Horana Royal College Explained
Royal College Horana[3] (Sinhala; Sinhalese: රාජකීය විද්යාලය හොරණ; also known as Royal Horana or Horana Royal)[4] is a national school in Horana, Sri Lanka.[5]
The college was established in 1978 and became a national school in 2000.[6] [7] [8]
In May 2016 President Maithripala Sirisena officially opened the school's new auditorium.[6] [9]
Sports
Horana Royal College plays its annual cricket match (Big Match) with Siri Piyarathana College, Padukka. It is also called the Battle of Gold and Purple.[10] [11]
See also
Notes and References
- http://www.nation.lk/2007/12/30/sports6.htm Sebs beat Royal Horana
- Web site: Supun bowls Horana Royal to victory . 2020-01-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140819083432/http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=sports%2Fsupun-bowls-horana-royal-victory . 2014-08-19 . dead .
- https://archives1.dailynews.lk/2023/05/10/sports/302983/drawn-match-horana Drawn match at Horana
- https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2007/08/12/spo03.asp Royal Horana needs funds to play cricket
- Web site: Province - Western. Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme. Ministry of Education. 2012-09-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20131102023807/http://www.moe.gov.lk/web/images/stories/branchnews/bilungual/wp.pdf. 2013-11-02. dead.
- Web site: පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ ගෞරවය රැකීම මන්ත්රීවරුන් 225 දෙනාගේ වගකීමක්. News.lk (Government Official News Portal). 5 May 2016. 22 May 2020.
- News: 37th Anniversary of Royal College Horana. The Daily Mirror. 18 May 2015. 22 May 2020.
- Web site: Sri Lanka must formulate her own solution to ethnic conflict. Government of Sri Lanka. 27 November 2000.
- News: President opens Horana Royal College auditorium. The Daily News. 5 May 2016. 20 May 2020.
- Web site: Sripalee Royal Big Match . 2014-08-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150322015501/http://sripaleecollege.lk/bigmatch2013.html . 2015-03-22 . dead .
- https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.541085112603515.1073741825.174510379260992&type=3 Sripalee college Vs Royal college Big Match
