Lumbini College (Sinhala ලුම්බිණි විද්‍යාලය) or Lumbini Vidyalaya is a Sinhalese mixed school located in

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. The school was founded in 1929 and has a current enrollment of 4,300 students from primary class to secondary. The school was named as a national school in 2009.

History

Lumbini College was established on 29 February 1929, as the Havelock Town Junior Mixed School, with 114 students. Although the school was a mixed school, only girls had attended. The staff consisted of the principal, D. R. Balasooriya, and three teachers. There was just a single building built from wooden planks. The school was originally situated in Skelton Road, Colombo. In 2010 the primary school section was moved to a location in

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as a result of growth in enrolments, merging with Wallawatta Maha Vidyalaya, which was renamed Lumbini College. The school's secondary classes have remained at the original location. On 2 June 2014 the

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Mahinda Rajapaksa Mahinda Rajapaksa ( si, මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ, ta, மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ; born Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa; 18 November 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician. He served as the President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to ...

formally opened the school’s sports complex, which contains with a gym, tennis courts and sporting facilities.

Past headmasters and principals

#D. R. Balasooriya (1929–1932) #H. R. M. Kaluarachi (1934) #D. S. Dissanayaka (1934–1941) #D. J. Gunasingha (1938–1941) #Wijesuriya (1941–1944) #W. H. Pranandu (1944–1947) #D. K. Jayawardana (1947–1949) #D. J. Dias (1949–1951) #A. W. Alvis (1951–1959) #J. M. Kurupu (1959–1962) #A. D. Sirisana (1962) #J. S. H. Jasan (1962–1969) #G. S. Weerasena (1969–1976) #L. H. Edirisingha (1976–1979) #W. P. A. Perera (1979–1991) #G. Gunawardana (1991–1992) #G. Leyanaga (1992–1999) #J. G. Amarajeewa (1999–2010) #Chandranath Amarathunga (2010–2012) #Oshara Panditarathna (2012–2016) #K. G. Wimalasena (2016 – 2019) #A.W. Nanayakkara (2019-2021) #Priyantha Karunarathna (2021-2022) #Sarath Gunathilaka (2022–present)

Alumni

The school's alumni are known as Old Lumbiniyanas

Notable alumni

References

External links

*{{official website, www.lumbini.sch.lk 1929 establishments in Ceylon Educational institutions established in 1929 National schools in Sri Lanka Schools in Colombo