| Kegalu Vidyalaya | |
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 Entrance Gate of the School | |
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Vidyalaya Road ,, 71000 Sri Lanka | |
| Coordinates | 7°15′4″N80°20′58″E / 7.25111°N 80.34944°E /7.25111; 80.34944 |
| Information | |
| Other name | Kegalle Vidyalaya |
| Former name | Kegalle Higher Buddhist English School |
| Type | National School |
| Motto | Pali:යාදිසං වපතෙ -තාදිසං හරතෙ (As We Sow - So We Reap) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Buddhism |
| Established | 14 February 1942; 83 years ago (1942-02-14) |
| Founder | D.M. Senevirathne |
| Principal | A.L.P. Amarasuriya |
| Staff | 180 |
| Grades | 1 to 13 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age range | 6 to 19 |
| Enrollment | 3,750 |
| Language | Sinhala andEnglish |
| Colour(s) | Blue and gold |
| Song | Sinhala:විජයතු කෑගලු විදුහල් මාතා (Vijayathu Kegalu Viduhal Maatha) |
| Publication | Keshara |
| Alumni | Old Vidyalions |
| Website | kegaluvidyalaya |
Kegalu Vidyalaya[1][2] (Sinhala:කෑගලු විද්යාලය;Tamil: கேகளு வித்தியாலய) is a boys' school inKegalle,Sri Lanka. It was founded on 14 February 1942 and is aGovernmentnational school,[3] providingprimary andsecondary education through 13 grades. It is the largest boys'School in Kegalle.[4][5][6]
The formerMudliar of Kegalle, D. M. Senevirathne, took the initiative in establishing a school in Kegalle for teaching English on a Buddhist basis.[4]
The foundation stone laying ceremony took place on 20 August 1937 and construction of the school was completed by February 1942. A notice was issued by the principal ofAnanda College, L. H. Meththananda, stating that Kegalu Vidyalaya would open on 14 February 1942 as a branch of Ananda College.[7] The first edition of the school newspaper was published that month as well. In 2004 it was converted into a national school byPresidentChandrika Kumaratunga.[4]
The students are divided into fourhouses:
The house names are derived from national heroes of Sri Lanka. The houses compete annually in games and sports to win an inter-house competition.
Kegalu Vidyalaya andSt. Mary's College has been hosting an annualBig Match (Battle of the Gold) since 1960. It is said to be the oldest annual cricket match in Sri Lanka and is held annually in February or March as the official cricket team of both schools.[8][9][10][11][12]
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