Panadura Royal College
| Panadura Royal College | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
|
Panadura, Kalutara District Sri Lanka | |
| Information | |
| Type | Provincial School |
| Motto | Aththanan Damayanthi Panditha |
| Established | 1976 |
| Principal | H. Sarathchandra Silva |
| Grades | Class 1 - 13 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 6 to 19 |
| Enrollment | 3,000 |
| Campus size | 14 ha (35 acres) |
| Colour(s) |
Green and Yellow |
| Former pupils | Old Royalists |
| Website |
rcp |
Pandura Royal College (Sinhalese: පානදුර රාජකීය විද්යාලය; also known as Royal College, Panadura,[1][2] Royal College Panadura,[3][4] Royal Maha Vidyalaya, Panadura[5]) is a provincial school in Panadura, Sri Lanka.
School backgrounds
The school was inaugurated in 1978 as Janadipathy Vidyalaya and later renamed as Royal College Panadura. Current students of the school are referred to in the press as Panadura Royalists.[6][7][8] The college conducts classes from grade 1 to 13 in both Sinhala and Tamil medium including English medium from grade six onwards. The college is spread across over 34 acres (140,000 m2), and has a complete Information Technology Centre, facilities of over 10 scientific labs, auditoriums, Sports Complex with squash courts, basketball courts and table tennis, an international standard rugby football ground and a modern gymnasium, 2 cricket grounds and nets, swimming pool with diving facilities, along with volleyball and tennis courts.[9]
The school also has a cadet corps.[10]
Annual Big Match
Royal College Panadura plays annual cricket Big Match with St. John's College Panadura (Royal Panadura versus St. John's Panadura). It is also called Battle of the Greens.[11] The Big Match is played for Mervyn Joseph Cooray Shield.[12]
Alumni associations
Panadura Royal College has two main alumni associations. These alumni associations play annual cricket matches against other alumni associations such as the Old Wesleyites Sports Club and the Old Johnians Old Boys Association.[13][14]
Notable alumni
- Chamara Silva - Test and One Day International cricketer[15]
See also
References
- ↑ Fernando, Reemus (15 December 2010). "Inter-School U-13 Cricket Royal Panadura rout DSS". The Island (Sri Lanka).
- ↑ Abdeen, S. M. Jiffry (22 October 2011). "Sparkling 108 by Tilina". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
- ↑ "Cricket Stars Contest: Royal Panadura clear lead in three categories". The Nation (Sri Lanka). 19 February 2012.
- ↑ "Royal Panadura storm into U-13 final". Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 19 January 2011.
- ↑ "Province - Western" (PDF). Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme. Ministry of Education.
- ↑ "Last coupon from May 19". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 8 May 2011.
- ↑ Rathnayake, Samiddha (11 April 2010). "Kodikara scores hurricane double century". The Nation (Sri Lanka).
- ↑ "Panadura Royal win". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 13 July 2012.
- ↑ "Royal Panadura has produced many distinguished personalities | The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka". sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
- ↑ "Annual Assessment Camp of 04th & 12th Battalions NCC". National Cadet Corps (Sri Lanka).
- ↑ Panadura’s Battle of the Greens ends in tame draw
- ↑ Panadura’s Battle of the Greens ends in tame draw
- ↑ "Royal College Panadura beat Wesley College by 8 wickets". Old Wesleyites Sports Club.
- ↑ "Six-a-side at Panadura today". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 13 January 2002.
- ↑ Fernando, Leslie (8 June 2008). "Chamara Silva followed Aravinda's style to forge ahead". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka).