Buddhist Ladies' College

Buddhist Ladies' College is a private girls' primary and secondary school in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The school was established by Mohandas De Mel on May 20, 1954.[1] It is one of the leading government-approved schools in Colombo.[2] The first principal of the school was Clara Motwani.[3] The current principal is Padmaseeli Lyanage.[4]

Buddhist Ladies' College
Location
Colombo 7

Sri Lanka
Information
TypePrivate
MottoThe Utmost for the Highest
Established20 May 1954 (1954-05-20)
FounderMohandas De Mel
PrincipalAjantha Pahathkumbura
GradesLower nursery to grade 13
GenderGirls
Age3 to 18
Colour(s)Brown and beige
  

History

The Buddhist Ladies' College is a popular school situated in Town Hall, Kurunduwatta, Colombo. It was first established as a private school before being transferred to the government. It became a private Buddhist girls' school in 2018. The school's motto is: The Utmost for the Highest.[5] It was previously part of the same school as Vishaka College, but the schools were later separated.

Achievements

Buddhist Ladies' College was the first school whose students used to jump through a fire ring at the gymnastics display.

The Buddhist Ladies' College choir achieved All Island first place in a competition in 2017 (open category), and successfully advanced to the semifinals of the Ananda College Vocalize generation five competitions in 2019.

Alumni
Name Notability Reference
Shayama Ananda Actress
Chulpadmendra Kumarapathirana Model, Actress
Somalatha Subasinghe Children's playwright, founder of the Children’s and Youth Theatre Organisation
Kavindi Adhikari Musical Artist
Samitha Mudunkotuwa Musical Artist
Deepani Silva Film, stage and teledrama actress [6]

References
  1. Mohandas De Mel
  2. Buddhist Ladies’ College commemorates 56th Founder’s Day
  3. Clara Motwani
  4. https://www.pressreader.com/sri-lanka/sunday-times-sri-lanka/20140126/283897340872977. Retrieved 2020-07-30 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Features | Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse Newspapers". archives.dailynews.lk. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  6. "Life Online - Deepani Silva: The actress". life.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 29 May 2018.

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