| K/ Madina National School, Madawala, Kandy | |
| Native Name: | Madawala Madina |
| Motto: | Rabbi Zidni Ilma |
| Founder: | Abubakkar Lebbai Sayyadhu Mohammed |
| Established: | 02.12.1935 |
| Type: | Government |
| Grades: | 01 - 13 |
| Principal: | Abdul Raheem |
| Staff: | 76 |
| Enrollment: | 3150 |
| Gender: | Male, Female |
| Lower Age: | 11 |
| Upper Age: | 18 |
| Colours: | Maroon, Green, and Blue |
| Medium: | Tamil,English |
| City: | Kandy,Madawala |
| Years: | 84 |
| Religion: | Islam |
| Province: | Central |
| Hours In Day: | 6 |
| Houses: | Safa Hira Mina |
Madina National School (Sinhala: මදීනා ජාතික පාසල ; Tamil: மதீனா தேசிய கல்லூரி ; also referred to as Madawala Madina) is a Mixed Primary and Secondary National School in Madawala, Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka. It was established on 02 December 1935 with Abubakkar Lebbai Sayyadhu Mohammed as the founding Principal.
It provides education from Grades 01 to 13 in Tamil and English languages. It is one of the leading mixed Tamil medium schools in the country. Located on the Katugastota-Bambarella (B205) main road.
In the 1930s, a revolutionary thinker and social worker, Abubakkar Lebbai Sayyadhu Mohammed, established the school on 12 February 1935. The first principal was A.K. Subramaniyam. During its early stages, admission was only granted to boys. At the beginning, there were three teachers and 36 students. In 1936, the school was improved with an addition of one teacher (four total) and 170 students (215 total). In 1937, a Teachers and Parents Association was created. In 1944, S.S.C classes began. In 1948, with 423 students and 15 teachers, a new block was constructed.
In 1952 the school was divided in two as upper school and lower school and had 14 classes. In 1958, girls were allowed to join the school. During that time, the educational minister Mr. Dasanayaka constructed a new block to the school. In 1994, the school was announced as a national school. The principal was A.H.M. Siddeek(1997–2008). In 2003, a building was constructed with a new block and was separated for the English Medium.
An auditorium was opened in 2004 in memory of M.H.M.Ashraff, who was the founder of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress.[1] [2]
| Name | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| A.K.Subramaniyam | 1935–1941 | |
| P.Raayappu | 1941–1949 | |
| K.Raajasingam | 1949–1951 | |
| M.A.Raheed | 1951-1951 | |
| M.S.M.Ismail | 1951–1959 | |
| M.I.M.Sarib | 1959–1961 | |
| M.Y.M.Muslim | 1961–1962 | |
| Zaani Mohammed | 1962-1962 | |
| R.D.Saldeen | 1963–1965 | |
| S.M.Thaha | 1965–1968 | |
| A.R.M.Faaruk | 1968–1979 | |
| S.M.Thaha | 1979–1984 | |
| A.R.M.Faaruk | 1984–1990 | |
| J.M.Munawwar | 1990–1997 | |
| M.S.M.Lukmaan | 1997-1997 | |
| A.H.M.Siddeek | 1997–2008 | |
| S.H.M.Ali Jinna | 2008-2008 | |
| E.F.Nazeer | 2008–2010 | |
| M.Z.U.Hidhaya | 2010–2016 | |
| A.H.M.Azeez | 2016-2018 | |
| Abdul Raheem | 2018-To Present |
Mohamed Shiraz was named the Mobitel School Boy Cricketer of the Year in the silver division on October 20, 2014, and made his ODI debut as Sri Lanka's 213th player on August 2, 2024
A computer lab was opened in 2004. In 2008 Mr.Ali Jinna was the principal. In the period 2008-2010, Old Boys Association members Alhaj Musni Mulaffar and Alhaj Riffthi Mulaffar gifted a bus to the school which was worth 40 lakhs. The school now has about 3150 students and about 120 teachers.[4] In the early 2015, a technological laboratory was constructed by the Sri Lankan government which was led by the former president Mahindha Rajapaksa.It contains 4 rooms including a math room. It also contains 40 computers.[5]