Poramadulla Central College (Sinhala: පොරමඩුල්ල මධ්ය මහා විද්යලය) is a public national school in Rikillagaskada, Hanguranketha, Sri Lanka.[1] Flanked by the Diyatalawa mount on one side and the Kandapola area on the other, the school serves as a sports school that helps train children talented in sports to improve and harness their skills.[2]
Poramadulla Central College opened in Karandagolla in 1901. The school became a Bilingual school. At one point it moved to the campus of Poramadulla primary school. On 16 September 1945 the school was designated as a Central College due to a request from the villagers and principal M.D Gunawardhana. On 16 September 1945 the school began holding classes in its current facility. The school's website stated that "it is believed that girls' hostel is the [“Opatha walawwa" (Mahagedara walawwa)] [at present]."[3]
The current main building opened on 15 November 1956. In 1957 the girls' hostel opened in the main building and a boys' hostel opened during the same year. In 1957 the girls' hostel moved to "Opatha walawwa". In 1959, The college's magazine "Vidueliya magazine" (විදු එළිය) began publication,.[3] and a gymnasium and open theatre opened in 1962.[3]
Athletics, activities, and clubs
The school's athletic programs include badminton, basketball, cricket, hockey, karate, netball, volleyball, and wrestling.[4] The school was one of the first in the Nuwara Eliya District to play hard ball cricket.[5]
In October 2010, the Sri Lankan sports minister, C. B. Rathnayake, announced that the ministry would develop and upgrade the sports facilities on the college grounds.[2] The grounds, first developed in 1998 by then sports & youth affairs minister and one of the renowned past pupil of the school, Hon. S. B. Dissanayaka, esq., as it was designed as a national sports ground by him so that all sports could be played, including volleyball, cricket, football, table tennis, badminton, netball, and basketball.[2]and a fully equipped indoor badminton court also constructed by him during his time as a part of the future national level sports complex. the same minister Mr. Dissanayaka went further into put up a school poultry farm as well with the ministry fund to provide nutritious meals for the pupils of the same sports school too. When that field fell into disrepair, the cricket team began to play its home matches at a local prison camp.[5] However, in fairness to the former minister S. B. Dissanayaka it has to be mentioned here that the assistance he provided to the school cricket team with the intention of transforming the college to a leading cricket playing school was commendable and already gone to the history of the school too.
In addition the school has a chess team.[4] Clubs held by the school include the Air Force cadet corps, the Army Cadets corps, Boy Scouts, the Eastern Band, the English Literary Association, the Girl Guiding Group, Mahavali Environment Project Group, the Photographic Association, IT society, Red Cross Society, Science Society, Sinhala Literary Association, St. John's Ambulance Service Society, and the Western Band.[6]
^Ferguson, Alastair MacKenzie. Ferguson's Ceylon Directory – Volume 109. P. 1273. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, 1967. "N/Poramadulla Central College, Rikillagaskade— Classes up to G.C.E., & U.E. Nugawela Madhya Maha Vidyalaya, Werellagama – Tel. 94. Werellagama. Palali Govt. Teachers College, Vasavilan^-Principal— S. Kanthasamy, B.sc, dipl. ed.[...]"
^ abcFacilities at Poramadulla Central grounds to be upgraded, Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka), 24 October 2010, archived from the original on 8 December 2013, retrieved 7 December 2013 ()
^ abc"History | English." (Archive) Poramadulla Central College. Retrieved on 6 December 2013.
^ ab"Sports." (Archive) Poramadulla Central College. Retrieved on 7 December 2013.
^ abS.M. Jiffrey Abdeen (10 March 2012), Poramadulla CC makes progress despite difficulties, Daily News (Sri Lanka), archived from the original on 8 December 2013, retrieved 7 December 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) ()
^"Clubs & Societies." (Archive) Poramadulla Central College. Retrieved on 8 December 2013.
