Sri Rahula College ( Sinhala: ශ්‍රී රාහුල විද්‍යාලය) is a mixed National school located in

Kandy Kandy ( si, මහනුවර ''Mahanuwara'', ; ta, கண்டி Kandy, ) is a major city in Sri Lanka located in the Central Province. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills ...

, Sri Lanka founded by Buddhist Theosophical Society led by Colonel Henry Steel Olcott in 1890. It offers primary and secondary education for more than 2,000 students from grade 1 to 13.

History

During the late nineteenth-century Sinhalese Buddhist revival, Buddhist Theosophical Society under the guidance of Colonel Henry Steel Olcott founded several Buddhist schools around the country to provide English education to Buddhist students who would otherwise have had to go to a missionary school in order to study English. Under that program, they founded a school, Kandy High School, on a piece of land at Katugasthota. The school opened with only sixteen students in 1890 with Niyangoda as the first principal of the school.

College houses

There are four college houses named after four Sinhalese kings. Students compete against each other representing their respective houses to win the annual inter-house games. * House Vijaya (විජය නිවාසය), named after

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. * House Parakum (පැරකුම් නිවාසය), named after King Parakramabahu I. * House Mahasen (මහසෙන් නිවාසය), named after King Mahasena. * House Gemunu (ගැමුණු නිවාසය), named after King Dutugamunu. RahulaFlag

Past principals

* Cyril Wijerathne (1991–1999) * R. M. M. Rathnayake (1999–2002) * E. M. Abeysekera (2002–2007) * A. C. C. Perera * S. M. C. Weerakoon

Notable alumni

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References

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External links

Sri Rahula College Official Web
National schools in Sri Lanka Buddhist schools in Sri Lanka Schools in Kandy