Kalawana Central College (Sinhala: කලවාන මධ්ය මහා විද්යාලය) or commonly known as Kalawana National School (Sinhala: කලාවන ජාතික පාසල) is a school situated in Kalawana, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka.[1][2][3][4] The school provides secondary education to boys and girls aged 11 to 19 and has a student population of over 2,000.
| Kalawana Central College කලාවන මධ්ය මහා විද්යාලය | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 6°32′07.7″N 80°24′03.6″E / 6.535472°N 80.401000°E |
| Information | |
| Type | National School |
| Motto | සුනාථ ධාරෙත චරාථ ධමෙම |
| Established | 4 June 1888 |
| Staff | ~100 |
| Grades | 6 - 13 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 19 |
| Enrollment | ~2,300 |
| Colour(s) | Yellow & Green |
| Song | Sinhala: "ශ්රී දේ දින දින දීප පූජිත කලවානේ මැදි විදුහල් මව්ණී" |
| Website | https://www.kalawanaedu.net/kalawanans/ |
It was established on 4 June 1888, with 29 students and one temporary school building.[5] The school was originally called Kalawana Swabhasha Misra Patashalawa. In 1958 it reached Maha Vidyalaya status and in 1979 Madya Maha Vidyalaya status.[6] In 2012 there were over 2,300 students, 88 teachers and 28 permanent buildings.[3]
Kalawana Central College was designated as a National School by the Sri Lankan Government in the mid 1990s.
Notable alumni edit
- Prof. Dayananda Somasundara - Vice-chancellor Sabaragamuwa University (1995-2001)[3][7]
- Thosapala Hewage - Ambassador to Nepal (2009-2012),[3] Secretary - Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (2001), Secretary - Ministry of Urban Development and Water Supply, Secretary - Ministry of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion, Secretary - Ministry of Ports and Aviation,[8] Chairman - LB Finance PLC (2013)[9]
References edit
- ^ "Provincial Schools". Ratnapura District Secretariat. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "School Web Directory". Sabaragamuwa Provincial Department of Education. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Kalawana NS's Vision". The Sunday Times. 18 March 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "පහත සඳහන් සුදුසුකම් සපුරාලන රජයේ පාසල්" (PDF). රජයේ ගැසට් පත්රය. ශ්රී ලංකා රජය. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "පිදිය යුතු තැන්". කලවාන ප්රාදේශීය සභාව. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Parliamentary Debates: Official Report". 89. Ceylon Government Press. 1970: 1661.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Tale of a Fanatical Academic in Sri Lanka: Professor Dayananda Somasundara". The Daily News. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Autobiography of a farmer's son by Thosapala Hewage". The Island. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Hewage new Chairman at LB Finance". Daily FT. Retrieved 26 April 2013.