The school was first established in 1887 as the Mampe Piyarathanasara Buddhist Mix School, one of the first Buddhist schools in Sri Lanka. As the school grew in size, Rev. Mampe Saranapala Thero handed over the school to the Buddhist Theosophical Society for better administration. The society bought new land for the school but due to the rapid increase in the number of students, was unable to maintain it, and so eventually handed it over to the government.
In 1920, as a part of a program of the British agent of western province Mr Praiser, Piliyandala got a Public English Medium Mix School. The headmaster of this school was S. W. Sahabandu, and the two schools (the public English medium mix school and the Sinhalese medium mix school) were divided by a building that was shaped like a bird.[clarification needed]
From 1920 to 1944, C. W. W. Kannangara reunited both schools and together formed Piliyandala Central College on 4 January 1944, which later on 4 March that year was converted into a Central College.
Administration
The college is funded by the Ministry of Education, which also appoints its principal. The principal is the head of the administration of the college and is assisted by the deputy principal. The college is divided into two main parts, which are the middle and high schools, each coming under the supervision of the assistant principals. The college educates around 3,700 students.
Since its establishment, the main language of education had been Sinhalese. In 2009, English was introduced as an optional language of education for the main subjects at the college. Students may select one of the two languages in which to conduct their studies in the main subjects.
Admission
Admission to the college is among the most competitive outside the Colombo city area in the Colombo district.[2] It gets its highest number of applications for admission to grade 6 via the grade 5 scholarship examination. A number of students from all over the area are also entered to grade 12 via the G.C.E. Ordinary Level examination.
Campus
The College Playground
The school is mostly located in Piliyandala but also spreads towards Suwariyapola, occupying a total land area of about 48,000 m2 (520,000 sq ft). The facilities include lecture halls, science and ICT laboratories, an auditorium, a swimming pool complex and a cricket ground.
Sports
Sport plays a significant part in college life. An annual cricket match between Central College Piliyandala and sporting rivals Taxila Central College, Horana, known as the Battle of the Salpiti-Raigam, has been held since 2001.
^"About Us". Piliyandala Central College. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
^"Cutoff Marks for the Admission to Grade 6 in Popular Schools".
External links
Piliyandala Central College Official Website
March 08, 2023
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දල මධ ය මහ ව ද ය ලය Tamil ப ல யன தல மத த ய வ த த ய லயம is a selective entry mixed gender school located in Piliyandala Sri Lanka It was the first government run mixed gender secondary school in the country 1 Central College Piliyandalaප ල යන දල මධ ය මහ ව ද ය ලයப ல யன தல மத த ய வ த த ய லயம LocationPiliyandalaSri LankaCoordinates6 47 59 N 79 55 15 E 6 79972 N 79 92083 E 6 79972 79 92083 Coordinates 6 47 59 N 79 55 15 E 6 79972 N 79 92083 E 6 79972 79 92083InformationOther namesPCCTypeNationalMottoBodetha pabodetha dametha බ ධ ථ පබ ධ ථ දම ථ Awareness Enlightenment DisciplineEstablished1887 135 years ago FounderMampe Saranapala TheroPrincipalD P UdawaththageStaff200 GradesClass 6 13GenderMixAge11 to 19Enrollment4000LanguageSinhala EnglishColour s Dark blue gold and maroon Songස ර බර ම ද ව ද හල ම ත Beautiful Mother Central College source source Anthem Of Piliyandala Central CollegeAffiliationBuddhismFormer pupilsOld CentralionsWebsitewww wbr pilicentral wbr sch wbr lk The College Flag The school has an enrollment of around 3 700 students Students of the college are known as Centralions and past pupils are known as Old Centralions Contents 1 History 2 Administration 3 Admission 4 Campus 5 Sports 6 Houses 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory Edit Hon Mr C W W Kannangara The school was first established in 1887 as the Mampe Piyarathanasara Buddhist Mix School one of the first Buddhist schools in Sri Lanka As the school grew in size Rev Mampe Saranapala Thero handed over the school to the Buddhist Theosophical Society for better administration The society bought new land for the school but due to the rapid increase in the number of students was unable to maintain it and so eventually handed it over to the government In 1920 as a part of a program of the British agent of western province Mr Praiser Piliyandala got a Public English Medium Mix School The headmaster of this school was S W Sahabandu and the two schools the public English medium mix school and the Sinhalese medium mix school were divided by a building that was shaped like a bird clarification needed From 1920 to 1944 C W W Kannangara reunited both schools and together formed Piliyandala Central College on 4 January 1944 which later on 4 March that year was converted into a Central College Administration EditThe college is funded by the Ministry of Education which also appoints its principal The principal is the head of the administration of the college and is assisted by the deputy principal The college is divided into two main parts which are the middle and high schools each coming under the supervision of the assistant principals The college educates around 3 700 students Since its establishment the main language of education had been Sinhalese In 2009 English was introduced as an optional language of education for the main subjects at the college Students may select one of the two languages in which to conduct their studies in the main subjects Admission EditAdmission to the college is among the most competitive outside the Colombo city area in the Colombo district 2 It gets its highest number of applications for admission to grade 6 via the grade 5 scholarship examination A number of students from all over the area are also entered to grade 12 via the G C E Ordinary Level examination Campus Edit The College Playground The school is mostly located in Piliyandala but also spreads towards Suwariyapola occupying a total land area of about 48 000 m2 520 000 sq ft The facilities include lecture halls science and ICT laboratories an auditorium a swimming pool complex and a cricket ground Sports EditSport plays a significant part in college life An annual cricket match between Central College Piliyandala and sporting rivals Taxila Central College Horana known as the Battle of the Salpiti Raigam has been held since 2001 Houses EditEach student is assigned to one of four houses named after ancient Sinhala kings of Sri Lanka Gemunu Wijaya Parakrama and Thissa Wijaya House winning moment of the inter house school sports meet 2020See also EditEducation in Sri Lanka Madhya Maha Vidyalaya List of schools in Sri LankaReferences Edit About Us Piliyandala Central College Retrieved 15 July 2015 Cutoff Marks for the Admission to Grade 6 in Popular Schools External links EditPiliyandala Central College Official Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Piliyandala Central College amp oldid 1119160771, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
