Siridhamma College

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Siridhamma College
සිරිධම්ම විද්‍යාලය
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Siridhamma College
Siridhamma Mawatha, Labuduwa


Coordinates 6°4′18.31″N80°13′55.42″E / 6.0717528°N 80.2320611°E / 6.0717528; 80.2320611
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School type Public/National school
Mottoපඤ්ඤා නරානං රතනං (Paññā Narānan Rathanan)
EstablishedFebruary 6, 1995 (1995-02-06)
Founder Dr. Richard Pathirana
PrincipalChinthani Athukorala
Grades1-13
GenderMixed school
Number of students3500
Colour(s)Blue and gold
  
Website www.siridhammacollege.lk

Siridhamma College is a school in Labuduwa, Sri Lanka.

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History

Ven. Dr. Labuduwe Siridhamma Thera Ven. Dr. Labuduwe Siri Dhamma Thera.jpg
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 school was named Siridhamma College, after the monk, Labuduwe Siridhamma Thero, [1] who was the first monk to graduate from Oxford University.

The school commenced with 90 students and one building with three classes for grade 1. It was subsequently expanded and in 1996, students were enrolled for grade 6 from a Placement test. With those chosen students, three classes for grade 6 were started. The increasing number of students resulted in school expanding with new buildings. On 6 January 1996 a new twostorey 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.

The first principal of the school was P S K Rajapaksha. The first Sports meet was held in 1996.

Siridhamma College paid a great attention in teaching English to the students from the very beginning and is the only national school which conducts English medium classes from grade 1.

Principals

The following individuals have served as Principal of Siridhamma College:

OrdinalPrincipalStartEndYears in office
1P. S. K. Rajapakse199520048–9 years
2Sumedha Wackwella200420072–3 years
3Munipala200720080–1 years
4Premasiri Epa200820123–4 years
5Nihal Gurusingha201220141–2 years
6S. P. Ariyarathne201420151–2 years
7W. T. Raweendra Pushpakumara201520236–7 years
8Nayanapriya Perera202320240–1 years
8Chinthani Athukorala2024present0 years

Houses

School Houses and their colors

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