Veluwana College

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Veluwana College වේළුවන විද්‍යාලය
Location
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Veluwana College, Veluwana Road Colombo 09 Colombo Sri Lanka
Coordinates	6°55′39″N 79°52′49″E / 6.92750°N 79.88028°E / 6.92750; 79.88028Coordinates: 6°55′39″N 79°52′49″E / 6.92750°N 79.88028°E / 6.92750; 79.88028
Information
Type	Public School
Motto	සැමට පෙර යුතුකම Duty Is Foremost
Established	11 June 1951; 70 years ago (1951-06-11)
Principal	Sydney Loku Kumara
Dep Principal	D. V. T. Rajapathirana
Staff	200
Grades	Class 1-13
Gender	Boys
Age range	6 - 19
Number of students	3500
Color(s)	Blue and Gold
Song	ශාන්ති වේවා ශාන්ති දේවා!
Website	Veluwana College

Veluwana College (කොළඹ වේළුවන විද්‍යාලය) in Dematagoda was established 11 June 1951 by the Buddhist Society led by Veluwanarama temple. It is one of oldest Buddhist schools in Sri Lanka. Veluwana College is a National School. It provides primary and secondary education.

School Anthem[]

The school anthem was composed by .

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 5,500 students and about 2,000 staff, led by principal W. Karunathilaka. Veluwana College has been in the forefront of the Sri Lankan national schools and considered to be one of outstation schools in the country^{[citation needed]}.

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)
• Sydny Ashoka Lokukumara (2016.11.10- )

Notable alumni[]

• Chandika Hathurusingha - Former Sri Lanka Test/One Day International Cricketer, Member of World Cup Winning Cricket Team 1996.

References[]