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Wariyapola Sri Sumangala College

Coordinates: 7°17′52.6″N 80°37′55.6″E / 7.297944°N 80.632111°E / 7.297944; 80.632111
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Sri Sumangala College, Kandy
ශ්‍රී සුමංගල විද්‍යාලය, මහනුවර
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Coordinates7°17′52.6″N 80°37′55.6″E / 7.297944°N 80.632111°E / 7.297944; 80.632111
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TypeNational
MottoSinhala: නත්ථි පඤ්ඤ සමා ආභා
(There is no Light like Wisdom)
Established16 September 1879
(145 years ago)
 (1879-09-16)
School districtKandy
PrincipalDeshappriya Rathnayake
Grades1–13
GenderBoys
Age range6-18
Enrolment4000+
LanguageSinhala and English
Hours in school day6
Colour(s)Navy Blue,Sky Blue, Gold
   
Websitesumangalacollegekandy.lk

Sri Sumangala College Kandy (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී සුමංගල විද්‍යාලය මහනුවර) is a boys' school in Kandy, Sri Lanka

History

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The school - one of the oldest in Kandy[1] - was established as St. Paul's College, a junior school branch of Trinity College, Kandy. It was renamed St Paul's English School in 1987.[1] In 1992 the school was renamed to Wariyapola Sri Sumangala College and relocated to present site.[2]

It has a cricket rivalry with Sri Rahula College.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Sri Sumangala and Sri Rahula, schools that don't brag about their products". Sunday Observer. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  2. ^ "History". srisumangala.com/. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012.