Sri Sumedha Maha Vidyalaya is a government school in Matara, Sri Lanka. It was established in 1894.
| Sri Sumedha Vidyalaya, Malimbada ශ්රී සුමේධ මහා විද්යාලය, මාළිම්බඩ | |
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| Location | |
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Malimbada Matara , Sri Lanka , 81050 | |
| Coordinates | 6°00′34″N 80°31′06″E / 6.009441°N 80.518212°E |
| Information | |
| School type | Public provincial 1C |
| Motto | Sinhala: නැණින් පෙරට (Going forward using discretion) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Buddhism |
| Established | 1894 |
| Principal | W. M. Vageesha Perera |
| Staff | 67 |
| Grades | 1 to 13 |
| Gender | Girls & Boys |
| Enrollment | 1000 |
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| Website | schoolsmv |
History
editThe school was established in 1894 by the Methodist Church with eleven students and was known as Batathumbe Methodist College (Sinhala: බටතුඹේ මෙතෝදිස්ත විද්යාලය) for several decades.[1] The first principal of this school was B. De Silva and there were two teachers.[citation needed] The first student of this school was a principal of a school.[which?]
The school became a government school in 1912 and the name was changed into Malimbada Sri Sumedha Maha Vidyalaya as a proposal of Mr Samarawickrama, a former principal of this school.[citation needed] Formerly, there were only primary and secondary classes, but the permission was granted to start Advanced Level classes on 10 January 1982. In 1990 R. K. Wijesekara took over as principal of the school.[citation needed]
Principals from 1948
| Period | Name |
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| 1948.01.15 – 1958.05.01 | J. A. De Silva |
| 1958.05.06 – 1958.12.31 | C. P. Somanayake |
| 1959.01.01 – 1969.02.25 | R. P. A. Wickramasinghe |
| 1969.02.26 – 1970.05.01 | H. T. Dharmasena |
| 1970.05.01 – 1970.12.31 | H. L. Andrayas |
| 1971.01.01 – 1971.08.12 | H. T. Dharmasena |
| 1971.08.12 – 1972.04.30 | Martin Sudangama |
| 1972.05.01 – 1979.07.08 | H. Samarawickrama |
| 1979.07.08 – 1980.01.23 | S. M. D. Samaraweera |
| 1984.03.12 – 1984.07.01 | P. Wickramarachchi |
| 1984.07.01 – 1990.03.05 | Y. A. Gunawardhana |
| 1990.03.05 – 1990.10.15 | K. A. S. Abekoon |
| 1990.03.05 – 1990.10.15 | V. K. Gamage |
| 1990.10.15 – 2001.05.23 | R. K. Wijesekara |
| 2001.05.24 – 2002.11.21 | D. R. Somapala |
| 2002.11.22 – 2015.05.22 | U. Amara Rajini |
| 2015.05.23 – 2017.12.06 | M. A. Kumarasiri |
| 2017.12.07 – present | W. M. Vageesha Perera |
Houses
editStudents are divided into four houses. The house names are derived from the past kings of Sri Lanka.
- Vijaya - In honour of King Vijaya
- Gemunu - In honour of King Dutugamunu
- Gajaba - In honour of King Gajabahu I
Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ "මම අකුරු කියවන නැකතට මහා වැසි වැටුණා - අත්තුඩාවේ සිරි රාහුල මහ නාහිමි".
- ^ a b "Sri Lanka News | Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse Newspapers". archives.dailynews.lk. Retrieved 1 September 2023.