Type Public Grades Grade 1 - 13 Color(s) Gold and Blue Phone +94 11 2 588229 | Established 1917 Gender Girls Affiliation 100% Buddhist Principal Mrs. Sandamali Aviruppola | |
Similar Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Musaeus College, Royal College Colombo, Sirimavo Bandaran Vidyalaya, Ladies' College | ||
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Visakha Vidyalaya is a girls' school in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is a National School funded by the central government providing primary and secondary education.
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- Sports 1st school first visakha vidyalaya colombo
- Visakha vidyalaya vs musaeus college 1st annual cricket encounter 2017
- History
- School motto
- Houses
- Sports
- Notable alumni
- References
Visakha vidyalaya vs musaeus college 1st annual cricket encounter 2017
History
The school was established in 1917 by the late Celestina Dias as the Buddhist Girls College in a house called 'The Firs' in Turret Road, Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was the desire of Mrs. Dias to train the school girls according to the Buddhist moral values and principles. In 1927 it moved to its present premises in Vajira Road, Colombo and was named Visakha Vidyalaya (Visakha College) by Lady Herbert Stanley the wife of the Governor of Ceylon at that time. In 1939 the school was affiliated to Lady Irwin College, New Delhi to conduct courses in home science. Science subjects were introduced to the curriculum in 1946, for the first time in a girls' school in Sri Lanka.
School motto
The school's motto is from the Alavaka Sutta in the Sutta Pitaka of the Tripitaka. When the yakkha Alavaka first confronted Lord Buddha, he threatened to exterminate Lord Buddha unless He, Lord Buddha were to answer all his questions. One of the questions asked was "Kathansu Parisujjhati" (how is one cleansed) to which Lord Buddha replied, "Paññaya Parisujjhati" (by wisdom is one cleansed)
Houses
There are 6 houses at Visakha:
Most of the names of the Houses are made from the names of Past Principals.
Sports
Sports played at Visakha are:
The school captain is Osuri Kumarage. The games captain is Piyusha Sumanapala.