Panadura Royal College Explained

Royal College Panadura
Native Name:රාජකීය විද්‍යාලය පානදුර
Motto:Aththanan Damayanthi Panditha
Established:1976
Grades:Class 1 - 13
Enrollment:3,000
Gender:Boys
Lower Age:6
Upper Age:19
Colours:Green and yellow
Campus Size:14ha
Free Label 1:Former pupils
Free 1:Old Royalists

Royal College Panadura (also known as Royal Panadura and Panadura Royal) [1] [2] [3] [4] (Sinhala; Sinhalese: '''රාජකීය විද්‍යාලය පානදුර''') is a provincial school in Panadura, Sri Lanka.[5] [6] [7] [8]

School backgrounds

The school was inaugurated in 1978 as Janadipathy Vidyalaya and later renamed as Panadura Royal College.[9] Current students of the school are referred to in the press as Panadura Royalists.[10] [11] [12] The college conducts classes from grade 1 to 13 in both Sinhala and Tamil medium including English medium from grade six onwards. The college is spread across over 34acres, and has a complete Information Technology Centre, facilities of over 10 scientific labs, auditoriums, Sports Complex with squash courts, basketball courts and table tennis, an international standard rugby football ground and a modern gymnasium, 2 cricket grounds and nets, swimming pool with diving facilities, along with volleyball and tennis courts.[13]

The school also has a cadet corps.[14]

Annual big match

Panadura Royal College plays annual cricket Big Match with St. John's College Panadura (Royal Panadura versus St. John's Panadura). It is also called Battle of the Greens.[15] The Big Match is played for Mervyn Joseph Cooray Shield.[16]

Alumni associations

Panadura Royal College has two main alumni associations. These alumni associations play annual cricket matches against other alumni associations such as the Old Wesleyites Sports Club and the Old Johnians Old Boys Association.[17] [18]

Notable alumni

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.dailynews.lk/2023/10/23/sports/182990/rusiths-century-steers-royal-panadura-to-victory/ Rusith’s century steers Royal Panadura to victory
  2. https://archives1.dailynews.lk/2023/03/11/sports/299095/royal-panadura-advance-semi-final Royal, Panadura advance to semi final
  3. https://www.dailymirror.lk/sports/Royal-Panadura-record-massive-win/322-273880 Royal Panadura record massive win
  4. https://archives1.dailynews.lk/2023/06/02/sports/304677/rusith-proud-product-panadura-royal Rusith proud product of Panadura Royal
  5. https://archives1.dailynews.lk/2022/12/30/local/294131/royal-college-panadura-marks-45th-anniversary Royal College, Panadura marks 45th anniversary
  6. https://www.sundaytimes.lk/110213/Education/ed23.html Royal College Panadura a shining example to follow
  7. https://www.sundaytimes.lk/120129/Sports/spt15.html They are right Royal too
  8. https://www.sundaytimes.lk/230212/education/inaugural-batch-of-royal-college-panadura-hosts-felicitation-ceremony-for-teachers-511253.html Inaugural batch of Royal College Panadura hosts felicitation ceremony for teachers
  9. https://www.sundaytimes.lk/130526/education/royal-panadura-has-produced-many-distinguished-personalities-45791.html Royal Panadura has produced many distinguished personalities
  10. News: Last coupon from May 19. Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 8 May 2011.
  11. News: Rathnayake. Samiddha. Kodikara scores hurricane double century. The Nation (Sri Lanka). 11 April 2010.
  12. News: Panadura Royal win. Daily News (Sri Lanka). 13 July 2012. 25 August 2012. https://archive.today/20130218230541/http://www.dailynews.lk/2012/07/13/spo04.asp. 18 February 2013. dead.
  13. Web site: Royal Panadura has produced many distinguished personalities | The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka . sundaytimes.lk. 2015-03-14.
  14. Web site: Annual Assessment Camp of 04th & 12th Battalions NCC. National Cadet Corps (Sri Lanka). 2020-04-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20120427040718/http://cadet.lk/04%2612bn.html. 2012-04-27. dead.
  15. https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2013/03/17/spo24.asp Panadura’s Battle of the Greens ends in tame draw
  16. https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2013/03/17/spo24.asp Panadura’s Battle of the Greens ends in tame draw
  17. Web site: Royal College Panadura beat Wesley College by 8 wickets. Old Wesleyites Sports Club. 2012-08-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20131127072440/http://owsc.lk/CollegeNews/sports2011/Wesley_vs_Royal_Panadura.htm. 2013-11-27. dead.
  18. News: Six-a-side at Panadura today. Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 13 January 2002.
  19. News: Fernando. Leslie. Chamara Silva followed Aravinda's style to forge ahead. Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). 8 June 2008.

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