Veluwana College ( si, කොළඹ වේළුවන විද්‍යාලය) in

Dematagoda Dematagoda is in Colombo, Sri Lanka represented by divisional code 9 (Colombo 09). It is surrounded by Borella, Maradana and Kolonnawa Kolonnawa ( si, කොලොන්නාව, ta, கொலன்னாவ) is a town located on the eas ...

was established 11 June 1951 by the

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Society led by Veluwanarama temple. It is one of the oldest Buddhist schools in

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 ...

. Veluwana College is a National School. It provides primary and

secondary education Secondary education or post-primary education covers two phases on the International Standard Classification of Education scale. Level 2 or lower secondary education (less commonly junior secondary education) is considered the second and final pha ...

School anthem

The school anthem was composed by Siril A. Seelawimala.

Houses

Students are placed in one of three houses according to their admission number. They compete each year to win the inter-house competitions. * – Abhaya (අභය) * – Vijaya (විජය) * – Gemunu (ගැමුණු)

Veluwana College today

Today Veluwana College has about 1200 students and about 60 staff, led by Principal Mr.Sidney Ahsoka Lokukumara. Veluwana College has been at the forefront of the

n national schools and is considered to be one of the outstation schools in the country.

Principals

* Karaputugala Dhammawansha tero (1951.06.11-1955.05.31) * W. M. S. Wimalasooriya (1955.06.01-1965.09-06) * Wiliyam Galagedara (1965.09.15-1967.09.03) * S. S. Fernando (1967.09.04-1970.07.03) * W. M. S. Wimalasooriya (1970.07.04-1971.01.15) * S. S. Kaluthanthree (1971.03.13-1972.01.02) * H. M. Samanasinghe (1972.03.09-1986.09.04) * E. F. Ranasinghe (1987.02.17-1994.12.27) * A. Thiranagama (1994.12.28-2003.05.07) * S. Garusinghe (2003.06.04-2006.07.11) * W. Karunathilake (2006.08.15-2016.06.08) * Sydney Ashoka Lokukumara (2016.11.10- )

Notable alumni

Chandika Hathurusingha Upul Chandika Hathurusingha ( si, උපුල් චන්දික හතුරුසිංහ; born 13 September 1968) is a former cricketer. He was also the former head coach of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. Hathurusingha also worke ...

- Former Sri Lanka Test/One Day International

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er, Member of World Cup Winning Cricket Team 1996.

References

{{reflist Educational institutions established in 1952 National schools in Sri Lanka Schools in Colombo District 1952 establishments in Ceylon