingha20122014
S. P. Ariyarathne20142016
Raveendra Pushpakumara2016present

Houses

School Houses and their colors

  •      Sapphire
  •      Diamond
  •      Crystal
  •      Opal

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2013/02/24/spe01.asp
  2. ↑ Siridhamma College History Archived 2011-09-14 at the Wayback Machine.
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