Sir John Kothalawala College

Sir John Kothalawala College
ශ්‍රීමත් ජෝන් කොතලාවල විද්‍යාලය
Address
Dambulla Road
Kurunegala
Kurunegala, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, 60000
Sri Lanka
Coordinates 7°29′40″N 80°22′08″E / 7.494346°N 80.368997°E / 7.494346; 80.368997Coordinates: 7°29′40″N 80°22′08″E / 7.494346°N 80.368997°E / 7.494346; 80.368997
Information
Type Government School
Motto Vidya Sarvashya Bhushanam (විද්‍යා සර්වශ්‍ය භූෂණම්)[උගත් කම සෑමකල්හිම ආභාරණයයි]
(Knowledge is the jewel of all time)
Founded 14 February 1974
School district Kurunegala Education Zone
Authority Ministry of Education
Principal Mr. Saman Indrarathna
Grades Class 1–13
Gender Mixed
Age range 6–19
Enrollment 6000+
Medium of language English and Sinhalese
Houses Vijaya, Gemunu, Thissa, Perakum
Colour(s)

Blue, red, green, yellow

                
Nickname JOHNZ
Website http://www.kothalawala.sch.lk

Sir John Kothalawala College is a public college open to all students in the town of Kurunegala, Sri Lanka. It was opened on 16 January 1974 and was formerly known as Bandaranayake Vidyalaya.

History

Sir John Kothalawala College was declared open on 16 January 1974 in palace of Bishop Lakdasa De Mel. At that time, the bishop's palace was used as classrooms. The college was initially known as Bandaranayake Vidyalaya and was under the sponsorship of Piyadasa Wijesinghe, a former member of parliament. The objective in the establishment of the school was to provide more opportunities for youth from rural communities, away from overcrowded and competitive popular schools.[1] The college opened with six teachers and fourteen students. Today, with 175 teachers and 4600 students, it is the largest school in North Western Province.[2]

Sports

The Battle of Greens is the annual big cricket match between Sir John Kothalawala College and Wayamba Royal College. Sir John Kothalawala College won the last match in 2016.

Clubs & societies

References

  1. ↑ "Kothalawala School". Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "About Our School". Retrieved 19 June 2015.

External links

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