External links
Official website of Poramadulla Central College
April 23, 2023
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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 Poramadulla Central College news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Poramadulla Central College Sinhala ප රමඩ ල ල මධ ය මහ ව ද යලය is a public national school in Rikillagaskada Hanguranketha Sri Lanka 1 Flanked by the Diyatalawa mount on one side and the Kandapola area on the other the school serves as a sports school that helps train children talented in sports to improve and harness their skills 2 Poramadulla Central CollegeLocationRikillagaskada HangurankethaSri LankaCoordinates7 08 26 N 80 46 27 E 7 1406 N 80 7743 E 7 1406 80 7743 Coordinates 7 08 26 N 80 46 27 E 7 1406 N 80 7743 E 7 1406 80 7743InformationTypePublicEstablished1901 1901 Websiteporamadullacentralcollege wbr comThe school provides secondary education Contents 1 History 2 Athletics activities and clubs 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory Edit D S Senanayake laying the cornerstone Poramadulla Central College opened in Karandagolla in 1901 The school became a Bilingual school At one point it moved to the campus of Poramadulla primary school On 16 September 1945 the school was designated as a Central College due to a request from the villagers and principal M D Gunawardhana On 16 September 1945 the school began holding classes in its current facility The school s website stated that it is believed that girls hostel is the Opatha walawwa Mahagedara walawwa at present 3 The current main building opened on 15 November 1956 In 1957 the girls hostel opened in the main building and a boys hostel opened during the same year In 1957 the girls hostel moved to Opatha walawwa In 1959 The college s magazine Vidueliya magazine ව ද එළ ය began publication 3 and a gymnasium and open theatre opened in 1962 3 Athletics activities and clubs EditThe school s athletic programs include badminton basketball cricket hockey karate netball volleyball and wrestling 4 The school was one of the first in the Nuwara Eliya District to play hard ball cricket 5 In October 2010 the Sri Lankan sports minister C B Rathnayake announced that the ministry would develop and upgrade the sports facilities on the college grounds 2 The grounds first developed in 1998 by then sports amp youth affairs minister and one of the renowned past pupil of the school Hon S B Dissanayaka esq as it was designed as a national sports ground by him so that all sports could be played including volleyball cricket football table tennis badminton netball and basketball 2 and a fully equipped indoor badminton court also constructed by him during his time as a part of the future national level sports complex the same minister Mr Dissanayaka went further into put up a school poultry farm as well with the ministry fund to provide nutritious meals for the pupils of the same sports school too When that field fell into disrepair the cricket team began to play its home matches at a local prison camp 5 However in fairness to the former minister S B Dissanayaka it has to be mentioned here that the assistance he provided to the school cricket team with the intention of transforming the college to a leading cricket playing school was commendable and already gone to the history of the school too In addition the school has a chess team 4 Clubs held by the school include the Air Force cadet corps the Army Cadets corps Boy Scouts the Eastern Band the English Literary Association the Girl Guiding Group Mahavali Environment Project Group the Photographic Association IT society Red Cross Society Science Society Sinhala Literary Association St John s Ambulance Service Society and the Western Band 6 See also Edit Sri Lanka portal Schools portalReferences Edit Ferguson Alastair MacKenzie Ferguson s Ceylon Directory Volume 109 P 1273 Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited 1967 N Poramadulla Central College Rikillagaskade Classes up to G C E amp U E Nugawela Madhya Maha Vidyalaya Werellagama Tel 94 Werellagama Palali Govt Teachers College Vasavilan Principal S Kanthasamy B sc dipl ed a b c Facilities at Poramadulla Central grounds to be upgraded Sunday Observer Sri Lanka 24 October 2010 archived from the original on 8 December 2013 retrieved 7 December 2013 a b c History English Archive Poramadulla Central College Retrieved on 6 December 2013 a b Sports Archive Poramadulla Central College Retrieved on 7 December 2013 a b S M Jiffrey Abdeen 10 March 2012 Poramadulla CC makes progress despite difficulties Daily News Sri Lanka archived from the original on 8 December 2013 retrieved 7 December 2013 a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Clubs amp Societies Archive Poramadulla Central College Retrieved on 8 December 2013 External links EditOfficial website of Poramadulla Central College 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