Kegalu Vidyalaya

Kegalu Vidyalaya
Entrance Gate of the School
Address
Map
Vidyalaya Road

Kegalle
,
Sabaragamuwa Province
,
71000

Sri Lanka
Coordinates7°15′4″N 80°20′58″E / 7.25111°N 80.34944°E / 7.25111; 80.34944
Information
Other nameKegalle Vidyalaya
Former nameKegalle Higher Buddhist English School
TypeNational School
MottoPali: යාදිසං වපතෙ - තාදිසං හරතෙ
(As We Sow - So We Reap)
Religious affiliation(s)Buddhism
Established14 February 1942; 82 years ago (1942-02-14)
FounderD.M. Senevirathne
PrincipalA.L.P. Amarasuriya
Staff180
Grades1 to 13
GenderBoys
Age range6 to 19
Enrollment3,750
LanguageSinhala and English
Colour(s)Blue and gold
  
SongSinhala: විජයතු කෑගලු විදුහල් මාතා
(Vijayathu Kegalu Viduhal Maatha)
PublicationKeshara
AlumniOld Vidyalions
Websitekegaluvidyalaya.lk

Kegalu Vidyalaya[1][2] (Sinhala: කෑගලු විද්‍යාලය; Tamil: கேகளு வித்தியாலய) is a boys' school in Kegalle, Sri Lanka. It was founded on 14 February 1942 and is a Government national school,[3] providing primary and secondary education through 13 grades. It is the largest boys' School in Kegalle.[4][5][6]

History

The former Mudliar of Kegalle, D. M. Senevirathne, took the initiative in establishing a school in Kegalle for teaching English on a Buddhist basis.[4]

The foundation stone laying ceremony took place on 20 August 1937 and construction of the school was completed by February 1942. A notice was issued by the principal of Ananda College, L. H. Meththananda, stating that Kegalu Vidyalaya would open on 14 February 1942 as a branch of Ananda College.[7] The first edition of the school newspaper was published that month as well. In 2004 it was converted into a national school by President Chandrika Kumaratunga.[4]

Houses

The students are divided into four houses:

  •   – Dharmapala
  •   – Gunananda
  •   – Jayathilaka
  •   – Olcott

The house names are derived from national heroes of Sri Lanka. The houses compete annually in games and sports to win an inter-house competition.

Battle of the Gold

Kegalu Vidyalaya and St. Mary's College has been hosting an annual Big Match (Battle of the Gold) since 1960. It is said to be the oldest annual cricket match in Sri Lanka and is held annually in February or March as the official cricket team of both schools.[8][9][10][11][12]

Notable alumni

Notable staff

References

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  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). documents.gov.lk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "School Web Directory". Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "Kegalu Vidyalaya". Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Find the Sri Lanka School informations of Kegalu Vidyalaya, Kegalle".
  6. ^ "List of schools in Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka". 10 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Online edition of Daily News - Features".
  8. ^ "Sri Lanka Sports News | Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse Newspapers".
  9. ^ "Kegalu Vidyalaya". 31 March 2019.
  10. ^ "St. Mary's have the upper hand over Kegalu Vidyalaya". Daily News. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  11. ^ "School Cricket Big Matches in Sri Lanka". 29 March 2014.
  12. ^ "Photos: Big Match Kegalu Vidyalaya vs St. Mary's College - Day 2". 29 March 2018.
  13. ^ "R.m. Sumeda RANASINGHE".
  14. ^ "Prof. Vishwa Waranapala passes away - Breaking News | Daily Mirror".
  15. ^ "Current Affairs". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  16. ^ "Auditor General's Department - Auditor General's Department". Auditorgeneral.gov.lk. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  17. ^ Rupasinghe, D. A. (26 December 2015). "Appreciations: Deshabandu Bogoda A. Premaratne". Daily News. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  18. ^ "Dayananda Gunawardena - Biography".