D. S. Senanayake College

D. S. Senanayake College
ඩී.ඇස්.සේනානායක විද්‍යාලයය
டி.எஸ் சேனாநாயக்க கல்லூரி
Front entrance to the school
Address
No 62, R. G. Senanayake Mawatha, Cinnamon Gardens

,
Western Province
,
00700

Coordinates6°54′30″N 79°52′29″E / 6.90833°N 79.87472°E / 6.90833; 79.87472
Information
Other names
  • DS
  • DSSC
School typeNational school 1AB Government School
MottoSinhala: තමාට පෙර රට
(Country Before Self)
Established10 February 1967 (1967-02-10)
School districtColombo
PrincipalSampath Weragoda
Teaching staff284
Grades1-13
GenderMale
Age range6 -19
Enrolment6000 - 8000
Language
Hours in school day07:30 - 13:30
Houses
  •   Shura
  •   Meththa
  •   Weera
  •   Shantha
Colour(s)
  • Black and gold
  •   
Song"Sip Satha Sis Wetha"
NewspaperSiyapatha
Websitedssenanayakecollege.lk

D. S. Senanayake College (Sinhala: ඩී.ඇස්.සේනානායක විද්යාලය; Tamil: டி.எஸ் சேனாநாயக்க கல்லூரி; also referred to as DS and DSSC) is a boys' primary and secondary national school in Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It was established on 10 February 1967 with R. I. T. Alles as the founding principal, and was named after the first Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, D. S. Senanayake.

It provides education from Grades 1 to 13 in Sinhalese, Tamil and English languages. It is the second-largest multi-ethnic school in the country. Its street name was formerly known as Gregory Road but was renamed to R. G. Senanayake Mawatha in 2013.