Uva College Badulla (Uva Maha Vidyalaya) is a public school in
Uva province
Uva Province ( si, ඌව පළාත, Uva Paḷāta, ta, ஊவா மாகாணம், Uvā Mākāṇam) is Sri Lanka's second least populated Provinces of Sri Lanka, province, with 1,259,880 people, created in 1896. It consists of two dis ...
,
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
which was founded in 1867. A
national school, controlled by the central government (as opposed to the
Provincial Council), it provides primary and secondary education. Uva College has supplied many undergraduates from
Badulla District
Badulla District ( si, බදුල්ල දිස්ත්රික්කය ''badūlla distrikkaya''; ta, பதுளை மாவட்டம் ''Patuḷai māvaṭṭam'') is a district in Uva Province, Sri Lanka. The entire land area o ...
to local universities.
History
Uva College was the first school established in Uva province in 1867 by the Diocesan mission of
Ceylon
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
.
It is situated in the heart of
Badulla
Badulla ( si, බදුල්ල, ta, பதுளை) is the capital and the largest city of Uva Province situated in the lower central hills of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of Uva Province and the Badulla District.
Geography
Badulla is ...
town. From the inception the college had two halls and two dormitories with a science laboratory. Adjoining the office was the principal's quarters. The first principal was Mr. William. At first there were only twelve students and of these eight were Tamils. Seven students entered university. There were also several girls attending Advanced Level classes.
The medium taught at that time was English and one subject was taught either in
Sinhala or
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
. Then the college came under the tutelage of Christian fathers.
Status
The school educates nearly 2,000 primary and secondary students in
Sinhala. It is administratively divided into two sections: primary (grades 1–5) and secondary (grades 6–13). The school provides housing for boys. Its students have performed well in Ordinary and Advance Level Examinations, rating highly in provincial and island-wide rankings. Uva College facilities include science laboratories, an
IT unit, a
playground
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, a library,
auditoriums
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and sports facilities.
Houses
Uva College assigns its students to one of four
houses
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:
* Shaantha House
* Pragnya House
* Maithree House
* Weerya House
References
External links
Official SchoolNet website , uvacomlab.sch.lk
Buildings and structures in Badulla
National schools in Sri Lanka
Boys' schools in Sri Lanka
Educational institutions established in 1867
Schools in Badulla District
1867 establishments in Ceylon
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