Seethadevi Girls College

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Seethadevi Girls' College
සීතාදේවි බාලිකා විද්‍යාලය
Location
Kandy

Sri Lanka
Coordinates7°16′43″N 80°37′00″E / 7.2786°N 80.6167°E / 7.2786; 80.6167Coordinates: 7°16′43″N 80°37′00″E / 7.2786°N 80.6167°E / 7.2786; 80.6167
Information
MottoNena Wadamu - Rata Nagamu
(Uplift Knowledge - Build Country)
Established1980
FounderPushparama Temple
GradesGrade 1 - 13
GenderGirls
Education systemNational Education Curriculum of
Ministry of Education (Sri Lanka)
Color(s)Green and White   
Websitewww.seethadevi.sch.lk

Seethadevi Girls' College Sinhala: සීතාදේවි බාලිකා විද්‍යාලය is a girls' school in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is a provincial school funded by the central government providing primary and secondary education.[1][2] Under-16 Seethadevi Girls' College A team won the Sri Lanka Schools Hockey A division tournament in 2019.[3]

History[]

The school has started as a primary school in 1980 with 18 girls. M. D. Kamalawathi was the first principal of the girls' college.[4]

Hockey[]

In 2019, the school's under 16 A team won the Sri Lankan Schools Hockey division A championship beating Holy Family Convent, Wennappuwa in a penalty shootout. Hesendi Ranmali of the school was awarded the best goal keeper's award.[5] The school was the semifinalists and won the 3rd place of Sri Lanka Schools Hockey Association tournament in 2018.[6]

In 2017, A and B teams of the school travel to India to compete in Sub junior National Hockey Championship and won against the home teams.[7]

Past principals[]

Name Duration
M D Kamalawathi
1980 January 18 - 1988 October 25
S Rathnayaka
1988 October 31 - 1990 December 31
A G D Sumanasinghe
1990 - 2007 September 28

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Seetha Devi Girls college kandy". www.seethadevi.sch.lk. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
  2. ^ "Seethadevi Girls' College: History". Seethadevi Girls' College. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
  3. ^ "Kandy News". Sunday Observer. 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
  4. ^ "Seetha Devi Girls college kandy". www.seethadevi.sch.lk. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
  5. ^ "Kandy News". Sunday Observer. 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
  6. ^ "Glory for Swarnamali Girls School". The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
  7. ^ Suchindran, Aravind SuchindranAravind; Apr 21, Bangalore Mirror Bureau | Updated; 2017; Ist, 04:00. "Girls get the stick". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 2019-03-17.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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