Royal College Horana[3] (Sinhala: රාජකීය විද්යාලය හොරණ; also known as Royal Horana or Horana Royal)[4] is a national school in Horana, Sri Lanka.[5]
| Royal College Horana රාජකීය විද්යාලය හොරණ | |
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| Address | |
Rathnapura Road , Sri Lanka | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public national 1AB |
| Motto | Vidya dadathi vinayan |
| Established | 1978 |
| School district | Horana Education Zone |
| Authority | Ministry of Education |
| Principal | V. R. P. Kumara |
| Grades | Class 1 - 13 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Students | Horana Royalists [1][2] |
The college was established in 1978 and became a national school in 2000.[6][7][8]
In May 2016 President Maithripala Sirisena officially opened the school's new auditorium.[6][9]
Sports
editHorana Royal College plays its annual cricket match (Big Match) with Siri Piyarathana College, Padukka. It is also called the Battle of Gold and Purple.[10][11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Sebs beat Royal Horana
- ^ "Supun bowls Horana Royal to victory". Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ Drawn match at Horana
- ^ Royal Horana needs funds to play cricket
- ^ "Province - Western" (PDF). Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme. Ministry of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ^ a b "පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ ගෞරවය රැකීම මන්ත්රීවරුන් 225 දෙනාගේ වගකීමක්". News.lk (Government Official News Portal). 5 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "37th Anniversary of Royal College Horana". The Daily Mirror. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Sri Lanka must formulate her own solution to ethnic conflict". Government of Sri Lanka. 27 November 2000.
- ^ "President opens Horana Royal College auditorium". The Daily News. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Sripalee Royal Big Match". Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ Sripalee college Vs Royal college Big Match
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