Rajapaksa Central College ( Sinhala: රාජපක්ෂ මධ්‍ය විද්‍යාලය), located in the

Hambantota Hambantota (, ) is the main city in Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Southern Province, Sri Lanka. This area was hit hard by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and underwent a number of maj ...

district, Southern Province of

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

, was established in 1940 as one of the first central colleges by

C. W. W. Kannangara Dr. Cristopher William Wijekoon Kannangara (Sinhala language, Sinhala ආචාර්ය ක්‍රිස්ටෝෆර් විලියම් විජේකෝන් කන්නන්ගර; 18 October 1894 – 23 September 1969) was a ...

. It is a mixed school with a current student population of over 4000. It is one of first five Central Colleges in

. It is named in honour of D. M. Rajapaksa, who was a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament who represented the

Beliatta Beliatta is a town located in the Hambantota District of Sri Lanka. Geography It is an inland town, approximately, from the coastal town of Tangalle. Beliatta has the second highest mountain range located in the Beliatta Divisional Secreta ...

electorate in

district from 1947 to 1965. Today, this institution has established itself as one of the top 50 schools on the island.

Sports

Battle of the Golds Ruhuna

Rajapaksha Central College plays its annual

Big Match In Sri Lankan cricket, a Big Match is an annual school cricket match typically played between two rival schools in Sri Lanka. These schools often have a long history of competition, some rivalries lasting over a century. Big matches have bec ...

with Vijitha Central College, Dickwella. It is also known as ''Golden'' ''Battle of Ruhuna''.

Battle of the Ruhunu Maroons

Rajapaksa Central College plays is annual Big Match with Debarawea Central College, Tissamaharama. It known as Battle of the Ruhunu Maroons (2023–present).

Annual Sports Meet

The students are divided into four houses named * Sheela * Samadhi * Pragna * Weerya The last Sports Meet in 2016 was won by Weerya for the first time in the school history, and runners-up were Sheela. In 2014, Winners were Pragna, runners-up was Weerya. In 2012, Winners were Samadhi and runners-up was Sheela. In 2010, Winners were Sheela.

RCC Legends Cricket League

The RCC Legends Cricket League is an annual cricket tournament organized by Past Pupils Cricket Association of Rajapakshe Central College. The tournament is initiated in the year 2021.

Gallery

File:CollegeSwimmingPool.jpg, Swimming Pool File:collegeground.jpg, Play Ground File:schoolprincipal'soffice.jpg, Principal's Main Office File:schoolnameboard.jpg, School Name Board

References

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External links

*Old Web Site

*New Official Web site

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