Sri Sumangala College

Sri Sumangala College
  • ශ්‍රී සුමංගල විද්‍යාලය
  • ஶ்ரீ சுமங்கல கல்லூரி
Location
Horana Road


Coordinates6°42′31″N 79°54′53″E / 6.70861°N 79.91472°E / 6.70861; 79.91472
Information
TypeNational
MottoPali: සුඛෝ පඤඤාය පටිලාභෝ
Suko Pagngnaya Patilabho
(Joy is the result of Wisdom)
Established3 March 1909 (1909-03-03)
FounderVen. Gnanawimalathissa Maha Thero, Ven. Walpita Gunarathana Maha Thero
Sister schoolSri Sumangala Balika Maha Vidyalaya
School codeSSC
PrincipalRaweendra Pushpakumara
Grades1–13
GenderBoys
Age range6 to 19
Enrollment4,000
LanguageSinhala and English
Colour(s)Green, gold and blue
     
AffiliationBuddhist
AlumniSumangalians
Annual Cricket battle(Battle of the Golds) with Moratu Maha Vidyala
WebsiteSri Sumangala College

Sri Sumangala College (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී සුමංගල විද්‍යාලය), in Panadura, Sri Lanka, was founded on 3 March 1909 at Rankoth Viharaya, in memory of Ven. Weligama Sri Sumangala Thero, who played an important role in Sri Lankan Buddhism. It is one of the oldest and the largest schools in Sri Lanka with a student population of 4,000 over 13 Grades. It is a national school, controlled by the central government.