Thursday, April 11, 2013

Minuwangoda President College

           Minuwangoda President College
                                     මිනුවන්ගොඩ ජනාධිපති විද්‍යාලය

The President's College of Minuwangoda (Earlier known as Japalawaththa Central College) (Sinhala: මිනුවන්ගොඩ ජනාධිපති විද්‍යාලය) was founded in 26th February 1979 in Minuwangoda. It is considered to be[weasel words] the leading public school in Sri Lanka.
President’s College –Minuwangoda is one of the leading schools in Sri Lanka. The college was founded in 1979 by Late Hon Bennet Gunasekara, member of parliament for Minuwangoda. The founder Principal was Mr. R.L.P.P Rajapakse who led the school to be one of the most reputed government schools in the Island.
The first batch of students were admitted to the school in 1979. There were 225 students ( 115 students from National Central College- Minuwangoda and 110 students selected from an entrance exam). Including the Principal, there 6 teachers at the time the college started.
The college was upgraded as 1A mix school on the 1st Sep 1979. The first batch of students sat for G.C.E Ordinary Level Exam in 1983.


President's College - Minuwangoda
ජනාධිපති විද්‍යාලය - මිනුවන්ගොඩ (Sinhala)
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Location
Minuwangoda, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Information
Type Provincial School
Established 09th February, 1979
Founder Late Hon Bennet Gunasekara, member of parliament for Minuwangoda
Principal Mr. J.B.C.K. Jayasekara (2011 to Present)
Grades Class 6 - 13
Gender Boys & Girls
Age 11 to 19
Colour(s) Maroon     

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