Wariyapola Sri Sumangala College
| Wariyapola Sri Sumangala College වාරියපොළ ශ්රී සුමංගල විද්යාලය | |
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 Wariyapola Sri Sumangala College | |
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Kandy, Central Province Sri Lanka | |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | September 16, 1897 |
| School district | Kandy |
| Grades | 1-13 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 6 to 18 |
| Hours in school day | 6 |
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Blue, Light Blue, Yellow and Red |
| Website |
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Wariyapola Sri Sumangala College (Sinhalese: වාරියපොළ ශ්රී සුමංගල විද්යාලය) is a boys' school in Kandy, Sri Lanka
History
The state timber co-operation was the first owners of the land which belongs to Wariyapola Sri Sumangala College today. It was named as "Wariyapola Sri Sumangala" in honour of Wariyapola Sri Sumangala, a Buddhist monk who resisted British colonisation.
Wariyapola Sri Sumangala College has a long history of over 130 years. It was originated under the name of "St. Paul's" as a junior school of Trinity College, Kandy; the first brick was laid on 8 February 1879. It opened as a boys school, starting on 16 September 1879.
By 1934, there were 175 students in this school, giving priority to disciplined behaviour promoting intelligence and a virtuous life style. As a result of increasing number of students and the lack of space, a part of the school was shifted to the Purse building at Victoria road in the Lake Round. The school was controlled under the British Council, with Rev. Green as the manager and Mr. D.I. Mathew as the principal. In 1934, Mr. J.A. De Mel who was a staff member was appointed as the principal. He grew the school, and added to the building facilities, including a laboratory, four class rooms and an office.
The departure of the manager, Rev. G.I. Green who gave a great inspiration to school was a great loss for the school. But Rev. Lakdasa De Mel filled the gap by his hard work. The students participated in extra-curricular activities such as scouting, cricket, hockey, soccer and cadetting. The school was promoted to the senior secondary level in 1941 and to B grade in 1943. Under the changes of free education, the number of students in the school increased gradually; as a result, many problems were created regarding space. As a solution, a building with an auditorium was offered to the school to fulfil this necessity.[1]
By 1971, the primary section consisted of both Tamil and English media. Due to the lack of classroom facilities, two school sessions were held, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
In 1978, a new Art stream was introduced to the school as a novel step. With the starting of A/L classes, many students were selected to enter the university and St. Paul’s college became one of the leading school in the country. The school achieved the heights of its success with Mr. R.M.D. Rathnayake, who was appointed as the principal on 1 May 1987.
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