Kalutara Vidyalaya National School

Kalutara Vidyalaya National School is one of the major schools in Sri Lanka. It was founded by Sir Cyril De Zoysa in 1941 as the twin school to Kalutara Balika Vidyalaya.

Kalutara Vidyalaya (කලුතර විද්‍යාලය)
Location
Sri Lanka
Coordinates6°34′27″N 79°57′53″E
Information
TypePublic
MottoSinhala: දැ සමය සුරකිනු
English: Save the Race & Creed
Established1941
FounderSir Cyril De Zoysa
PrincipalH.Sarathchandra Silva
FacultyScience , Commerce & Art
GradesPrimary to G.C.E. (A/L)
GenderBoys
Age6 to 19
Enrollment3500
Colour(s)Dark Green, Light Green,Dark Green    
Websitewww.facebook.com/kvns.org

History

Kalutara Vidyalaya (කලුතර විද්‍යාලය) was founded in Kalutara on 6 January 1941 by Sir Cyril De Zoysa. The college was formed as the twin brother of Kalutara Balika Vidyalaya, the girls' school. On 13 January 1941 the college officially started with 11 teachers and 56 students.

After only six months, the college became a senior secondary school. At the beginning, Kalutara Vidyalaya at the Martin Bungalow was a mixed school. On 7 January 1942, Kalutara Balika was established in Clammily House by Mr. P. de S. Kularatne, so Kalutara Vidyalaya became a boys' school. The first chapter of Kalutara Vidyalaya ended on 18 March 1942, when the Royal Air Force took the school for their use during World War II.

After a short break, Kalutara Vidyalaya was restarted at Kalutara Balika Vidyalaya. Sir Cyril De Zoysa noticed that it is hard to develop two schools and handed over his Brookline House to the Kalutara Balika Vidyalaya. In April 1946, the college began free education and was handed over to the government. In 1998 the college became a National School.

Today the school has about 3,500 students and more than 120 teachers.

Sir Cyril de Zoysa Statue in Kalutara Vidyalaya

First staff
  • D. D. P. Samaraweera - Principal
  • Al-Haj Badurdeen - Vice Principal (former Ministry of Education)
  • Eleven teachers
  • A. Athukorala - first Art teacher
  • Prasanna 'Perry' Perera - first student of the Kalutara Vidyalaya

Houses

The boys are divided into four houses, led by house captains. The houses compete in inter-house games and house colours are awarded to winners. The houses are:

  • Sena (brown)
  • Tissa (red)
  • Tilaka (orange)
  • Anura (white)

Principals

01 Mr. D.D.P. Samaraweera

02 Mr. H.M. Darmapriya

03 Mr. C.D.S. Siriwardane

04 Mr. Layanal Lokuliyane

05 Mr. M.B. Rathnayake

06 Mr. D.A. Weerasinghe

07 Mr. Dencil A. Silva

08 Mr. Upali Philip Senarathne

09 Mr. Gamini Goonerathne

10 Mr. A.G. de Silva

11 Mr. A.G. Weththasinghe

12 Mr. Thanthirige D. Ariyasena

13.Mr. H. Sarathchndra Silva

13 Mr. P.W. Nelson Perera

14 Mr. Mithrasena Ratiyala

15 Mr. K.A.D Punyadasa

16 Mr. I.D. Piyarathne

17 Mr. Mahanama Siriwardena

18 Mr. H.M. Gunarathne

19 Mr. K. Rathnaweera Perera

20.Mr. M. Sarathchndra Silva

21.Mr. K.I.J. Peris

Battle of the Mangosteen

The annual cricket encounter between Kalutara Vidyalaya and Tissa Central College, known as the "Battle of the Mangosteen", has been held since 1949. It is the second-oldest battle between the two leading Buddhist schools in Sri Lanka and the 11th-oldest school cricket encounter in Sri Lanka. Of the 60 matches played Kalutara Vidyalaya has won 23, Tissa Central has won 6 and 32 matches have been drawn.

Notable alumni
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