Sri Sumangala National College

Sri Sumangala National College (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී සුමංගල ජාතික පාසල), in Nildandahinna,[1] Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka, was founded in 1864. It is a National school with a bilingual education program[2] and belongs to Walapane Education zone.[3]

Sri Sumangala National College
  • ශ්‍රී සුමංගල ජාතික පාසල
  • ஶ்ரீ சுமங்கல தேசிய கல்லூரி
Location
Nildandahinna

Sri Lanka
Coordinates7°4′44″N 80°53′30″E
Information
School typeNational
MottoSinhala: නොනැවතී ඉදිරියට
Nonawathi Idiriyata
(Keep moving forward)
Establishedc. 1864
FounderA.D. Ished Siriwardhana[1]
School districtNuwara Eliya
PrincipalKapila Aththanayake[1]
Grades1-13
GenderMixed
Age range6 to 19
Enrollment2500
Color(s)Maroon and Yellow
   
NicknameS.N.C.
AffiliationBuddhist
WebsiteSri Sumangala National College
Main Hall of Sri Sumangala National College

History

Sri Sumangala National College was founded in 1864 with Mr.A.D. Ished Siriwardana as the 1st principal. This school was started with a very small amount of students as a mix school with only one building and named as Nildandahinna Royal School. Afterwards the school was divided into two parts with a separate school for girls with Mrs.Meegasdeniya as the 1st principal.

At present this school consists of approximately 3000 students in all grades.[1]

Sports achievements

The Taekwondo team of Sri Sumangala National School in Nildandahinna, Walapane, won the Inter-School Taekwondo championship - 2017,[4] making history as the only school to win four years in a row.

The Sumangala team swept the board at the national championships this year with three gold medals, six silver medals and 13 bronze medals. Sumangala also won the overall championship title in 2015 and 2014 and 2016.[5]

Houses

The college has three houses, named after kings of Sri Lanka.

House Named after
Vijaya King Vijaya
Gemunu King Gemunu
Parakum King Parakramabahu I

Name history[1]
Year Name
1864 to ? Nildandahinna Royal School
? to 1982 Sri Sumangala Maha Vidyalaya
1982 to 1993 Sri Sumangala Madya Maha Vidyalaya
1993 to date Sri Sumangala National College

References
  1. "ශ්‍රී සුමංගල විද්‍යාලය,නිල්දණ්ඩාහින්න-නුවර එළිය". ශ්‍රී සුමංගල විද්‍යාලය,නිල්දණ්ඩාහින්න-නුවර එළිය. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  2. Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme Archived 2013-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Walapane Zonal Education Office". Archived from the original on November 10, 2013.
  4. "Sri Sumangala National School bags taekwondo championship". Daily News. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  5. "Sri Sumangala National School, Nildandahinna - Taekwondo champions". Daily News. Retrieved 2023-01-19.


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