Piliyandala Central College

Central College Piliyandala
පිලියන්දල මධ්‍ය මහා විද්‍යාලය
பிலியன்தல மத்திய வித்தியாலயம்
Location

Coordinates6°47′59″N 79°55′15″E / 6.79972°N 79.92083°E / 6.79972; 79.92083
Information
Other namesPCC
TypeNational
MottoBodetha pabodetha dametha
"බොධෙථ පබොධෙථ දමෙථ "
Awareness Enlightenment Discipline
Established1887 (135 years ago)
FounderMampe Saranapala Thero
PrincipalR.A.R.M. Rathnayake
Staff200+
GradesClass 6 - 13
GenderMix
Age11 to 19
Enrollment4000
LanguageSinhala, English
Colour(s)Dark blue, gold and maroon    
Songසිරිබර මැදි විදුහල් මාතා ("Beautiful Mother Central College")
AffiliationBuddhism
Former pupilsOld Centralions
Websitewww.piliyandalacentral.edu.lk

Piliyandala Central College (Sinhala: පිලියන්දල මධ්‍ය මහා විද්‍යාලය; Tamil: பிலியன்தல மத்திய வித்தியாலயம்) is a selective entry mixed-gender school located in Piliyandala, Sri Lanka. It is the first government-run mixed-gender secondary school in the country.

College students are known as Centralions and past pupils are known as Old Centralions.