Vidyaloka College

Vidyaloka College
Crest of Vidyaloka College SUKO PANNAYA PATI LABO Meaning: ("ප්‍රඥාව ලැබීම සැපයකි.")
Location
Galle Sri Lanka
Information
Type	Government Public School
Established	1941
Founder	Weliwitiye Punyasara Thera H. W. Amarasuriya
Grades	1 to G.C.E. (A/L)
Gender	Boys
Age	6 to 19
Enrollment	2500
Pupils	Vidyalokians
Color(s)	Maroon and White
Affiliation	Buddhist
Website	http://www.vidyalokabcg.sch.lk

Vidyaloka College is a boys' school in Galle, Sri Lanka. The school was established on January 14, 1941 by philanthropist Henry Woodward Amarasuriya under the patronage of Venerable Weliwitiye Punyasara Thera. Presently, the school accommodates over 2500 students and provides primary and secondary education to them.

College Today

The college today provides education to about 2500 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.

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 4 houses according to their admission number. These houses are named after four great ancient kings of Sri Lanka.

-Ashoka
-Gemunu
-Prakrama
-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

Art Society
Science 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

Dr. Richard Pathirana^[1] - Former cabinet minister for Education & Higher Education (1994-2000) and State Administration, Home Affairs & Administration Reforms (2000-01).
Prof. C. Dahanayake^[2] - Founding professor of physics and dean of the Science Faculty, University of Kelaniya, founding president of the Institute of Physics, Sri Lanka.
Prof. W. D. Lakshman^[3] - Economist and academic, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo and former Dean of the Faculty of Economics.
Dickman de Alwis^[4] - Former Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Pakistan.
Dr. E. A. Weerasinghe^[5] - The present Director General of the National Institute of Business and Management.
Mapalagama Wimalaratne^[4] - Senior lawyer, additional magistrate and Astrologer.
Major General Renuka Rowel^[4] - Chief Signals Officer, Sri Lanka Signals Corps
Nanda Gunasinghe^[4] - Former Member of the Parliament for Galle district.
Lasith Malinga^[6] - Sri Lankan cricketer and captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team that won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20.
W. Jayasiri^[4] - Actor & Film Director.

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