Sri Sumangala National College

Sri Sumangala National College ශ්‍රී සුමංගල ජාතික පාසල ஶ்ரீ சுமங்கல தேசிய கல்லூரி
Location
Nildandahinna Sri Lanka
Coordinates	7°4′44″N 80°53′30″E
Information
School type	National
Motto	Sinhala: නොනැවතී ඉදිරියට Nonawathi Idiriyata (Keep moving forward)
Established	c. 1864
Founder	A.D. Ished Siriwardhana[1]
School district	Nuwara Eliya
Principal	Kapila Aththanayake[1]
Grades	1-13
Gender	Mixed
Age range	6 to 19
Enrollment	2500
Color(s)	Maroon and Yellow
Nickname	S.N.C.
Affiliation	Buddhist
Website	Sri Sumangala National College

Main Hall of Sri Sumangala National College

Sri Sumangala National College (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී සුමංගල ජාතික පාසල), in Nildandahinna,[1] Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka, was founded in 1864. It is a national school with a bilingual education program[2] and belongs to Walapane Education zone.[3]

History

Sri Sumangala National College was founded in 1864 with A. D. Ished Siriwardana as the first principal. The school was started with a very few number of students as a mixed school with only one building and was named Nildandahinna Royal School. Afterwards, the school was divided into two schools, a separate school for girls with Mrs Meegasdeniya as the first principal.

At present, the school roll is approximately 3,000 students in all grades.[1]

Sports achievements

The Taekwondo team of Sri Sumangala National School in Nildandahinna, Walapane, won the Inter-School Taekwondo championship - 2017,[4] making history as the only school to win four years in a row.

The Sumangala team swept the board at the national championships this year with three gold medals, six silver medals and 13 bronze medals. Sumangala also won the overall championship title in 2014, 2015 and 2016.[5]

Houses

The college has three houses, named after kings of Sri Lanka.

House	Named after
Vijaya	King Vijaya
Gemunu	King Gemunu
Parakum	King Parakramabahu I

Name history[1]

Year	Name
1864 to ?	Nildandahinna Royal School
? to 1982	Sri Sumangala Maha Vidyalaya
1982 to 1993	Sri Sumangala Madya Maha Vidyalaya
1993 to date	Sri Sumangala National College

References

1. "ශ්‍රී සුමංගල විද්‍යාලය,නිල්දණ්ඩාහින්න-නුවර එළිය". ශ්‍රී සුමංගල විද්‍යාලය,නිල්දණ්ඩාහින්න-නුවර එළිය. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
2. Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme Archived 2013-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Walapane Zonal Education Office". Archived from the original on November 10, 2013.
4. "Sri Sumangala National School bags taekwondo championship". Daily News. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
5. "Sri Sumangala National School, Nildandahinna - Taekwondo champions". Daily News. Retrieved 2023-01-19.