Siridhamma College is a school in Labuduwa, Sri Lanka.

Siridhamma College
සිරිධම්ම විද්‍යාලය
Location
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Siridhamma Mawatha, Labuduwa


Coordinates6°4′18.31″N 80°13′55.42″E / 6.0717528°N 80.2320611°E / 6.0717528; 80.2320611
Information
School typePublic/National school
Mottoපඤ්ඤා නරානං රතනං (Paññā Narānan Rathanan)
EstablishedFebruary 6, 1995 (1995-02-06)
FounderDr. Richard Pathirana
PrincipalChinthani Athukorala
Grades1-13
GenderMixed school
Number of students3500
Colour(s)Blue and gold
  
Websitewww.siridhammacollege.lk

History

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Ven. Dr. Labuduwe Siridhamma Thera

Siridhamma College was established to fill the educational needs with the seat of Akmeemana by the Minister of Education Richard Pathirana in 1995. On 6 February 1995 the Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike opened the school by registering first school child name. The school was named Siridhamma College, after the monk, Labuduwe Siridhamma Thero,[1] who was the first monk to graduate from Oxford University.

The school commenced with 90 students and one building with three classes for grade 1. It was subsequently expanded and in 1996, students were enrolled for grade 6 from a Placement test. With those chosen students, three classes for grade 6 were started. The increasing number of students resulted in school expanding with new buildings. On 6 January 1996 a new two—storey building for primary section was opened and construction was started on an additional three story building with a laboratory. The school held its first sport meet in 1996. In 1999 the school established a hostel to accommodate students from outside the area.

The first principal of the school was P S K Rajapaksha. The first Sports meet was held in 1996.

Siridhamma College paid a great attention in teaching English to the students from the very beginning and is the only national school which conducts English medium classes from grade 1.

Principals

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The following individuals have served as Principal of Siridhamma College:

Ordinal Principal Start End Years in office
1 P. S. K. Rajapakse 1995 2004 8–9 years
2 Sumedha Wackwella 2004 2007 2–3 years
3 Munipala 2007 2008 0–1 years
4 Premasiri Epa 2008 2012 3–4 years
5 Nihal Gurusingha 2012 2014 1–2 years
6 S. P. Ariyarathne 2014 2015 1–2 years
7 W. T. Raweendra Pushpakumara 2015 2023 6–7 years
8 Nayanapriya Perera 2023 2024 0–1 years
8 Chinthani Athukorala 2024 present 0 years

Houses

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School Houses and their colors

  •   Sapphire
  •   Diamond
  •   Crystal
  •   Opal

References

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  1. ^ "About-Rajopawanaramaya". Archived from the original on 2019-10-13. Retrieved 2019-10-13.