Bandaranayake College, Gampaha () is a boys' school in Gampaha, Sri Lanka, founded on 18 September 1918. The school has a student population approximately 6,000 across 8 grades from grade 6 to advanced level classes, on a campus of . Boys are admitted at grade six, based on the results of an island-wide Scholarship Examination.
History
In 1918, this school was established as Henarathgoda Seewali Buddhist School at the place where Yasodara Devi Balika Vidyalaya is presently located. Charles Samarasooriya was the first principal of the school. In 1949, the school was established as the Henarathgoda Senior Secondary School, and then it was established as the Henarathgoda Secondary English School at its present location. When the school was established at its current location, Jinadasa Munasinghe was the principal.
In 1923, this school was promoted as a first grade school. It had been a mixed-sex school up to 1985, when it became a single sex (male) school. On 25 May 1993, the school was advanced to the national level as, Bandaranayake Vidyalaya.
Principals Principal From To Notes Charles Samarasooriya 1918 1923 G. S. Selviya 1923 1924 E. W. P. Samaranayake 1925 1938 D. H. Silva 1939 1941 K. A. Peris 1941 1944 D. W. P. Samarasinghe 1944 1948 M. A. R. Cooray 1949 1953 Jinadasa Munasinghe 1954 1968 Established the school at its current location. S. A. W. Subasinghe 1968 1972 D. N. Rajapakse 1972 1979 D. S. Gunapala 1979 1980 E. Jayanettiarachchi 1980 1982 A. J. K. Jayasundara 1982 1983 P. Udugampola 1983 1988 School was converted into a boys' school in 1985. P. P. D. T. Aquinas 1988 1991 S. K. Mallawaarachchi 1991 1992 R. M. Sumanapala 1992 1998 Elevated the college to National School status. M. L. B. Peiris 1998 B. A. Abeyratne 1998 2001 J. H. M. W. Ranjith 2001 2002 W. M. J. Wickramanayake 2002 2004 P. R. Nonis 2004 2005 A. D. M. D. Bandara 2005 2006 Labuthale Sudassana Thero 2006 2012 Lal Dissanayake 2012 2017 Iran Champika de Silva 2017 2023 Later became Principal of Nalanda College, Colombo M. R. D. Kasun Gunarathna 2023 2025 Jagath Jayakody 2025 His term was brief (April–July) due to administrative unrest. Kusuman M. Ranasinghe 2025 2026 Acting principal G. D. Sarath Bandu Gunasekara 2026 present
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Notable alumni
Name Notability International cricket player (2003–2019) Member of Sri Lanka Parliament - Kegalle (2004–2015) First-class cricket player Member of Sri Lanka Parliament - Gampaha (2013–2020), mayor Gampaha (2006–2009) Member of Sri Lanka Parliament - Kurunegala (1994–2024) Deputy chief of staff (Navy) - Eastern Naval Area (2016–?) Member of Sri Lanka Parliament - Gampaha (2020–2024) Senior Professor 19th Commander of the Air Force (2023–2025) International cricket player (2023–present) Member of Sri Lanka Parliament - Gampaha (2024–present) First Sri Lankan to complete the Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training conducted by the USN
References
External links
Official Website