Anula Vidyalaya

Anula Vidyalaya
Anula Vidyalaya
Location
	Nugegoda; Sri Lanka
Information
Type	National
Motto	Pali: Uththitta Nappa majjeyya; (Arise and be Diligent)
Religious affiliation(s)	Buddhist
Established	4 January 1941
Founder	E. W. Adikaram
Principal	Anoma Dahanayake
Grades	1-13
Gender	Female
Age range	6 to 19
Enrollment	Over 5000
Color(s)	Black and Yellow;
Website	www.anulavidyalaya.org

Anula Vidyalaya, is a national girls' school in Colombo. It was established in 1941 by Dr. E. W. Adikaram with 38 students and five teachers.[1]

Currently, the school has a student body of over 5,000 girls. The principal and the staff guide the pupils on the Buddhist principles of non-violence and self-discipline.[1]

History

The founders of Anula Vidyalaya were Dr. E. W. Adikaram, a scholar, educationist, writer, philosopher and a humanist, and the pioneer principal, Mrs. P. B. Fernando. The school was started on 4 January 1941 under the patronage of D. S. Senanayake, then the Minister of Agriculture. The Board of Governors were:

Dr. P. B. Fernando
Dr. D. P. Malalasekara
R. W. Rupasinghe
D. D. Kodagoda
D. L. F. Pedris
T. U. de Silva
R. Premaratne
N. Wijasooriya
S. R. Wijethilake
Nirmala Ekanayake
Nanda Rajapaksha

Pioneer Principal - P. B. Fernando - served the school from 1941 till 1956. She donated her total salary towards obtaining a block of land for the school and a scholarship scheme.

Principals

P. B. Fernando 1941–1956
N. Ratnapala 1956–1970
C. K. Abeyrathna 1971–1975
D. S. Meegoda 1976–1985
Leelananda 1985–1987
M. K. Welikala 1987–1988
D. W. Windsor 1989–1991
N. P. Jinasena 1991–2000
Y. P. S. C. Jayathilake 2000–2007
S. N. Malawiaarachchi 2007–2010
Kalyani Gunasekara 2010–2013
N. K. Ekanayake 2013–2014
P. N. Rajapaksha 2014–2017
K. A. Jayani Prishangika 2017–2020
Anoma Dahanayake 2020 - Present

Houses

Sanghamiththa -
Uppalawanna -
Dhammadinna -
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References

Miranda, Sujitha (15 March 2014). "Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda stands tall as an exclusive Buddhist girls' school". Wijey Newspaper. Retrieved 6 March 2015.

External links

Official web site

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[education_times-1] Miranda, Sujitha (15 March 2014). "Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda stands tall as an exclusive Buddhist girls' school". Wijey Newspaper. Retrieved 6 March 2015.