Kalawana Central College (National School) Explained
| Kalawana Central College |
| Native Name: | කලාවන මධ්ය මහා විද්යාලය |
| Motto: | සුනාථ ධාරෙත චරාථ ධමෙම |
| Location: | Kalawana |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Pushpin Map: | Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates: | 6.5355°N 80.401°W |
| Type: | National School |
| Staff: | ~100 |
| Grades: | 6 - 13 |
| Gender: | Mixed |
| Lower Age: | 11 |
| Upper Age: | 19 |
| Enrollment: | ~2,300 |
| Colours: | Yellow & Green
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| Song: | Sinhala "ශ්රී දේ දින දින දීප පූජිත කලවානේ මැදි විදුහල් මව්ණී"
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| Website: | https://www.kalawanaedu.net/kalawanans/ |
Kalawana Central College (si|කලවාන මධ්ය මහා විද්යාලය) or commonly known as Kalawana National School (si|කලාවන ජාතික පාසල) is a school situated in Kalawana, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka.[1] [2] [3] [4] The school provides secondary education to boys and girls aged 11 to 19 and has a student population of over 2,000.
It was established on 4 June 1888, with 29 students and one temporary school building.[5] The school was originally called Kalawana Swabhasha Misra Patashalawa. In 1958 it reached Maha Vidyalaya status and in 1979 Madya Maha Vidyalaya status.[6] In 2012 there were over 2,300 students, 88 teachers and 28 permanent buildings.[3]
Kalawana Central College was designated as a National School by the Sri Lankan Government in the mid 1990s.
Notable alumni
- Prof. Dayananda Somasundara - Vice-chancellor Sabaragamuwa University (1995-2001)[3] [7]
- Thosapala Hewage - Ambassador to Nepal (2009-2012),[3] Secretary - Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (2001), Secretary - Ministry of Urban Development and Water Supply, Secretary - Ministry of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion, Secretary - Ministry of Ports and Aviation,[8] Chairman - LB Finance PLC (2013)[9]
Notes and References
- Web site: Provincial Schools. Ratnapura District Secretariat. 7 February 2020.
- Web site: School Web Directory. Sabaragamuwa Provincial Department of Education. 7 February 2020.
- News: Kalawana NS's Vision. The Sunday Times. 18 March 2012. 6 February 2020.
- News: පහත සඳහන් සුදුසුකම් සපුරාලන රජයේ පාසල්. ශ්රී ලංකා රජය. රජයේ ගැසට් පත්රය. 1 January 2016. 11 February 2020.
- Web site: පිදිය යුතු තැන්. කලවාන ප්රාදේශීය සභාව. 7 February 2020.
- Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. 89. Ceylon Government Press. 1970. 1661.
- News: Tale of a Fanatical Academic in Sri Lanka: Professor Dayananda Somasundara. The Daily News. 19 October 2010. 10 February 2020.
- Web site: Autobiography of a farmer's son by Thosapala Hewage. The Island. 10 February 2018.
- Web site: Hewage new Chairman at LB Finance. Daily FT. 26 April 2013.
