Wariyapola Sri Sumangala College
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| Wariyapola Sri Sumangala College ශ්රී සුමංගල විද්යාලය, මහනුවර | |
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| Coordinates | 7°17′52.6″N 80°37′55.6″E / 7.297944°N 80.632111°E |
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| Type | National |
| Motto | Sinhala: නත්ථි පඤ්ඤ සමා ආභා (There is no Light like Wisdom) |
| Established | 16 September 1879 |
| School district | Kandy |
| Principal | Deshappriya Rathnayake |
| Grades | 1–13 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age range | 6-18 |
| Enrolment | 4000+ |
| Language | Sinhala and English |
| Hours in school day | 6 |
| Colour(s) | Navy Blue,Sky Blue, Gold |
| Website | sumangalacollegekandy |
Wariyapola Sri Sumangala College (Sinhala: ශ්රී සුමංගල විද්යාලය මහනුවර) is a boys' school in Kandy, Sri Lanka
History
[edit]The school, one of the oldest in Kandy,[1] was established on 6 September 1879, as St. Paul's College, a junior school branch of Trinity College, Kandy. It was renamed St Paul's English School in 1987.[1] In 1991 the school was renamed to Wariyapola Sri Sumangala College and relocated to present site.[2][3]
The college has being playing cricket since 1894 and has a long standing cricket rivalry with Sri Rahula College.[4][1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Sri Sumangala and Sri Rahula, schools that don't brag about their products". Sunday Observer. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Sri Sumangala - one of the first schools to play cricket in Kandy".
- ^ "History". srisumangala.com/. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012.
- ^ "Wariyapola Sri Sumangala and Sri Rahula clash in 19th Battle of the Golds".
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