Kegalu Vidyalaya () is a boys' school in

Kegalle Kegalle ( si, කෑගල්ල; ta, கேகாலை) is a large town in Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. It is located on the Colombo–Kandy road, approximately from Colombo and from Kandy. It is the main town in the Kegalle District ...

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. It was founded on 14 February 1942 and is a

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national school, providing

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and

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through 13 grades. It is the largest boys' School in Kegalle.

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. 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 ''Appamādo Amathapadan'' (Buddhist quote from the Apramada Vagga in the Dhammapada) , motto_translation = Heedfulness, Punctuality leads to Nirvana , location = P De S Kularatne Mawatha , city = Colom ...

, L. H. Meththananda, stating that Kegalu Vidyalaya would open on 14 February 1942 as a branch of Ananda College. The first edition of the school newspaper was published that month as well. In 2004 it was converted into a national school by

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Chandrika Kumaratunga Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga ( si, චන්ද්‍රිකා බණ්ඩාරනායක කුමාරතුංග, ta, சந்திரிகா பண்டாரநாயக்க குமாரதுங்க; born 29 Ju ...

Houses

The students are divided into four

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: * – 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, Kegalle has been hosting an annual

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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.

Notable alumni

* Udayakantha Gunathilaka :

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Sri Lanka (2020) * Sumeda Ranasinghe : Sri Lankan

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(2016) *

Wiswa Warnapala Watareke Arachchilage Wiswa Warnapala (26 December 1936 – 27 February 2016) was a Sri Lankan politician, Minister of Higher Education and member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lan ...

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(2004-2010) *

Daya Sandagiri Daya W. K. Sandagiri was the 14th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy. Admiral Sandagiri was born in Veyangoda and had his education at St. Mary's Maha Vidyalaya, Veyangoda and Kegalu Vidyalaya, Kegalle. He enlisted in the then Royal Ceylon Navy on 1 ...

: Commander of the Navy (2000–2004) * Sarath Chandrasiri Mayadunne: 36th

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(2000–2006),

(2015)

Notable staff

* Bogoda Premaratne: one of the first teachers *

Dayananda Gunawardena Hettipathirannehelage Dayananda Gunawardena ( Sinhala: දයානන්ද ගුනවර්ධන) (15 October 1934 – 24 June 1993), better known as Dayananda Gunawardena, was a Sri Lankan playwright, actor, lyricist, dramatist, radio pla ...

Drama and theater teacher. (1957-1960)

Former principals

References

External links

* {{Education in Sri Lanka Boys' schools in Sri Lanka National schools in Sri Lanka Buddhist schools in Sri Lanka Schools in Kegalle Educational institutions established in 1942 1942 establishments in Ceylon