D. S. Senanayake College
D. S. Senanayake College ඩී.ඇස්.සේනානායක විද්යාලයය | |
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Hours in school day | 8:00 - 13:30 |
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Song | "Sip Satha Sis Wetha" |
Newspaper | Siyapatha |
Website | dssenanayakecollege |
D. S. Senanayake College (Sinhala: ඩී.ඇස්.සේනානායක විද්යාලය டி.எஸ் சேனாநாயக்க கல்லூரி D. S. Senanayaka Vidyalaya, also referred to as DS and DSSC) is a boys' primary and secondary national school in Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It was established on 10 February 1967 with R. I. T. Alles as the founding principal,[1][2] and was named after the first Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, D. S. Senanayake.
It provides education from Grades 1 to 13 in
History
In 1965, the number of requests to admit children into the Royal College Primary had become excessive. Thus the
As a resolution the
Principals
Name | Tenure |
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R. I. T. Alles | 1967 - 1982 |
P. Samaranayake | 1982 - 1984 |
S. M. A. J. A. Mayadunne | 1984 - 1989 |
R. I. T. Alles | 1989 - 1992 |
Somabandhu Kodikara | 1992 - 1995 |
G. C. Adikari | 1995 - 1999 |
Asoka Senani Hewage | 1999 - 2010 |
D. M. D. Dissanayake | 2010 - 2016 |
R. M. M. Rathnayake | 2016 - 2020 |
Prasanna Upashantha | 2020 - 2023 |
Sampath Weragoda | 2023–present |
Hostel
The school has a hostel which provides accommodation to over 200 students. The hostel was opened in January 2003 by the Minister of Education, Karunasena Kodituwakku. The students were admitted to the hostel for the first time in February 2003.
Notable alumni
Name | Notability | References |
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Asoka Abeygunawardana | electrical engineer, environmentalist and social activist | |
Pubudu Dassanayake | international cricket player (1993–1994) | |
Aravinda de Silva | international cricket player (1984–2003) | |
Aloka Pathirana | Surgeon and academic | |
Binura Fernando | international cricket player (2015–present) | |
Priyanka Fernando | Major General , General Officer Commanding of the 58 Division (2020–present) |
[citation needed] |
Udaya Gammanpila | member of parliament – Colombo (2015–present) | |
Jagath Gunawardena | Major General , Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Army (2020–present) |
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Kosala Kuruppuarachchi | international cricket player (1986–1987) | |
Tuan Nizam Muthaliff † | Colonel, former Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion Military Intelligence Corps (2004–2005) | |
Naveed Nawaz | international cricket player (1998–2002) | |
Lahiru Perera | singer, musician, music producer | |
Udara Rathnayake | Western Provincial Councillor (2014–present) | |
Asanka Shehan Semasinghe | member of parliament – Anuradhapura (2010–present) | [6] |
Hashan Tillakaratne | international cricket player (1986–2004) | |
Isuru Udana | international cricket player (2009–present) | |
Prasanna Vithanage | filmmaker | [citation needed] |
Anuradha Dullewe Wijeyeratne | Sabaragamuwa Provincial Councillor (1988–1993), acting Diyawadana Nilame, Temple of the Tooth (1975–2005) | [citation needed] |
Chathuranga Kodithuwakku | actor, model | [7] |
Lahiru Mudalige | Presenter | |
Pulasthi Gunaratne | Sri Lankan cricketer 2002 - 2003 |
References
- ^ Shanika Perera (1 August 2010). "D.S. Senanayake College, Colombo - A leader in every way". Sunday Times. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "D.S.Senanayake College OBA - dsscoba.com". D S Senanayake CollegeOld Boys' Association.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ "President renames Gregory's Road as R. G. Senanayake Mawatha". Daily News. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ Bogoda Premaratne (4 October 2007). "Success story of an educator". Sri Lanka News | Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse Newspapers. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ Sunalie Ratnayake (1 April 2006). "D.S. Senanayake College -unity in diversity". History. Tamil Week. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Parliament of Sri Lanka - Shehan Semasinghe". www.parliament.lk. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Making a bitter experience to a success - Chathuranga Lakshan Kodithuwakku". Ceylon Daily. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2020.