Rahula College
| Rahula College | |
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Matara Sri Lanka |
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| Information | |
| Type | All-Boys government school, started as private Buddhist |
| Motto |
අත්තානං දමයන්ති පණ්ඩිතා (Pali for "Wise man controls himself") |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Buddhist |
| Established | 1923 |
| Grades | 1–13 |
| Number of students | Over 7000 |
| Color(s) |
Blue and Gold |
| Affiliation | Matara Buddhists' Society (1923) |
| Website | rahulacollege.org |
Coordinates: 5°57′12″N 80°32′6″E / 5.95333°N 80.53500°E
Rahula College is a one of the most popular boys' schools in Sri Lanka, located in Matara district. Though it was originally a Buddhist school, now it is run by the Government of Sri Lanka as a National School. It was one of the first schools which was converted to a National School. Rahula College has two sections - the Primary section, which serves students from Grade 1 to Grade 5, and the Secondary section, which serves students from Grade 6 to Grade 13.
In 1921, Frederick Gordon Pearce (principal of Mahinda College, Galle), D.T.W. Rajapaksha Ralahami and Sir R.S.S. Gunawardana established the "Buddhists Society". On 1 May 1923, the Buddhists Society opened a school named Parakramabhahu Vidyalaya, in a rented building on Main Street, Matara. Parakramabhahu Vidyalaya's motto was "May I be a true Buddhist". Hewabowalage Yasapala was the first student. Parakramabhahu Vidyalaya was shifted to the "Saram Mudali Walawwa" which was donated by C. A. Odiris de Silva, with the new name of "Rahula College". C.A. Odiris de Silva's second son C.A. Ariyathilake, who also donated Matara's leading girls' school Sujatha Vidyalaya, donated this school to the government.
Rahula College currently has over 7,000 students.
College houses' names and colours:
Rahula College's official website was established in 2012 as a result of the Rahula Web Project along with the Rahula Web Team 2003. The project was conducted by Bogoda Wimalagnana Thero, Mr. Jayawardane, Mr. V.V.D. Dharmawardane.
Rahula Primary is located in Welegoda. It was established in 1991, at the place where the Sudarshana Model School was. There are classes from grade 1 to grade 5.The former principal was Mr. Gamini Abeykon and the current principal of the primary section is Mrs. Thilakani Gunawardena.
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