Panadura Royal College

Panadura Royal College (Sinhala: පානදුර රාජකීය විද්‍යාලය; also known as Royal College Panadura[1][2] and Royal Maha Vidyalaya, Panadura[3]) is a provincial school in Panadura, Sri Lanka.

Panadura Royal College
පානදුර රාජකීය විද්‍යාලය
Location
Panadura, Kalutara District

Sri Lanka
Information
TypeProvincial School
MottoAththanan Damayanthi Panditha
Established1976
PrincipalH. Sarathchandra Silva
GradesClass 1 - 13
GenderBoys
Age6 to 19
Enrollment3,000
Campus size14 ha (35 acres)
Colour(s)Green and Yellow   
Former pupilsOld Royalists

School backgrounds

The school was inaugurated in 1978 as Janadipathy Vidyalaya and later renamed as Royal College Panadura. Current students of the school are referred to in the press as Panadura Royalists.[4][5][6] 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 14 hectares (34 acres), 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.[7]

The school also has a cadet corps.[8]

Annual Big Match

Royal College Panadura 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.[9] The Big Match is played for Mervyn Joseph Cooray Shield.[10]

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.[11][12]

Notable alumni
Name Year/degree Notability Reference
Chamara Silva Player for the Sri Lanka national cricket team (2006–2008) [13]

See also

References
  1. "Cricket Stars Contest: Royal Panadura clear lead in three categories". The Nation (Sri Lanka). 19 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013.
  2. "Royal Panadura storm into U-13 final". Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 19 January 2011.
  3. "Province - Western" (PDF). Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme. Ministry of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2013.
  4. "Last coupon from May 19". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 8 May 2011.
  5. Rathnayake, Samiddha (11 April 2010). "Kodikara scores hurricane double century". The Nation (Sri Lanka).
  6. "Panadura Royal win". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 13 July 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  7. "Royal Panadura has produced many distinguished personalities | The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka". sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  8. "Annual Assessment Camp of 04th & 12th Battalions NCC". National Cadet Corps (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  9. Panadura’s Battle of the Greens ends in tame draw
  10. Panadura’s Battle of the Greens ends in tame draw
  11. "Royal College Panadura beat Wesley College by 8 wickets". Old Wesleyites Sports Club. Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  12. "Six-a-side at Panadura today". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 13 January 2002.
  13. Fernando, Leslie (8 June 2008). "Chamara Silva followed Aravinda's style to forge ahead". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka).
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