Sri Rahula College Kandy
| Sri Rahula College ශ්රී රාහුල විද්යාලය |
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Kandy Sri Lanka 
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| Coordinates | 7°17′47″N 80°38′06″E / 7.29639°N 80.635°ECoordinates: 7°17′47″N 80°38′06″E / 7.29639°N 80.635°E |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto |
Pali: අතත දීපා විහරථ Sinhala: තමා තමාටම පහනක් වන්න (Be a light to yourself) |
| Established | 1890 |
| Founder | Col. Henry Steel Olcott |
| Principal | Mr. S.M.C. Weerakoon එස්.එම්.සී. වීරකෝන් මයා |
| Staff | 144 Teachers |
| Grades | Class 1 - 13 |
| Color(s) |
Green, Yellow , Maroon |
| Affiliation | Buddhist |
Green, Yellow , Maroon
Sri Rahula College (Sinhala: ශ්රී රාහුල විද්යාලය) is a mixed National school located in Kandy, Sri Lanka founded by Buddhist Theosophical Society led by The American Colonel Henry Steel Olcott in 1890. It offers primary and secondary education for more than 2,000 students from grade 1 to 13.
During the late nineteenth-century Sinhalese Buddhist revival, Buddhist Theosophical Society under the guidance of colonel Henry steel olcott founded several Buddhist schools around the country to provide English education to Buddhist students who would otherwise have had to go to a missionary school in order to study English. Under that program, They founded a school named "Kandy High school" on a piece of land at Katugasthota. The school opened with only 16 students in 1890 with Mr. Niyangoda as the first principle of the school.
The college anthem is written in Sinhalese language. It is sung at the start of the school day and on important occasions.
ලංකා වාසී සිත සාදන
ශ්රී සුගතාගමචාරී..//
විද්යාදී ශික්ෂනදායි
ජාතිකාභිමානී..//
ශ්රී රාහුල විද්යාලය
බෝවා කල් දියතා ජයතු..//
There are four college houses which were named after four great Sinhalese kings. Students are divided into those houses according to their school registration number and they compete against each other representing their respective houses to win the annual inter-house games.
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