Piliyandala Central College
National school in Piliyandala, Sri Lanka / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Piliyandala Central College (Sinhala: පිලියන්දල මධ්ය මහා විද්යාලය; Tamil: பிலியன்தல மத்திய வித்தியாலயம்) is a selective entry mixed-gender school located in Piliyandala, Sri Lanka. It was the first government-run mixed-gender secondary school in the country.[1]
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Quick Facts Central College Piliyandalaපිලියන්දල මධ්ය මහා විද්යාලය பிலியன்தல மத்திய வித்தியாலயம், Location ...
Central College Piliyandala පිලියන්දල මධ්ය මහා විද්යාලය பிலியன்தல மத்திய வித்தியாலயம் | |
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Coordinates | 6°47′59″N 79°55′15″E |
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Other names | PCC |
Type | National |
Motto | Bodetha pabodetha dametha "බොධෙථ පබොධෙථ දමෙථ " Awareness Enlightenment Discipline |
Established | 1887 (135 years ago) |
Founder | Mampe Saranapala Thero |
Principal | D. P. Udawaththage |
Staff | 200+ |
Grades | Class 6 - 13 |
Gender | Mix |
Age | 11 to 19 |
Enrollment | 4000 |
Language | Sinhala, English |
Colour(s) | Dark blue, gold and maroon |
Song | සිරිබර මැදි විදුහල් මාතා ("Beautiful Mother Central College")
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Affiliation | Buddhism |
Former pupils | Old Centralions |
Website | www |
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The school has an enrollment of more than students. College students are known as Centralions and past pupils are known as Old Centralions.