Monaragala Royal College Explained

Royal College Monaragala
Native Name:රාජකීය විද්‍යාලය මොණරාගල
Established:15 March 1969
District:Monaragala Education Zone
Authority:Ministry of Education
Type:Public national
Principal:Chaminda Aththanayaka
Gender:Boys and girls
City:Monaragala, Monaragala District
Province:Uva Province
Free Label 1:Old Students
Free 1:Old Royalists

Monaragala Royal College (Sinhala; Sinhalese: රාජකීය විද්‍යාලය මොණරාගල ; also known as Royal College Monaragala or Monaragala Rajakeeya Vidyalaya) is a national school in Monaragala, Sri Lanka.[1] [2] [3]

History

The college was started in a small single building on 15 March 1969 called Hulandawa Nawa Kanitu Viduhala. The first principal was P. S. Ranathunga. Later the school was upgraded and renamed as Moneragala Rajakeeya Vidyalaya. The school was given the national school status and allowed to use the name of Royal College Moneragala.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Spellmaster moves to Uva and Sabaragammuwa Provinces. Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 10 April 2010.
  2. News: SLT empower future sustainability. Daily News (Sri Lanka). 30 November 2010. 8 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20101204141915/http://www.dailynews.lk/2010/11/30/bus21.asp. 4 December 2010. dead.
  3. Web site: Province - Uva. Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme. Ministry of Education. 2012-09-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20130418004736/http://www.moe.gov.lk/web/images/stories/branchnews/bilungual/uva.pdf. 2013-04-18. dead.