Anuradhapura Central College (Sinhala: මධ්ය විද්යාලය, අනුරාධපුර, Tamil: மத்திய கல்லூரி, அனுராதபுரம்) is a mixed educational establishment in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. Anuradhapura Central College is a national school, which provides secondary education.
Anuradhapura Central College, which is considered as the heart of Anuradhapura,[according to whom?] is situated in Anuradhapura, the capital city of North Central Province, Sri Lanka. It was established on 21 July 1947 under the initiative of R. L. N. de Zoyza in Rathmale area where the Rathmale Tissa Vidyalaya is situated today.[citation needed]
It was established to provide free education by the Minister of Education, Dr. C. W. W. Kannangara. It was the second Central College established in the North Central Province and one of the first 54 Central Colleges in the country. De Zoysa was the first principal and there were only seven teachers and twenty students in the school.[citation needed]
The school was later moved to its present location.[when?] In 1993 the school was promoted to a National School under the leadership of the then principal E. R. Erathna. In 2014, H. M. Abeykoon was appointed as the principal of the college, with a staff of 190 teachers and 4,800 students.Present principal of Anuradhapura Central College is Mr. J.M.P.M. Jayasundara.[citation needed]
Namadimu baethi gee kusum puda is the school song, which is sung at the start of the school day and on important occasions.
Houses
The students are divided in to four houses, which are named after four great arahanttheros. An annual track-and-field tournament among these houses is held during the first term of the academic year.
Anuradhapura Central College has produced graduates in many fields such as engineering, medicine, law, politics, education, administration, mass-media and entertainment, including:
Simon Navagattegama – a Sinhala novelist, Sinhala Radio Play writer, playwright and actor.
References
^"Hon. Dr. Shirani A Bandaranayake". Supremecourt.lk. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
External links and sources
Official website
Anuradhapura Sacred City
January 06, 2023
anuradhapura, central, college, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, js. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Anuradhapura Central College news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Anuradhapura Central College Sinhala මධ ය ව ද ය ලය අන ර ධප ර Tamil மத த ய கல ல ர அன ர தப ரம is a mixed educational establishment in North Central Province Sri Lanka Anuradhapura Central College is a national school which provides secondary education Central College Anuradhapuraමධ ය ව ද ය ලය අන ර ධප රLocationAnuradhapura 50000Sri LankaCoordinates8 20 07 N 80 24 27 E 8 3352 N 80 4075 E 8 3352 80 4075 Coordinates 8 20 07 N 80 24 27 E 8 3352 N 80 4075 E 8 3352 80 4075InformationTypeStarted as a non profit organisation currently State runMottoඅසම දරම හ ස ර ම Harken Memorise Act Established1947FounderR L N de ZoyzaPrincipalH M Abeykoon 2011 Present Grades6 13Number of students5000Color s Dark green and yellow Websitewww wbr anucentralcollege wbr lk Contents 1 History 2 School traditions 2 1 School Anthem 3 Houses 4 Notable alumni 5 References 6 External links and sourcesHistory EditAnuradhapura Central College which is considered as the heart of Anuradhapura according to whom is situated in Anuradhapura the capital city of North Central Province Sri Lanka It was established on 21 July 1947 under the initiative of R L N de Zoyza in Rathmale area where the Rathmale Tissa Vidyalaya is situated today citation needed It was established to provide free education by the Minister of Education Dr C W W Kannangara It was the second Central College established in the North Central Province and one of the first 54 Central Colleges in the country De Zoysa was the first principal and there were only seven teachers and twenty students in the school citation needed The school was later moved to its present location when In 1993 the school was promoted to a National School under the leadership of the then principal E R Erathna In 2014 H M Abeykoon was appointed as the principal of the college with a staff of 190 teachers and 4 800 students Present principal of Anuradhapura Central College is Mr J M P M Jayasundara citation needed School traditions EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed September 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message The College motto is Asamu Daramu Haesirmu meaning Harken Memorise Act in Sinhala Its nickname is Emeralds School Anthem Edit This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed September 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Namadimu baethi gee kusum puda is the school song which is sung at the start of the school day and on important occasions Houses EditThe students are divided in to four houses which are named after four great arahant theros An annual track and field tournament among these houses is held during the first term of the academic year Ananda Mahinda Seewali Rahula Notable alumni EditSee also Category Alumni of Anuradhapura Central College Anuradhapura Central College has produced graduates in many fields such as engineering medicine law politics education administration mass media and entertainment including Duminda Dissanayake Cabinet Minister of Education Services former Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs and Skills Development Nanda Mallawaarachchi Acting Commander of the Army Former Ambassador of Sri Lanka in Indonesia Ran Banda Seneviratne A lawyer author lyricist television and radio presenter Sirimevan Ranasinghe Chief of Staff Sri Lanka Navy Shirani Bandaranayake 43rd Chief Justice of Sri Lanka 1 Simon Navagattegama a Sinhala novelist Sinhala Radio Play writer playwright and actor References Edit Hon Dr Shirani A Bandaranayake Supremecourt lk 18 May 2011 Retrieved 1 November 2012 External links and sources EditOfficial website Emeralds Club The young past pupil association of Anuradhapura central college Anuradhapura Sacred City Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anuradhapura Central College amp oldid 1101116987, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
