Science College Mount Lavinia (විද්‍යා විද්‍යාලය) is a

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school in the

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Zone, Sri Lanka. The school has risen to fame within a span of 40 years.

History

At the request of Poojya Mapalagama Vipulasara Himi of Rathmalana Paramadhammachethiya Pirivena, in 1977 the school was declared open by the Minister of Education, Al Haj Badl-ud-Din, as “Sri Sadhissara Maha Vidyalaya”. The first principal was L. P. Wijesundara. The school received the approval to teach science and commerce streams for grades 10 and 11. In 1982, due to the influence of the Minister of Education,

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and Rathmalana Electorate parliament member

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, the “Hena Para primary school” was joined with “Sri Sadhissara Maha Vidyalaya” creating a new school, South Colombo Science College. Prof. L. A. Vitharana assumed duties as the first principal of the Science College. Vitharana was able to increase the number of students to 750. He was the pioneer of the school flag and the college song. During his tenure extracurricular activities of the college reached national level. Science College mail building

Past principals

* L. P. Wijesundara * L. A. Vitharana * K. K. Wijepala * R.N.Edissooriya * Kithsiri Samarasinghe * P. D. Dahanayake * Gamini Sisil Silva * M. T. Tuder * H. M. S. K. Kodikara * Ananda Nagasinghe * Dayarathna Bandara * D. B. Peramuna

Houses

There are four houses at the college, students are allocated to them according to their admission number. The houses are: Faraday, Darwin and Luvi

Sports

Rugby

In 2015 Science College won the Milo President's Trophy Knockout Tournament for the first time, after they defeated

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, 21–18 in the final.

References

{{Reflist Educational institutions established in 1977 Schools in Colombo