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Vidyaloka College

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College Today
School Boundaries
Past principals
College Houses
Sports
Clubs and societies
Notable alumni
References
External links

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|caption = Crest of Vidyaloka College
|motto =SUKO PANNAYA PATI LABO
Meaning: ("ප්‍රඥාව ලැබීම සැපයකි.")
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H. W. Amarasuriya
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Vidyaloka College is a boys' school in Galle, Sri Lanka. The school was established on 14 January 1941 by philanthropist Henry Woodward Amarasuriya under the patronage of Venerable Weliwitiye Punyasara Thera.^[1] It is a national school which accommodates over 2200 students and provides primary and secondary education to them.^[2] The school was re-constructed after it was badly affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004.

College Today

The college today provides education to about 2200 students from grade 1 to grade 13 and it is regarded as one of the leading boys' schools in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka.

School Boundaries

The land named ‘Kekiri Obada Watta’ where the school is located stretches up to the Wackwella road to the East, Vidyaloka Lane to the North, Sri Devamitta Mawatha to the West and Queens Cinema to the South and it is a flat land of about of 2 acres of extent situated in the heart of Galle city.

Past principals

1941 - 1944 : E. A. C. Munasinghe
1945 - 1964 : B. D. P. de Silva
1964 - 1965 : A. Hendravitharana
1965 - 1971 : B. K. de Silva
1971 - 1977 : Chandradasa de Silva
1977 - 1981 : Christy Nanayakkara
1981 - 1995 : D. H. Senevirathna
1996 - 2004 : M. B. L. de Silva
2004 - 2010 : N. G. Gunapala
2010 - 2013 : F. Welege
2013 - present : P. P. W. Senewirathna

College Houses

Students are divided into four houses according to their admission number. These houses are named after four ancient kings of Sri Lanka.

{{color box|green}}-Ashoka
{{color box|red}}-Gemunu
{{color box|blue}}-Prakrama
{{color box|yellow}}-Sangabo

Sports

Athletics
Badminton
Chess
Cricket
Gymnastics
Hockey

Karate
Rugby
Table tennis
Swimming
Volleyball

Clubs and societies

Buddhist Society
Media Unit
Computer Society
First Aid Unit
Traffic Unit
IT society
Drama Society

Art Society
Science Society
Political Society
Commerce Society
English Literary Association
Robotics Society-and winners three years all island robotics competition

Environment Society
Photographic Society
Scouts Troop
Eastern Music Band
Western Music Band
Cadet Crops

Notable alumni

Name	Notability	Reference
Charles\|Dahanayake}}	founding professor of physics University of Kelaniya, founding president Institute of Physics, Sri Lanka	^[3]
Nanda\|Gunasinghe}}	member parliament (Galle 1994–2001)	^[4]
W.\|Jayasiri}}	actor, film director	^[4]
W. D.\|Lakshman}}	Vice Chancellor University of Colombo (1994–1999), Economist	^[5]
Lasith\|Malinga}}	international cricket player (2004–present)	^[6]
Richard\|Pathirana}}	Minister for Education and higher education (1994-2000), minister for State Administration, Home Affairs and Administration Reforms (2000-01), member of Sri Lankan parliament (1983-2001)	^[7]
Renuka\|Rowel}}	Major General, Chief Signals Officer - Sri Lanka Signals Corps	^[4]

References

1. ^History of the College
2. ^Re-construction project at Vidyaloka College, Galle
3. ^Appreciation-Professor C. Dahanayake
4. ^¹²Old Vidyalokians
5. ^Love & Appreciation - Professor W.D. Lakshman
6. ^The fast and the furious
7. ^Pathirana’s service irreparable - Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, Daily News, 2010

External links

Vidyaloka College Website
Old Boys Association of Vidyaloka College

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