Buddhist Ladies' College

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Buddhist Ladies' College
Location
Colombo 7 Sri Lanka
Information
Type	Private
Motto	The Utmost for the Highest
Established	20 May 1954; 67 years ago (1954-05-20)
Founder	Mohandas De Mel
Principal	Ajantha Pahathkumbura
Grades	Lower nursery to grade 13
Gender	Girls
Age	3 to 18
Colour(s)

Buddhist Ladies' College is a private girls' primary and secondary school in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The school was established by Mohandas De Mel on May 20, 1954.^[1] It is one of the leading government-approved schools in Colombo.^[2] The first principal of the school was Clara Motwani.^[3] The current principal is Padmaseeli Lyanage.^[4]

History[]

The Buddhist Ladies' College is a popular school situated in Town Hall, Kurunduwatta, Colombo. It was first established as a private school before being transferred to the government. It became a private Buddhist girls' school in 2018. The school's motto is: The Utmost for the Highest.^[5] It was previously part of the same school as Vishaka College, but the schools were later separated.

Achievements[]

Buddhist Ladies' College was the first school whose students used to jump through a fire ring at the gymnastics display.

The Buddhist Ladies' College choir achieved All Island first place in a competition in 2017 (open category), and successfully advanced to the semifinals of the Ananda College Vocalize generation five competitions in 2019.

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