| Anula Vidyalaya | |
| Motto: | Pali: Uththitta Nappa majjeyya |
| Motto Translation: | Arise and be Diligent |
| City: | Nugegoda |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Type: | National |
| Religion: | Buddhist |
| Founder: | E. W. Adikaram |
| Principal: | M.S.R.Irangani |
| Grades: | 1-13 |
| Gender: | Female |
| Colors: | Black and Gold |
| Age Range: | 6 to 19 |
| Enrollment: | Over 5000 |
Anula Vidyalaya is a national girls' school in Colombo. It was established in 1941 by E. W. Adikaram with 38 students and five teachers.[1]
Currently, the school has a student body of over 5,000 girls. The principal and the staff guide the pupils on the Buddhist principles of non-violence and self-discipline.[1]
The founders of Anula Vidyalaya were E. W. Adikaram, a scholar, educationist, writer, philosopher and a humanist, and the pioneer principal, P. B. Fernando. The school was started on 4 January 1941 under the patronage of D. S. Senanayake, then the Minister of Agriculture. The Board of Governors were:
Pioneer Principal - P. B. Fernando - served the school from 1941 till 1956. She donated her total salary towards obtaining a block of land for the school and a scholarship scheme.