Visakha Vidyalaya

Visakha Vidyalaya
The crest of Visakha Vidyalaya
Location
Colombo Sri Lanka
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Pali: Paññaya Parisujjhati ((by wisdom is one cleansed))
Established	1917
Founder	Celestina Dias
Principal	Mrs. Sandamali Aviruppola
Grades	Grade 1 - 13
Gender	Girls
Color(s)	Gold and Blue
Affiliation	100% Buddhist
Website	Official Website

Gold and Blue

Visakha Vidyalaya is a girls' school in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is a National School funded by the central government providing primary and secondary education.

The school was established in 1917 by the late Celestina Dias as the Buddhist Girls College in a house called 'The Firs' in Turret Road, Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was the desire of Mrs. Dias to train the school girls according to the Buddhist moral values and principles. In 1927 it moved to its present premises in Vajira Road, Colombo and was named Visakha Vidyalaya (Visakha College) by Lady Herbert Stanley the wife of the Governor of Ceylon at that time. In 1939 the school was affiliated to Lady Irwin College, New Delhi to conduct courses in home science. Science subjects were introduced to the curriculum in 1946, for the first time in a girls' school in Sri Lanka.

The school's motto is from the Alavaka Sutta in the Sutta Pitaka of the Tripitaka. When the yakkha Alavaka first confronted Lord Buddha, he threatened to exterminate Lord Buddha unless He, Lord Buddha were to answer all his questions. One of the questions asked was "Kathansu Parisujjhati" (how is one cleansed) to which Lord Buddha replied, "Paññaya Parisujjhati" (by wisdom is one cleansed)

There are 6 houses at Visakha:

Most of the names of the Houses are made from the names of Past Principals.

Sports played at Visakha are:

The school captain is Osuri Kumarage. The games captain is Piyusha Sumanapala.