Taxila Central College in Horana is one of the main mixed schools in Sri Lanka. The number of students are over 4,000. There are classes from grade 6 to 13.
History Taxila Central College was started as Horana Buddhist English School in 1905 as part of the Henry Steel Olcott's Buddhist School Opening Program. It was founded on a small plot of land donated by a local landowner Sathis Wimalasekara.
In 1930 Horana Buddhist English School was relocated in to a new land donated by Athur V Dies. After that name was renamed as Taxila Buddhist English School.
Later as a result of growing demand of the government schools Taxila Buddhist English School was changed into Taxila Central College on June 6, 1946, under the patronage of Minister of Education C. W. W. Kannangara. After form it in to a central first principal was Thomas Newton Silva.
In 1951 Taxila Central College became above grade 6 school and primary was remained in the former place and remained as a separate institution.
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