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Piliyandala Central College

Central College Piliyandala
Location
Piliyandala
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Coordinates 6°47′59″N 79°55′15″E / 6.79972°N 79.92083°E / 6.79972; 79.92083Coordinates: 6°47′59″N 79°55′15″E / 6.79972°N 79.92083°E / 6.79972; 79.92083
Information
Type Public
Motto bodetha pabodetha dametha
"බොධෙථ පබොධෙථ දමෙථ "
Established 1887
Founder Rev.Mampe Saranapala Thero
Principal D.P. Udawaththage
Staff 150
Grades Class 1 - 13
Gender Mix
Age 6 to 18
Enrollment 1000
Colour(s)

Blue, Yellow & Red

            
Website

Blue, Yellow & Red

Central College Piliyandala (First National Sports School) is a national school located in Piliyandala, Sri Lanka. It is one of the first central colleges established by Hon. C. W. W. Kannangara and has about 5000 students.

The school was started in 1887.

Rugby; Carrom; Cricket; Football; Girls' Football; Chess; Wushu; Badminton; Karate; Swimming; Athletics; Basketball; Volleyball; Netball

Each student is assigned to one of the four houses: Gamunu, Vijaya, Parakrama and Thissa. These houses are named after ancient Sinhala kings of Sri Lanka. An athletic tournament among these houses is held once a year at the beginning of the first term.

Aviation society; I.T. society; Media unit; Science society; Buddhist society; Commerce society; Art society; English unit; New inventors society; Astronomy society; Sinhala Literary association; Senior prefects' guild; Junior prefects' guild;Boy and Girl Scouting ; Boys' cadet platoon; Girls' cadet platoon; Cadet western boys band; Girls' band; Dancing circle; Health club; Environment pioneer society; Web casting union.


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