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D. S. Senanayake College - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 6°54′30″N 79°52′29″E / 6.90833°N 79.87472°E

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D. S. Senanayake College ඩී.ඇස්.සේනානායක විද්‍යාලයය டி.எஸ் சேனாநாயக்க கல்லூரி

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No 62, R. G. Senanayake Mawatha, Cinnamon Gardens Colombo, Western Province , Western Province , 00700 Sri Lanka
Coordinates	6°54′30″N 79°52′29″E / 6.90833°N 79.87472°E / 6.90833; 79.87472
Information
Other names	DS DSSC
School type	National school 1AB Government School
Motto	Sinhala: තමාට පෙර රට (Country Before Self)
Established	10 February 1967 (1967-02-10)
School district	Colombo
Principal	Sampath Weragoda
Teaching staff	284
Grades	1-13
Gender	Male
Age range	6 -19
Enrolment	6000 - 8000
Language	Sinhalese Tamil English
Hours in school day	07:30 - 13:30
Houses	Shura Meththa Weera Shantha
Colour(s)	Black and gold
Song	"Sip Satha Sis Wetha"
Newspaper	Siyapatha
Website	dssenanayakecollege.lk

D. S. Senanayake College (Sinhala: ඩී.ඇස්.සේනානායක විද්‍යාලය; Tamil: டி.எஸ் சேனாநாயக்க கல்லூரி; also referred to as DS and DSSC) is a boys' primary and secondary national school in Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It was established on 10 February 1967 with R. I. T. Alles as the founding principal,^[1]^[2] and was named after the first Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, D. S. Senanayake.

It provides education from Grades 1 to 13 in Sinhalese, Tamil and English languages. It is the second-largest multi-ethnic school in the country. Its street name was formerly known as Gregory Road but was renamed to R. G. Senanayake Mawatha in 2013.^[3]

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.^[4] In 1967, Minister 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 teacher of the new school. The location in which the college stands today was at that time called the Kumbikale jungle.^[5]

As a resolution the Ministry of Education had taken a decision to increase the number of primary schools, to meet with the increasing demand of parents enrolling their children to Colombo schools. The secretary of the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs, M. J. Perera, was assigned to find a suitable plot of land to start the new school. Accordingly, the empty plot of land situated down the Gregory's road normally "Kubi Kelle" adjoining Kinsy road was selected for the purpose with another land bounded the said premises which belonged to the Ministry of Defense and also was acquired building plans were prepared and implemented by the state engineering co - operation.^{[citation needed]}

Alles who had been an assistant teacher at Royal College had been appointed as the principal of D. S. Senanayake College. He was helped by the principal of Royal College, B. Premarathne. The cadet platoon of the Royal College also cleaned the land holding a shramadana. Five assistant teachers and office equipment were donated by the Royal College.^{[citation needed]}

Principals

Name	Tenure
R. I. T. Alles	1967 - 1982
P. Samaranayake	1982 - 1984
S. M. A. J. A. Mayadunne	1984 - 1989
R. I. T. Alles	1989 - 1992
Somabandhu Kodikara	1992 - 1995
G. C. Adikari	1995 - 1999
Asoka Senani Hewage	1999 - 2010
D. M. D. Dissanayake	2010 - 2016
R. M. M. Rathnayake	2016 - 2020
Prasanna Upashantha	2020 - 2023
Sampath Weragoda	2023–present

Hostel

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The school has a hostel which provides accommodation to over 200 students. The hostel was opened in January 2003 by the Minister of Education, Karunasena Kodituwakku. The students were admitted to the hostel for the first time in February 2003.

Notable alumni

Name	Notability	References
Asoka Abeygunawardana	electrical engineer, environmentalist and social activist
Pubudu Dassanayake	international cricket player (1993–1994)
Aravinda de Silva	international cricket player (1984–2003)
Aloka Pathirana	Surgeon and academic
Binura Fernando	international cricket player (2015–present)
Priyanka Fernando	Major General, General Officer Commanding of the 58 Division (2020–present)	^{[citation needed]}
Udaya Gammanpila	member of parliament – Colombo (2015–present)
Jagath Gunawardena	Major General, Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Army (2020–present)
Kosala Kuruppuarachchi	international cricket player (1986–1987)
Tuan Nizam Muthaliff †	Colonel, former Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion Military Intelligence Corps (2004–2005)
Naveed Nawaz	international cricket player (1998–2002)
Lahiru Perera	singer, musician, music producer
Udara Rathnayake	Western Provincial Councillor (2014–present)
Asanka Shehan Semasinghe	member of parliament – Anuradhapura (2010–present)	^[6]
Hashan Tillakaratne	international cricket player (1986–2004)
Isuru Udana	international cricket player (2009–present)
Prasanna Vithanage	filmmaker	^{[citation needed]}
Anuradha Dullewe Wijeyeratne	Sabaragamuwa Provincial Councillor (1988–1993), acting Diyawadana Nilame, Temple of the Tooth (1975–2005)	^{[citation needed]}
Chathuranga Kodithuwakku	actor, model	^[7]
Lahiru Mudalige	Presenter
Pulasthi Gunaratne	cricketer 2002 - 2003	^{[citation needed]}
Premnath C. Dolawatte	Attorney-at-Law, member of Parliament - Colombo (2020 - present), and LGBT+ rights advocate	^[8]

References

^ Shanika Perera (1 August 2010). "D.S. Senanayake College, Colombo - A leader in every way". Sunday Times. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
^ "D.S.Senanayake College OBA - dsscoba.com". D S Senanayake CollegeOld Boys' Association.^{[non-primary source needed]}
^ "President renames Gregory's Road as R. G. Senanayake Mawatha". Daily News. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
^ Bogoda Premaratne (4 October 2007). "Success story of an educator". Sri Lanka News | Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse Newspapers. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
^ Sunalie Ratnayake (1 April 2006). "D.S. Senanayake College -unity in diversity". History. Tamil Week. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
^ "Parliament of Sri Lanka - Shehan Semasinghe". www.parliament.lk. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ "Making a bitter experience to a success - Chathuranga Lakshan Kodithuwakku". Ceylon Daily. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
^ "Parliament of Sri Lanka - Premnath C. Dolawatte, Attorney at Law". www.parliament.lk. Retrieved 14 June 2024.

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