Bandaranayake College, Gampaha

7°05′30″N 80°00′20″E / 7.091667°N 80.005556°E / 7.091667; 80.005556InformationFormer names• Henarathgoda Seewali Buddhist School

• Henarathgoda Senior Secondary School
• Henarathgoda Secondary English School
• Kasagahawatta Maha Vidyalaya
• Bandaranayake Maha Vidyalaya

• Bandaranayake College (since 1993)Type1AB National SchoolMotto"විද්වාන් සර්‍වත්‍ර පූජ්‍යතේ"
(Scholar is always honored)Religious affiliation(s)BuddhistEstablished18 September 1918; 105 years ago (1918-09-18)FounderCharles SamarasooriyaSchool districtGampaha DistrictSchool codeBCGPrincipalKasun GunarathneTeaching staff250Grades6 - 13GenderBoysAge range10 to 19Enrolment5,000ClassesA - J (10), A - S (19)LanguageSinhala and EnglishCampus size10-hectare (25-acre)Campus typeUrbanColour(s)Navy blue and maroon
  Team nameNayakenzAlumniOld NayakenzWebsitebcg.lk

Bandaranayake College Gampaha (Sinhala: බණ්ඩාරනායක විද්‍යාලය ගම්පහ) is a Buddhist boys' school in Gampaha, Sri Lanka, founded on 18 September 1918. The school has a student population exceeding 5,000 across 8 grades from grade 6 to advanced level classes, on a campus of 10 ha (25 acres). Boys are admitted at grade six, based on the results of an island-wide Scholarship Examination.

History

In 1918, this school was established as Henarathgoda Seewali Buddhist School at the place where Yasodara Devi Balika Maha Vidyalaya is presently located. Charles Samarasooriya was the first principal of the school. In 1949, the school was established as the Henarathgoda Senior Secondary School, and then it was established as the Henarathgoda Secondary English School at its present location. When the school was established at its current location, Jinadasa Munasinghe was the principal.^[1]

In 1923, this school was promoted as a first grade school.^[2] It had been a mixed-sex school up to 1985, when it became a single sex (male) school. On 25 May 1993, the school was advanced to the national level as, Bandaranayake Vidyalaya.^[1]

Former principals include:

• Labuthale Sudassana Thero (2006-2012)
• Lal Dissanayake (2012-2017)
• Iran Champika de Silva (2017-2023)

Houses

The students are divided into four houses:

These houses are named after some of the greatest ancient kings in the history of Sri Lanka. Students participate in an annual inter-house sport meet.

Media

Notable alumni

Name	Notability
Nuwan Kulasekara	International cricket player (2003–2019)
H. R. Mithrapala	Member of Sri Lanka Parliament - Kegalle (2004–2015)
Nilanka Premaratne	First-class cricket player
Ajith Mannapperuma	Member of Sri Lanka Parliament - Gampaha (2013–2020), mayor Gampaha (2006–2009)
Anura Priyadharshana Yapa	Member of Sri Lanka Parliament - Kurunegala (1994–present)
Neil Rosayro	Deputy chief of staff (Navy) - Eastern Naval Area (2016–present)
Milan Jayathilaka	Member of Sri Lanka Parliament - Gampaha (2020–present)
K. N. O. Dharmadasa	Senior Professor
Udeni Rajapakse	19th Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force (2023-present)
Sahan Arachchige[citation needed]	International cricket player (2023-present)

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