Kalawana Central College () or commonly known as Kalawana National School () is a
school
A school is the educational institution (and, in the case of in-person learning, the Educational architecture, building) designed to provide learning environments for the teaching of students, usually under the direction of teachers. Most co ...
situated in
Kalawana,
Ratnapura District
Ratnapura ( Sinhala: රත්නපුර දිස්ත්රික්කය, Tamil: இரத்தினபுரம் மாவட்டம்) is a district of Sri Lanka in the Sabaragamuwa Province.
This gem-mining centre of Sri ...
,
Sabaragamuwa Province
The Sabaragamuwa Province (, , ) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, provinces of Sri Lanka. Ratnapura is the capital of the province.
History
The provinces of Sri Lanka were created by the British Empire, British in the 19th century, but ...
,
Sri Lanka
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.
The school provides secondary education to boys and girls aged 11 to 19 and has a student population of over 2,000.
It was established on 4 June 1888, with 29 students and one temporary school building. The school was originally called ''Kalawana Swabhasha Misra Patashalawa''. In 1958 it reached Maha Vidyalaya status and in 1979 Madya Maha Vidyalaya status. In 2012 there were over 2,300 students, 88 teachers and 28 permanent buildings.
Kalawana Central College was designated as a
National School by the Sri Lankan Government in the mid 1990s.
Notable alumni
* Prof.
Dayananda Somasundara -
Vice-chancellor
A vice-chancellor (commonly called a VC) serves as the chief executive of a university in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Kenya, other Commonwealth of Nati ...
Sabaragamuwa University (1995-2001)
* Thosapala Hewage - Ambassador to
Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...
(2009-2012),
Secretary - Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (2001), Secretary - Ministry of Urban Development and Water Supply, Secretary - Ministry of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion, Secretary - Ministry of Ports and Aviation, Chairman -
LB Finance
L B Finance PLC sometimes spelt LB Finance, is a Sri Lankan non-bank financial institution. The company is incorporated in 1971 and initially, the majority of shares were held by Lewis Brown & Company. The company was listed on the Colombo Stock E ...
PLC (2013)
References
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1888 establishments in Ceylon
Educational institutions established in 1888
National schools in Sri Lanka
Schools in Ratnapura District