Sri Sumangala National College
Sri Sumangala National College (Sinhala: ශ්රී සුමංගල ජාතික පාසල), in Nildandahinna,[1] Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka, was founded in 1864. It is a national school with a bilingual education program[2] and belongs to Walapane Education zone.[3]
Sri Sumangala National College
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Sri Lanka | |
| Coordinates | 7°4′44″N 80°53′30″E / 7.07889°N 80.89167°E |
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| School type | National |
| Motto | Sinhala: නොනැවතී ඉදිරියට Nonawathi Idiriyata (Keep moving forward) |
| Established | c. 1864 |
| Founder | A.D. Ished Siriwardhana[1] |
| School district | Nuwara Eliya |
| Principal | Kapila Aththanayake[1] |
| Grades | 1-13 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age range | 6 to 19 |
| Enrollment | 2500 |
| Color(s) | Maroon and Yellow |
| Nickname | S.N.C. |
| Affiliation | Buddhist |
| Website | Sri Sumangala National College |
History
editSri Sumangala National College was founded in 1864 with A. D. Ished Siriwardana as the first principal. The school was started with a very few number of students as a mixed school with only one building and was named Nildandahinna Royal School. Afterwards, the school was divided into two schools, a separate school for girls with Mrs Meegasdeniya as the first principal.
At present, the school roll is approximately 3,000 students in all grades.[1]
Sports achievements
editThe Taekwondo team of Sri Sumangala National School in Nildandahinna, Walapane, won the Inter-School Taekwondo championship - 2017,[4] making history as the only school to win four years in a row.
The Sumangala team swept the board at the national championships this year with three gold medals, six silver medals and 13 bronze medals. Sumangala also won the overall championship title in 2014, 2015 and 2016.[5]
Houses
editThe college has three houses, named after kings of Sri Lanka.
| House | Named after |
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| Vijaya | King Vijaya |
| Gemunu | King Gemunu |
| Parakum | King Parakramabahu I |
| Year | Name |
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| 1864 to ? | Nildandahinna Royal School |
| ? to 1982 | Sri Sumangala Maha Vidyalaya |
| 1982 to 1993 | Sri Sumangala Madya Maha Vidyalaya |
| 1993 to date | Sri Sumangala National College |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "ශ්රී සුමංගල විද්යාලය,නිල්දණ්ඩාහින්න-නුවර එළිය". ශ්රී සුමංගල විද්යාලය,නිල්දණ්ඩාහින්න-නුවර එළිය. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
- ^ Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme Archived 2013-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Walapane Zonal Education Office". Archived from the original on November 10, 2013.
- ^ "Sri Sumangala National School bags taekwondo championship". Daily News. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
- ^ "Sri Sumangala National School, Nildandahinna - Taekwondo champions". Daily News. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
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