Maliyadeva College
| Maliyadeva College මලියදේව විද්යාලය |
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The Motto
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Kurunegala Sri Lanka 
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| Coordinates | 7°29′14″N 80°21′34″E / 7.487357°N 80.359527°ECoordinates: 7°29′14″N 80°21′34″E / 7.487357°N 80.359527°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Government school |
| Motto |
Sanskrit: विद्या भूषणं पुरुष भूषणम् Pronouncation: Vidya Bhushanam Purusha Bhushanam Meaning: Science is the jewel of man |
| Established | 30th September 1888 |
| Founder | Colonel Henry Steel Olcott |
| Principal | Y.G. Thilakarathne |
| Grades | 1 – 13 |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 6 to 19 |
| Enrollment | 5000+ |
| Colour(s) |
Navy blue, Golden yellow and Maroon |
| Affiliation | Buddhist |
| Pupils | Devans |
| Website | www |
Navy blue, Golden yellow and Maroon
Maliyadeva College (Sinhala: මලියදේව විද්යාලය), is a government school in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka, established in 1888, by the Buddhist Theosophical Society led by Colonel Henry Steel Olcott. It is one of Sri Lanka's oldest schools. It is a National School and controlled by the central government. Today the school accommodates 5000 students. The term "Devans" (Sinhala:ඩේවන්ස්) is used to refer to the former/present pupils of Maliyadeva College.
The school is referred as Maliyadeva College in Sri Lanka or simply as Maliyadeva. Local newspapers also refer to it as Maliyadeva Boys' College whilst past and present students of Maliyadeva are called "Devans". The school was named Maliyadeva College after Arahant Maliyadeva, the last Arahath thero who had high psychic powers (Abigngnalabhi: in Sinhala:අභිඥ්ඥාලාභී) of Buddhist history. Although there are several schools, specially in this part of the island that have adapted the name Maliyadeva, none have links to Maliyadeva College other than the Maliyadeva Balika Vidyalaya, which was separated from the previously mixed Maliyadeva College as a separate institution for girls in 1946.
In June 1888 a new school with one student was opened at a place in Bodhiraja Mawatha near the present Central Bus Stand in Kurunegala, pioneered by Semenaries A. Bamunu-Arachchige, a young Maha-Vidane who had been put in charge of four villages by Maha-Mudaliyar Bandaranaike and Colonel Henry Steel Olcott with the assistance of local donors, Hulugalle, Adikaram and Mudaliyar Attygala. The school was named Kurunegala Buddhist Institution.
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