Badulla Central College
B/ Badulla Central College
| B/ Badulla Central College බ/ බදුල්ල මධ්ය මහා විද්යාලය | |
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B/ Badulla Central College, Keppetipola Rd 6°59′49″N 81°3′10″E / 6.99694°N 81.05278°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. Badulla , Uva Province Sri Lanka | |
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| Other name | BMMV |
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| School type | Mixed School (1AB) |
| Mottoes |
(Education brings happiness to all) |
| Established | 1929 |
| Principal | L.G.S. Samarakon |
| Age range | 11-19 |
| Website | https://bmmv.edu.lk |
Badulla Central College, officially, "B/ Badulla Central College", is a government mixed school in Badulla District in Sri Lanka. Established in 1929[1], this school is driven under the motto, "Satara Samata Sapatha Sadai"[2] which simply translates to, "Education brings well being to all."
Establishment
This school was established in 1929[1], by the fundings of Sir Henry Kotelawala, famous philanthropist , a Ceylonese politician in State Council of Ceylon and a cousin of former Prime Minister Of Ceylon, Sir John Kotelawala. Donating one's land and monetary support, Sir Henry contributed in building this school. Since the school was built next to a paddy field, it was known as, "Welagedara Vidyalaya".[1]
In other hand, in the same era, a school called "St. Bede's College" was built in the neighbouring area. This school also plays a major role in the early foundation of the school we all know today, Badulla Central College. While many other missionary schools such as, Uva College, The Girls' High School (Later Vishaka Girls' High School), Ursula Vidyalaya(Later Viharamahadevi Girls' School) etc. and buddhist school, Dharmadutha College were already established, this school was firstly managed under the administration of Sylvestro-Benedictine Fathers. The school came into the hands of the De La Salle Brothers in 1934.[3][4]
With the free education reforms carried out by Dr. C.W.W. Kannangara, former Minister Of Education in Sri Lanka, the concept of Central Colleges were brought in and the initiative saw the potential of Welagedara Vidyalaya to enrich this concept. After all arrangements and agreements, on 1st January 1934, the school was officially named as ''Badulla Central College'' and was registered as a government school. The first buildings of Badulla Central College still stand to welcome the students of Arts Section in the school.[3] Mr. A.D.J. Wijesekara was appointed as the head teacher of the school. Later, on 01.05.1945, Mr. E.D.M. Dhanasena assumed duties as the principal.
Meanwhile, the St. Bede's College next to Badulla Central College managed by De La Salle Brothers, was taken over by Sri Lankan government in 1964 and its land mass, the present junior secondary section, was attached to Badulla Central College expanding the land area of the school.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "About Us". B/ Badulla Central College. 2026.04.16. Retrieved 2026.04.16. Check date values in:
|access-date=, |date=(help) - ↑ "B/ Badulla Central College". B/ Badulla Central College. 2026.04.16. Retrieved 2026.04.16. Check date values in:
|access-date=, |date=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Miranda, Sujitha (2011.11.20). "Uva's Leading Light in Education". Sunday Times. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "Contributions of De La Salle Brothers for Development of Catholic Education in Sri Lanka". De La Salle Brothers. 2026.04.16. Retrieved 2026.04.16. Check date values in:
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