Ananda Central College

Ananda Central College
"අපදාන සොභිනී පඤ්ඤා" Apadana Sobhini Paknkna
Location
Elpitiya Sri Lanka
Coordinates	6°17′44″N 80°09′58″E / 6.29556°N 80.16611°E / 6.29556; 80.16611Coordinates: 6°17′44″N 80°09′58″E / 6.29556°N 80.16611°E / 6.29556; 80.16611
Information
Type	National
Established	1940s
Founder	Anagarika Dharmapala and Colonel Henry Steel Olcott
Principal	Mrs. Kokila Mendis
Grades	Class 1 - 13
Gender	Co-ed
Age range	6 to 19
Enrollment	4000(student population)
Colour(s)	Green and Yellow
Affiliation	Buddhist

Ananda Central College (Sinhala: ආනන්ද ම‍‍ධ්‍ය මහා විද්‍යාලය), is a co-educational National school in the Elpitiya division, Galle district, Sri Lanka. It provides education for around 4000 students in grades 1 to 13.

Location and size

Ananda Central College is situated on the left side of the road towards Pitigala 100 meters from the main city of Elpitiya in the Galle District. It consists of over 4000 students and a staff of about 130 teachers.

History

Ananda Central College was founded in 1940s. During the World War II after the Japanese Dropped Bombs on Colombo 5 April 1942. In case Anagarika Dharmapala and Colonel Henry Steel Olcott tried to establish schools across the country.And as a result they Founded The Ananda Central College.

Houses

The students are divided into four houses:

• Gamunu
• Parakum
• Thissa
• Vijaya

Special events

G/Ananda Central College & G/Karandeniya Central College have begun an inter school cricket encounter "දක්ෂිණ කෙසරුන්ගේ සටන" (Battle of southern Lions) from 31 March 2010 onwards.

Principals

• Mr. W. Thambawita
• Mr. P. Jinadasa
• Mr. W A Somadasa
• Mr. Danasiri De Silva
• Mr. Ajantha Ranaweera
• Mr. K.M. Sunil Padmasiri
• Mr. R. W. Mettananda
• Mr. K.P. Wijerathna
• Mrs. Kokila Mendis

References

• "Death notice for P. Raja Maha Vihara Mawatha, Elpitiya, retired Principal of the school". Columbo Daily News. March 18, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-21.