Rajapaksha College,

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, is one of the oldest

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in southern

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. Founded in 1879, it is also the 2nd oldest

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school in Sri Lanka. It currently has a student population of 1,400, along with 62 faculty led by principal Swarna De Silva. Education is available from grades 1 to 13 and

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students are able to choose between

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and

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streams.

Computer division

A computer division was recently added to Rajapaksha College with aid from the secondary school modernisation project of the

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External links

Official Web Site
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