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Type | Private |
Motto | The Utmost for the Highest |
Religious affiliation(s) | Buddhist |
Established | 20 May 1954 |
Founder | Mohandas De Mel |
Principal | Ajantha Pahathkumbura |
Grades | Lower nursery to grade 13 |
Gender | Girls |
Age | 3to 18 |
Colour(s) | Brown and beige |
Affiliation | Ministry for Education |
Buddhist Ladies' College is a private girls' primary and secondary school in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The school was established by Mohandas De Mel on May 20, 1954. [1] It is one of the leading government-approved schools in Colombo. [2] The first principal of the school was Clara Motwani. [3] The current principal is Padmaseeli Lyanage. [4]
The Buddhist Ladies' College is a popular school situated in Town Hall, Kurunduwatta, Colombo. It was first established as a private school before being transferred to the government. It became a private Buddhist girls' school in 2018. The school's motto is: The Utmost for the Highest. [5] It was previously part of the same school as Vishaka College, but the schools were later separated.
Buddhist Ladies' College was the first school whose students used to jump through a fire ring at the gymnastics display.
The Buddhist Ladies' College choir achieved All Island first place in a competition in 2017 (open category), and successfully advanced to the semifinals of the Ananda College Vocalize generation five competitions in 2019.
Name | Notability | Reference |
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Shayama Ananda | Actress | |
Chulpadmendra Kumarapathirana | Model, Actress | |
Somalatha Subasinghe | Children's playwright, founder of the Children’s and Youth Theatre Organisation | |
Kavindi Adhikari | Musical Artist | |
Samitha Mudunkotuwa | Musical Artist | |
Deepani Silva | Film, stage and teledrama actress | [6] |
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