Palatuwa Gunarathana Central College

Palatuwa Gunarathana Central College (Sinhala: පාලටුව ගුණරතන මධ්‍ය මහා විද්‍යාලය) (commonly known as "Gunarathana College") is a government school for boys and girls in Palatuwa, Matara, Sri Lanka. It is located in Palatuwa Village. The college is situated in a hilly area, close to Matara Akuressas's main road. The college was founded as a Buddhist school in 1924. The college enrolls over 2500 students from primary level to secondary level education with 130 teachers.

Palatuwa Gunarathana Central College
පාලටුව ගුණරතන මධ්‍ය මහා විද්‍යාලය
Location
Palatuwa

Matara

Sri Lanka
Coordinates5°59′10″N 80°31′16″E
Information
TypePublic
MottoPali: විඡ්ජා උදපාදී (Vijja Udapadi)
Religious affiliation(s)Buddhism
Established1924
FounderAtampala Gunarathana Thero
PrincipalH. B. Chandralal
Grades1 - 13
GenderMale and Female
Enrollment2500
Color(s)Maroon and Yellow
  
Websitepalatuwammv.sch.lk

History

In 1924, Ver. Atampala Gunarathana Thero, an incumbent of Unella Sri Nagarama Purana Viharaya, started a school using coconut foliage and wattle near Palatuwa Bauddodaya Piriwena. It began as a private Buddhist school. The first students were Mahanayake of Shiyamopalee Chapter and Mahanayake of Sri Rohana Chapter Venerable Rajakeeya Pandith Aththudawe Sri Rahula Thero (Laic Name Mr. Dayananda) and Dandina Samarasinghe Dissanayake, mother of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The first principal was W.H.S. Jayawardena.

Principals

  Period Name
1st 1924 1931 Mr.W.H.S Jayawardana
2nd 1931 1931 (One Month) Mr.D.T.W Jayawardamna
3rd 1931 1964 Mr.Chandrasena Gunawardana
4th 1964 1964 (One Month) Mr.Senanayaka
5th 1964 1964 (One Month) Mr.E.P Silva
6th 1964 1964 (One Month) Mr.A.W Palihakkara
7th 1964 1964 (One Month) Mr.D.D.Wijesekara(Acting principal)
8th 1964 1972 Mr.Thomas Yapa
9th 1972 1977 Rev:Athuraliye Indarathana tero
10th 1977 1977 (One Month) Mr.Upasena Godagamuwa
11th 1977 1977 (One Month) Rev:Polommaruwe Hemasiri tero
12th 1977 1977 (One Month) Mr.Priyanthra Rathnayaka
13th 1977 1986 Mr.H.N Gunapala
14th 1986 1990 Mr.D.R.A Hemachandra
15th 1990 1990 (5 Month) Mr.E.B Liyanage
16th 1990 2000 Mr.D.Wickramasinghe
17th 2000 2008 Mr.Yoga rathnavibushana
18th 2008 2014 Mrs. S. Rathnavibushana
19th 2014 2017 Mr. Bandara
20th 2017 2018 Mr.Nirmala Jayasuriya
21st 2018 Up-To-Date Miss.Garusinghe (Acting Principal)

College Houses

College Houses' Names and Colours:

  Houses Colours
01 Gemunu (Sinhala: ගැමුණු (සත්‍ය))   Red
02 Parakum (Sinhala: පැරකුම් (සාම))   Yellow
03 Gajaba(Sinhala: ගජබා (ධර්ම))   Blue
04 Vijaya (Sinhala: විජය)   Green
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