Isipathana Vidyalaya
| Isipathana College | |
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Colombo Sri Lanka |
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| Coordinates | 6°53′15″N 79°52′06″E / 6.88750°N 79.86833°ECoordinates: 6°53′15″N 79°52′06″E / 6.88750°N 79.86833°E |
| Information | |
| Type | National |
| Motto | Pali : "දළගං පගණත විරියං" Sinhala : "අදිටනින් වෙර වඩමු" English : Strive With Determination |
| Established | 2 February 1952 |
| Founder | B. A. Kuruppu |
| Principal | Premasiri Epa |
| Staff | 250 |
| Grades | Class 1 - 13 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 5 to 19 |
| Enrollment | 5,000 |
| Colour(s) |
Dark and Light Green |
| Website | www.isipathana.lk |
Dark and Light Green
Isipathana College (formerly known as Greenlands College) is a boys' National school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Founded in January 1952, the school was initially named as Isipathana Maha Vidalaya, but is now referred to simply as "Isipathana". It is considered as one of the leading national schools in the island.
In January 1952 with an intake of 400 boys, who constituted the overflow from the Royal Preparatory School, Greenlands College was established in a coconut grove amidst the lush greenery of Havelock Town on Greenlands Road (after which it was named), about 7 acres (28,000 m2) in extent.
The first Principal was B. A. Kuruppu (1952 -1959) who was then the vice principal of Blue Street Central College, Kotahena.
The initial admissions were made by a Board composed of Principals of Royal College Colombo and Thurstan Colleges and the Head Master of Royal Preparatory School; classes were organized in all three streams - Sinhala, Tamil and English, with a tutorial staff of seven teachers.
The College crest was designed by the first Principal with the assistance of J. D. A. Perera and Stanley Abeysinghe of Heywood School of Art, with the lighted lamp and open book and motto "Strive with determination". The college colours dark and light green were selected from the name of the college (Greenland College).{{cn|date=October 2017
The first sportsmeet was held in March 1953 and the first prize giving in 1954.
The first issue of the college magazine came out in 1954. In 1956 "Vihara Mandiraya and Chaitya" was built to commemorate "Buddha Jayanthi year" at school premises. The college had adapted itself to the socio-cultural changes which were taking place since Buddha Jayanthi in 1956 which led to the renaming of the college in 1961. Greenlands Road had been renamed as "Isipathana Mawatha" after Isipathanaramaya Temple and the school was renamed as "Isipathana Maha Vidyalaya". Within a decade "Greenlands" became "Isipathana".
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