D. S. Senanayake College
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No.62 R. G. Senanayake Mawatha, Colombo Sri Lanka |
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| Coordinates | 6°54′30.1284″N 79°52′29.4024″E / 6.908369000°N 79.874834000°ECoordinates: 6°54′30.1284″N 79°52′29.4024″E / 6.908369000°N 79.874834000°E |
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| Type | National |
| Motto | Country Before Self (තමාට පෙර රට) |
| Established | February 10, 1967 |
| Founder | Ralph Ignatius Thomas Alles |
| Principal | R. M. M. Rathnayake |
| Staff | 275 |
| Grades | Class 1 - 13 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrollment | 6500 |
| Colour(s) |
Black and Gold |
| Song | Sip Satha Sis Wetha |
| Publication | Siyapatha |
| Website | http://dsscoba.com |
Black and Gold
D. S. Senanayake College (Sinhala: ඩී.එස්.සේනානායක විද්යාලය D. S. Senanayaka Vidyalaya) (also referred to as D. S. Senanayake College, Colombo, D. S. Senanayake College, Colombo 7, Colombo D. S. Senanayake College, or simply as DS or DSSC) is a selective entry, boys' school in Sri Lanka. It was established on 10 February 1967 under the stewardship of Sir R. I. T. Alles. As a national school it is controlled by the central government, as opposed to a provincial council.
The College is named after the first Prime Minister of Independent Sri Lanka, Don Stephen Senanayake, who is also considered the Father of the Nation. It's the only muti-ethnic, trilingual school established in Sri Lanka in the post-independence era and is also the largest muti-ethnic school in the country.
D. S. Senanayake College, situated on R. G. Senanayake Mawatha (formerly Gregory Road),Colombo, Sri Lanka. School has current enrollment of over 6000 students with an academic staff over 275. The school is listed among the National Schools, which come under the administration of the Ministry of Education, thus has direct funding from the ministry.
The College provides education to students from Grade 1 to 13 in Sinhala, Tamil and English language. It also provides Mathematics, Science, Commerce & Arts fields for the Advance Level Examinations. The school is fully equipped with modern classrooms, multiple science laboratories and computer laboratories, grounds and sports complex for sports activities. It also has more than 35 Clubs, Societies & Associations engaged in all types of co-curricular activities. There are wide range of sporting activities.
In 1965 the number of requests to admit children into the Royal College Primary had become excessive. Thus the Minister of Education I. M. R. A. Iriyagolla took the initiative to build a new school in Cinnamon Gardens on the lines of Royal College, Colombo. In 1967 Minister Iriyagolla began the ground work for establishing the school. It was named after D. S. Senanayake, who was the first prime minister of Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) after gaining independence. R. I. T. Alles, an assistant principal at Royal College became the Head Master of the new school. The location in which the college stands today was at that time called the Kumbikale jungle.
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