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Buddhist Ladies' College is a private girls' primary and secondary school in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The school was established by Mohandas De Mel on May 20, 1954.[1] It is one of the leading government-approved schools in Colombo.[2] The first principal of the school was Clara Motwani.[3] The current principal is Padmaseeli Lyanage.[4]
History edit
The Buddhist Ladies' College is a popular school situated in Town Hall, Kurunduwatta, Colombo. It was first established as a private school before being transferred to the government. It became a private Buddhist girls' school in 2018. The school's motto is: The Utmost for the Highest.[5] It was previously part of the same school as Vishaka College, but the schools were later separated.
Achievements edit
Buddhist Ladies' College was the first school whose students used to jump through a fire ring at the gymnastics display.
The Buddhist Ladies' College choir achieved All Island first place in a competition in 2017 (open category), and successfully advanced to the semifinals of the Ananda College Vocalize generation five competitions in 2019.
Alumni edit
Name | Notability | Reference |
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Shayama Ananda | Actress | |
Chulpadmendra Kumarapathirana | Model, Actress | |
Somalatha Subasinghe | Children's playwright, founder of the Children’s and Youth Theatre Organisation | |
Kavindi Adhikari | Musical Artist | |
Samitha Mudunkotuwa | Musical Artist | |
Deepani Silva | Film, stage and teledrama actress | [6] |
References edit
- ^ Mohandas De Mel
- ^ Buddhist Ladies’ College commemorates 56th Founder’s Day
- ^ Clara Motwani
- ^ https://www.pressreader.com/sri-lanka/sunday-times-sri-lanka/20140126/283897340872977. Retrieved 2020-07-30 – via PressReader.
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- ^ "Life Online - Deepani Silva: The actress". life.dailymirror.lk. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
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