Staff 120 Language Tamil | Enrollment 4,500 (2006) | |
Motto கற்றாங்கு ஒழுகுக (Katraangu Ozhuguga)
(Follow what you study) Established 12 February 1951 (1951-02-12) Principal Parameshwaran(2016 - Present) | ||
Colombo Hindu College or Bambalapitiya Hindu College is a Tamil language National School situated at Bambalapitiya, in the suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1951.
History
The College started as Pillaiyaar Paadasaalai (Pillayaar School) on 12 February 1951 by The Hindu Educational Society, Colombo with 55 students with 2 teachers. But now it's standing high with over 4000 students and 250 teachers.
On the 19th of September 2016,The School's first practice pitch was opened and cricketers such as Lasith Malinga and Nuwan Kulasekara were invited as chief guests for this historical moment.
References
Colombo Hindu College Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA