| Visakha Vidyalaya | |
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| The crest of Visakha Vidyalaya
Pannaya Parisujjhati
Pali (by wisdom is one cleansed) |
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| Location | |
| Colombo, Sri Lanka | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1917 |
| Principal | Mrs. Sandamali Aviruppola |
| Color(s) | Gold and Blue
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| Website | Visakha Vidyalaya |
Visakha Vidyalaya is a girls school in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is a public school controlled by the central government providing primary and secondary education.
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The school was established in 1917 by the late Mrs. Jeremias Dias as the Buddhist Girls College in a house called 'The Firs' in Turret Road, Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was the desire of Mrs Jeremias Dias to train the school girls according to the Buddhist moral values and principles. She knew as the Buddhist schools like Ananda College were able to broken through the Christian Missionary education system and to become very popular among Sinhala Buddhists, the Buddhist Girls College would also achieve the same success as Ananda College.In 1927 it moved to its present premises in Vajira Road, Colombo and was named Visakha Vidyalaya (Visakha College) by Lady Herbert Stanley the wife of the Governor of Ceylon at that time. In 1939 the school was affiliated to Lady Irwin College, New Delhi to conduct courses in home science[1]. Science subjects were introduced to the curriculum in 1946, for the first time in a girls school in Sri Lanka.
The school's motto is from the Alavaka Sutta in the Sutta Pitaka of the Tripitaka. When the yakkha Alavaka first confronted Lord Buddha, he threatened to exterminate Lord Buddha unless He, Lord Buddha were to answer all his questions. One of the questions asked was "Kathansu Parisujjhati" (how is one cleansed) to which Lord Buddha replied, "Pannaya Parisujjhati" (by wisdom is one cleansed).
There are 6 houses at Visakha:
Sports played at Visakha are:
The school captain is Amaya Karunaratne
Astronomical Association
Broadcasting Unit
Buddhist Association
Commerce and Arts Society
Discussion Forum
ADIC Society
English Drama Society
English Literary Association
Environment Society
Film Society
Information and Communication Technology Society
Interact Club
Junior Oriental Band
Junior Western Band
Music circle
Oriental Music Society
Photographic Society
Quiz Club
Red Cross Society
Science Association
Scrabble Club
Senior Oriental Band
Senior Western Brass Band
Sinhala Literary Association
Western Music Society
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| Dr. Bernice T. Banning |
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| Miss J. Ganguli |
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| Miss H. Westbrook |
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| Miss D. C. Devereaux |
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| Miss E. L. Fletcher |
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| Miss G. H. Pearse (Acting) |
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| Miss S. E. Lowe |
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| Miss G.H. Pearse |
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| Mrs. MacDonald (Act.) |
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| Mrs. C. L. Motwani |
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| Mrs. S. G. Pulimood |
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| Mrs. H. S. Jayasinghe |
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| Mrs. S. E. Siriwardhana |
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| Mrs. M. N. Edussuriya |
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| Mrs. R. M. L. Jayasekara |
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| Mrs. M. D. I. N. Siriwardhana |
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| Mrs. R. N. Amarasinghe |
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| Mrs. C. R. Gunarathne |
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| Mrs. B. M. Weerasooriya |
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| Mrs. Sandamali Aviruppola |
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