D. S. Senanayake College
| D.S. Senanayake College ඩී.ඇස් සේනානායක විදුහල | |
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තමාට පෙර රට Country Before Self | |
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No.62, R G Senanayake Mawatha, Colombo 00700, ශ්රී ලංකාව Sri Lanka | |
| Coordinates | 6°54′30.1284″N 79°52′29.4024″E / 6.908369000°N 79.874834000°ECoordinates: 6°54′30.1284″N 79°52′29.4024″E / 6.908369000°N 79.874834000°E |
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| Type | National |
| Established | February 10, 1967 |
| Founder | Mr.R. I. T. Alles |
| Principal | Mr.R.M.M.Rathnayake |
| Staff | 275 |
| Grades | 1 - 13 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrollment | 7000 |
| Colour(s) |
Black and Gold |
| Song | Sip Satha Sis Wetha |
| Publication | Siyapatha |
| Website | http://dsscoba.com |
D.S. Senanayake College is a leading public national 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 R.I.T. Alles.[1][2] As a national school it is controlled by the central government, as opposed to a provincial council. D.S.Senanayake College is well known islandwide for it's discipline and is considered the best disciplined school in Sri Lanka.
Overview
D.S. Senanayake College, situated in Colombo 07 (Cinnamon Gardens), Sri Lanka. School has current enrollment of over 6000 students with an academic staff over 275. 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.
D.S Senanayake College provides education to students from Grade 1 to 13 in Sinhala, Tamil & English Mediums. It also provides Mathematics, Science, Commerce & Arts fields for the Advance Level Examinations. The School is fully equipped with Modern Classrooms, Multiple Science Laboratories and Computer Laboratories, Grounds & Sports Complex for sports activities. It also has more than 35 Clubs, Societies & Associations engaged in all types of co-curricular activities. There are wide range of sporting activities.
History
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. Iriyagolla 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. Iriyagolla 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, an assistant principal 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]
Houses
Students are placed in one of four houses according to their admission number.They compete each year to win the Inter-house Competitions.
- – Shura (ශූර)
- – Meththa (මෙත්ත)
- – Weera (වීර)
- – Shantha (ශාන්ත)
School anthem
Sinhala version of School anthem was composed by Navathna Attanayake and the lyrics are by Premakeerthi de Alwis. Tamil version of the school anthem was written by Sillayoor Selvarajah.
Coat of arms
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.
Sports
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List of Clubs and Societies / Associations
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Main Article: Clubs and Associations of D.S. Senanayake College.
School hostel
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.
Prefects
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 Prefects' Guild
Notable Alumni
- Aravinda de Silva - Cricketer, National Team Captain, Ex-Chairman - National Selectors Committee for Cricket in Sri Lanka
- Hashan Tillakaratne - Cricketer, National Team Vice Captain, Politician
- Kosala Kuruppuarachchi - Cricketer
- Prasanna Vithanage - Film Director
- Udaya Gammanpila - Politician - Member of Parliament
- Binura Fernando - Cricketer
- Udara Rathnayake - Politician - Member of Western Provincial Council, Actor
- Kassapa Senerath - Television Personality
- Lahiru Mudalige - Television Personality
- Kavinga Perera - Actor, Television Personality
- Lahiru Perera - Singer, Musician
- Nadeeka Guruge - Musician
- Nirusha Rajapaksha - Journalist
Gallery
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The War Hero Memorial near the Maara Tree
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Memorial for the students who were killed by the LTTE in 2007
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"Vihara Mandiraya", Buddhist Shrine
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"D.S Sri Siththy Vinayakar Temple--டி .எஸ் .ஸ்ரீ சித்தி விநாயகர் ஆலயம் -", Hindu Shrine
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Catholic Shrine
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Islamic Masjid
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Primary Section
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The R.I.T. Alles Main Hall
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Plaque in the Grade 10 building (present)
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The Aesthetic Centre, Arunalu Hall
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Senior Canteen
References
- ↑ Shanika Perera (August 1, 2010). "D.S. Senanayake College, Colombo - A leader in every way". Sunday Times. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ↑ D.S.Senanayake College OBA - D.S.Senanayake College OBA
- ↑ Bogoda Premaratne (2007-10-04). "Success story of an educator". Sri Lanka News | Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse Newspapers. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ↑ Sunalie Ratnayake (2006-04-01). "D.S. Senanayake College -unity in diversity". Tamil Week. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
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