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Vidyaloka College | |
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![]() Crest of Vidyaloka College | |
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Type | Government Public School |
Motto | SUKO PANNAYA PATI LABO Meaning: ("ප්රඥාව ලැබීම සැපයකි.") |
Established | 1941 |
Founder | Weliwitiye Punyasara Thera H. W. Amarasuriya |
Grades | 1 to G.C.E. (A/L) |
Gender | Boys |
Age | 6to 19 |
Enrollment | 3,100 + |
Color(s) | Maroon and white |
Song | Desha subushitha da abhimane// |
Affiliation | Buddhist |
Website | http://www.vidyalokabcg.sch.lk |
Vidyaloka College is a boys' school in Galle, Sri Lanka. The school was established on 14 January 1941 by philanthropist Henry Woodward Amarasuriya under the patronage of Venerable Weliwitiye Punyasara Thera. [1] It is a national school which accommodates over 3,100+ students and provides primary and secondary education to them. [2] The school was re-constructed after it was badly affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004.
The college today[ when? ] provides education to about 3,100+ students from grade 1 to grade 13 and it is regarded as one of the leading boys' schools in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka.[ according to whom? ]
The land named ‘Kekiri Obada Watta’ where the school is located stretches up to the Wackwella road to the east, Vidyaloka Lane to the north, Sri Devamitta Mawatha to the West and Queens Cinema to the south. It is located on flat land of about of 0.81 ha (2 acres) situated in the middle of Galle.
Students are divided into four houses according to their admission number. These houses are named after four ancient kings of Sri Lanka.
Name | Notability | Reference |
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Charles Dahanayake | founding professor of physics University of Kelaniya, founding president Institute of Physics, Sri Lanka | [3] |
Nanda Gunasinghe | member parliament (Galle 1994–2001) | [4] |
W. Jayasiri | actor, film director | [4] |
W. D. Lakshman | Governor of the Central Bank, Vice Chancellor University of Colombo (1994–1999), Economist | [5] |
Lasith Malinga | international cricket player (2004–present) | [6] |
Richard Pathirana | Minister for Education and higher education (1994-2000), minister for State Administration, Home Affairs and Administration Reforms (2000–01), member of Sri Lankan parliament (1983-2001) | [7] |
Renuka Rowel | Major General, Chief Signals Officer - Sri Lanka Signals Corps | [4] |
M. M. M. Najim | Vice Chancellor, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka | |
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