Anilpupananda

== Upananda College ==[1]

School Details

School - G/Upananda College
Address - Manvila, Walahanduwa, Galle.
District - Galle.
Province - Southern Province
Education zone - Galle
Electorate - Akmeemana
Type of School - 1AB
School ID No. - 06392
Gender - Mix
Medium of Instruction - Sinhala
Telephone Number - 0912224413

General information about the school

Inauguration In the 20th century, the activities of religious and social upliftment were highlighted in various fields. Specially the guidance of Sri Angarika Dharampala and by culture prevailed after the Pandura Vadaya,Udamvita and Baddegam Vada, the Buddhist vigilance was sharpen. As a result this Education was the main factor of the social progress and the Buddhist school was opened through out the country. The great Buddhist monk Rev. Bataduwe Rathanajothi with the help of the people in the area as foresters started a school with about 10 – 25 students in a cadjan- hut and called it Upananda which means the second happiness. Physical Environment Upananda vidyalaya is situated about 8 km (5misles) away from Galle town in Galle Udugama road, This area is under the zone of south-west monsoon rains and the rain forests The economy of the people in this area is based on state farming and agriculture. Most of the place here are rural and towns like Pinnaduwa Walahanduwa are developing. It is an eye-catching scenery for and one those Manavila Upananda is situated in a small hill in between the Colombo – Matara speed highway and a sub way.

Community Structure Though the people lead are rural life the effect of urbanization also eau be seen most of the people in the area are farmers. About 97% of the people are Buddhists while 3% Tamils. There are about 98% of the people are Buddhists. As a result of situating between two temples the Kalugla Mawatha Mahavihara and the Keththaramay, all most all the students in the school are Buddhist. Then the activities under Buddhist social & cultural are also can be seen very frequently. A way of traditional family society is also not extinct in this area.

National Administrative Factor It is belong to the Galle District in Southern Province. According to traditional administration deviation it belongs to Paththu and Galukoralya. Now it belongs to Akmeeman electorate and it governs by the Divisional Secretariat of Akmeemana, and Akmeeman Pradsheeya Sabha further it belong to Manavila Grama Seva Division.

The Development Starting with 10-15 students in 1910 to day it has being developed in to a National school with about 2300 students with all the facilities. Before hundred years time it was started in only in cadjan hut but to day it ha become a very big school with storied building special need concerned facilities for the disabled Student laboratory facilities, computer facilities with internet and good playground with about twelve acre in whole capacity. The art, commerce & science sections are also punctual well as well extra curricular activities are also prominent in the school. Up to date just like the tide of the sea there were ups and downs in the path of the development of the school. Through much inconvenience our school has the strength to go forward among leading school in district. Rowling here and there among the rules and regulations in the national education we are lucky to go beyond the national level, dong a great service to the nation to day as well as in the past

Extra curricular activities in the school

1. Buddhist Society

2. Sinhales literature Association

3. Sinhales language Unit

4. English Unit

5. Sciences Society

6. Commerce Society

7. Arts Society

8. Photographic Club

9. Fine Arts Society

10. Environmental Solders Brigade

11. First aid Unit

12. Social Service Society

13. Girl Guides & Scouts Troup

14. Cadet Troup

15. Motor Traffic Unit

16. School co-operative Unit

17. School Media Unit

18. Chess club

School song

පාසල් ගීතය

සිරස නමා දොහොත් නගා

නමදිමු නමදිමු බැතිනී

මානවිල ජාතික පාසල් මෑණි //

සතර අමා රස කිරී පොවලා

යහගුණ දම් බරණින් සදලා

දිවිමග සරු කොට

ජය මග පෙන්වූ

මව්නේ ඔබෙ ගුණ ගීතේ

වෙයි මගෙ ජය රණ ගීතේ

සිරස නමා ………

අවිඳ්‍ර අඳ්‍රර සිද බිඳ දමලා

සුවහස් ණැන ඇස් පාදාලා

ජයමග හෙලිකොට

මල්පල ගැන්වූ

මවුනේ ඔබෙ සිරිපාදේ

වැද කිමිදෙමු ගුණ මුහුදේ

සිරස නමා දොහොත් ……….

History of the school

During the 19 the century there was a trend to build up Buddhist schools through out the island. To encourage the Buddhist in Galle district reverent Bataduwe Rathanjothi started this school on 10th of January 1910. The meaning of Upananda College became the idea of “second happiness” of the Reverent Bataduwe Rathanajothi. The first building of the school was built up from the donation of the well-wishers and the labour of the villagers. It was a building of 20 feet long and attached with cajuns. Only 23 students were admitted to the school. The first teacher of the school was Mrs A.D.Paranavithana and Mr D.H. Gunasekara was appointed as the first principal of the school. The school was called in many names in the past such as primary school and junior school. In 1949 it was called Upananda Vidyalaya. Upananda vidyalaya had developed day by day under the supervision of various principals.On the first of August 1958 the school was promoted as Upananda Maha Vidyalaya then the government of gave aids to the school. In 1961 hon. late Prime minister Mrs Sirimawo Bandaranayake visited the school to facilitate the science education of the school. On the 18th of August 1995 Upananda Maha Vidyalaya promoted to a national school. So this proved that the college developed and reached to the higher position day by day.

Principals who showed the path for the development

Principal Name Period Mr. D.H. Gunasekara 1910 - 1932 Mr. K.V.G. Silva 1932 - 1940 Mr. S.L.D. Wanigarathna 1940 – 1946 Mr. Sumadasa Thilakaratna 1946 – 1949 Mr. P.G. Daramasiri 1949 – 1958 Mr. D.Manawadu 1958 – 1693 Mr. D.L. Senevirathna 1963 – 1969 Mr. D.R. Wanigarathna 1969 – 1972 Mr. Noraman De Silva 1972 – 1988 Mr. Upali Jayasinghe 1988 – 1992 Mr. D.J.K. Siriwardena 1992 - 1995 Mr. A.D.A. Gunawardena 1995 - 2001 Mr. R.S. Jayasekara 2001 - 2004 Mr. S.M. Jayasekara 2004 - 2011 Mr. N.M.K.N. Weerasiri (Present Principal)211

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