Kalutara Vidyalaya National School
Kalutara Vidyalaya National School is one of the major schools in Sri Lanka. It was founded by Sir Cyril De Zoysa in 1941 as the twin school to Kalutara Balika Vidyalaya.
| Kalutara Vidyalaya (කලුතර විද්යාලය) | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 6°34′27″N 79°57′53″E |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Sinhala: දැ සමය සුරකිනු English: Save the Race & Creed |
| Established | 1941 |
| Founder | Sir Cyril De Zoysa |
| Principal | H.Sarathchandra Silva |
| Faculty | Science , Commerce & Art |
| Grades | Primary to G.C.E. (A/L) |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 6 to 19 |
| Enrollment | 3500 |
| Colour(s) | Dark Green, Light Green,Dark Green |
| Website | www |
History
Kalutara Vidyalaya (කලුතර විද්යාලය) was founded in Kalutara on 6 January 1941 by Sir Cyril De Zoysa. The college was formed as the twin brother of Kalutara Balika Vidyalaya, the girls' school. On 13 January 1941 the college officially started with 11 teachers and 56 students.
After only six months, the college became a senior secondary school. At the beginning, Kalutara Vidyalaya at the Martin Bungalow was a mixed school. On 7 January 1942, Kalutara Balika was established in Clammily House by Mr. P. de S. Kularatne, so Kalutara Vidyalaya became a boys' school. The first chapter of Kalutara Vidyalaya ended on 18 March 1942, when the Royal Air Force took the school for their use during World War II.
After a short break, Kalutara Vidyalaya was restarted at Kalutara Balika Vidyalaya. Sir Cyril De Zoysa noticed that it is hard to develop two schools and handed over his Brookline House to the Kalutara Balika Vidyalaya. In April 1946, the college began free education and was handed over to the government. In 1998 the college became a National School.
Today the school has about 3,500 students and more than 120 teachers.
First staff
- D. D. P. Samaraweera - Principal
- Al-Haj Badurdeen - Vice Principal (former Ministry of Education)
- Eleven teachers
- A. Athukorala - first Art teacher
- Prasanna 'Perry' Perera - first student of the Kalutara Vidyalaya
Houses
The boys are divided into four houses, led by house captains. The houses compete in inter-house games and house colours are awarded to winners. The houses are:
- Sena (brown)
- Tissa (red)
- Tilaka (orange)
- Anura (white)
Principals
01 Mr. D.D.P. Samaraweera
02 Mr. H.M. Darmapriya
03 Mr. C.D.S. Siriwardane
04 Mr. Layanal Lokuliyane
05 Mr. M.B. Rathnayake
06 Mr. D.A. Weerasinghe
07 Mr. Dencil A. Silva
08 Mr. Upali Philip Senarathne
09 Mr. Gamini Goonerathne
10 Mr. A.G. de Silva
11 Mr. A.G. Weththasinghe
12 Mr. Thanthirige D. Ariyasena
13.Mr. H. Sarathchndra Silva
13 Mr. P.W. Nelson Perera
14 Mr. Mithrasena Ratiyala
15 Mr. K.A.D Punyadasa
16 Mr. I.D. Piyarathne
17 Mr. Mahanama Siriwardena
18 Mr. H.M. Gunarathne
19 Mr. K. Rathnaweera Perera
20.Mr. M. Sarathchndra Silva
21.Mr. K.I.J. Peris
Battle of the Mangosteen
The annual cricket encounter between Kalutara Vidyalaya and Tissa Central College, known as the "Battle of the Mangosteen", has been held since 1949. It is the second-oldest battle between the two leading Buddhist schools in Sri Lanka and the 11th-oldest school cricket encounter in Sri Lanka. Of the 60 matches played Kalutara Vidyalaya has won 23, Tissa Central has won 6 and 32 matches have been drawn.
Notable alumni
- W. D. Amaradeva - Sri Lankan vocalist, musician, violinist and musical composer.
- Tillakaratne Dilshan - Sri Lankan cricketer (former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team)
- Somawansha Amarasinghe - Former leader of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
- Narada Disasekara - Sri Lankan classical singer
- Shelley Wickramasinghe - Former Sri Lankan cricketer, Chairman of the National Sports Council, Vice-president of Sri Lanka Cricket
- Dulip Liyanage - Former Sri Lankan cricketer
- Lalith Kaluperuma - Former Sri Lanka cricketer
- Sujeewa de Silva - Former Sri Lanka cricketer
- Malinga Bandara - Sri Lankan cricketer
- Milinda Siriwardana - Sri Lankan cricketer
- Nadeera Nawela - Sri Lankan cricketer
- Himasha Eashan - Athlete