Rajakeeya Maha Vidyalaya, Telijjawila

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Rajakeeya Maha Vidyalaya, Telijjawila
රාජකීය මහ විද්‍යාලය තෙලිජ්ජවිල
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Telijjawila, Matara District , Southern Province
Sri Lanka
Coordinates 6°01′18.80″N80°29′27.30″E / 6.0218889°N 80.4909167°E / 6.0218889; 80.4909167 Coordinates: 6°01′18.80″N80°29′27.30″E / 6.0218889°N 80.4909167°E / 6.0218889; 80.4909167
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School type Public provincial 1C
Founded 1910
School district Akuressa Education Zone
Authority Southern Provincial Council
Principal S. G. U. S. L. K. Rajasinghe
Teaching staff 110
Grades 1-13
Gender Mixed
Age range 5-18
School roll 2,221
Website royalmatara.sch.lk

Rajakeeya Maha Vidyalaya, Telijjawila (Sinhalese : රාජකීය මහ විද්‍යාලය තෙලිජ්ජවිල; English: Royal Central College, Telijjawila also known as Royal College, Telijjawila or Telijjawila Royal College) is a provincial school in Telijjawila near Matara, Sri Lanka. [1] [2] [3]

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The first principal of the girls' section was Mrs. Lilie Samawathie Abeysekara, while the boys' section principal was Mr. Don Robert Dharmawardana. Principal Mr. P.B. Jinadasa renamed the school Rajakeeya Maha Vidyalaya-Telijjawila. At present, the school has a well-equipped library, a modern computer lab, an audio and video unit and commerce and arts sections for G.C.E (A/L). The student population is about 2,500, and has the largest number of student population in the Akuressa educational zone.[ citation needed ]

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