| D.S. Senanayake College | |
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| No.62, Gregory's Road Colombo 07 Sri Lanka |
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| School type | Public |
| Motto | තමාට පෙර රට (Country Before Self) |
| Established | February 10, 1967 |
| Founder | Mr.RIT_Alles |
| Principal | Mr. D.M.D.Dissanayake |
| Staff | 275 |
| Grades | 1 - 13 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrollment | 6000 |
| Pupils | Senanayakiens/Dons |
| Colour(s) | Black and Gold
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| Song | Sip Satha Sis Wetha |
| Publication | Siyapatha |
| Head Prefect | Chathuranga Ranaweera |
| Website | dssenanayake.org |
D.S. Senanyake College is a public school in Sri Lanka, named after the first Prime Minister of Independent Sri Lanka, Rt.Hon. D.S. Senanayake. It was established on February 10, 1967 under the stewardship of RIT_Alles.[1][2]
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D.S. Senanayake College is situated in Colombo 07 (Cinnamon Gardens). School has current enrollment of over 6000 students with an academic staff of 275. It is among the most sought after schools in Colombo. The school is listed among the National Schools, which come under the administration of the Ministry of Education, thus has direct funding from the ministry.
In 1965 the number of requests to admit children into the Royal College Primary had become excessive. Thus the Minister of Education I.M.R.A. Iriyagolle took the initiative to build a new school in Cinnamon Gardens on the lines of Royal College Colombo.[3] In 1967, the then Minister of Education I.M.R.A. Iriyagolle began the ground work for establishing the school. It was named after D.S. Senanayake, who was the first prime minister of Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) after gaining independence. R.I.T. Alles, a teacher of woodcraft at Royal College became the Head Master of the new school. The location in which the college stands today was at that time called the Kumbikale jungle.[4]
Students are placed in one of four houses according to their admission number.They compete each year to win the Inter-house Competitions.
School anthem was composed by Navathna Attanayake and the lyrics are by Premakeerthi de Alwis.
The Coat of Arms is a shield which is partitioned into two parts. The upper section has the lion of the Sri Lankan flag and the lower section has an oil lamp. A wreath of paddy is partially encircling the shield and the motto Country Before Self is in a scroll. Some decades back, the crown of the Kandyan monarch which is depicted in the crest of Royal College Colombo, was depicted in the school's crest as well.
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Main Article: List of Clubs and Associations of D.S. Senanayake College.
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The main Eastern music concert is "Swa Thath Miyuru Rata", organized by the Ghandarva Orchestra, whereas the main Western music concert is "Golden Eve", organized by the Western Music Association. The Art Foundation of the school organizes an art and sculpture exhibition called "ARTISTEO" (formerly known as "Sonduru Situwam") and the Sinhala Literary Association annually organizes "Kala Ulela" (Arts Festival). The main concert of the Primary school is "Arunalu" festival. ==School magazine==
Siyapatha is the official school magazine which started in 2001 and is published quarterly. The magazine contains recent news of the college, featured articles and selected literary work from the student body.
The Prize Giving Day is held every year in the end of November or in early December to award the students who excelled in their academia in the current year. It is usually patronised by the Minister of Education. Outstanding students are awarded with trophies such as Premier Mahinda Rajapakse trophy, Founder R.I.T. Alles trophy, and I.M.R.A. Iriyagolla trophy. The Best Allrounder of the year, typically chosen from the GCE Advanced Level students, is awarded to the best student of the year.
The Government of Sri Lanka offered a building previously occupied by the Crime Investigation Bureau in 2003. After renovating the building the school hostel was opened in January 2003.
The Prefects body is composed of Student Volunteers, Student Guides and Senior Prefects. The Student Volunteers are selected from Grade 12 and they go onto become Students Guides in Grade 13. After completing the GCE (Advanced Level) examination they are promoted to the Senior Council of Prefects,
D S Senanayake College Alumni