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Uva College
ඌව මහා විද්‍යාලය
Uva College; ඌව මහා විද්‍යාලය
Location
	Badulla, Badulla District, Uva Province, 90000; Sri Lanka
Coordinates	6°59′27″N 81°3′26″E / 6.99083°N 81.05722°E
Information
School type	national
Motto	සෞභාග්‍යයෙන් ශ්‍රමය කරා
Established	c. 1867
School district	Badulla Education Zone
Authority	Ministry of Education
Principal	D.M.D Dissanayake
Grades	1 - 13
Gender	Boys
Houses	Shaantha House; Pragnya House; Maithree House; Weerya House
Colour(s)	Blue and gold;
Alumni name	Old Uvites
Website	www.uvacomlab.sch.lk

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Uva College, Badulla (Uva Maha Vidyalaya) is a public school in Uva province, Sri Lanka which was founded in 1867. A national school, it controlled by the central government (as opposed to the Provincial Council), it provides primary and secondary education. Uva College has supplied many undergraduates from Badulla District to local universities.^[1]

History

Uva College was the first school established in the Uva province in 1867, by the Diocesan mission of Ceylon. It is situated in the heart of Badulla town. From the inception the college had two halls and two dormitories with a science laboratory. Adjoining the office was the principal's quarters. The first principal was Mr. William. At first there were only twelve students and of these eight were Tamils. Seven students entered university. There were also several girls attending Advanced Level classes.

The medium taught at that time was English and one subject was taught either in Sinhala or Tamil. Then the college came under the tutelage of Christian fathers.^[2]

Status

The school educates nearly 2,000 primary and secondary students in Sinhala. It is administratively divided into two sections: primary (grades 1–5) and secondary (grades 6–13). The school provides housing for boys.

References

^ ඌව නවෝදයින්ගේ DIGITAL සටහන. "About Uva College". School media reporter. Supun Malinda (2011/2013 A/L Art Batch).^{[unreliable source?]}
^ The Sunday Times. "Uva College aims to produce an all - round student population". Journalist. Sujitha Miranda.

External links

Official SchoolNet website | uvacomlab.sch.lk

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[1] ඌව නවෝදයින්ගේ DIGITAL සටහන. "About Uva College". School media reporter. Supun Malinda (2011/2013 A/L Art Batch).^{[unreliable source?]}

[2] The Sunday Times. "Uva College aims to produce an all - round student population". Journalist. Sujitha Miranda.

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-|name           = Uva College Badulla
+ | name                    = Uva College
-|native_name    = ඌව මහා විද්‍යාලය බදුල්ල
+ | native_name             = ඌව මහා විද්‍යාලය
-|image          = Uva_College_Badulla_Official_Logo.jpg
+ | logo                    = Uva College Badulla Official Logo.jpg
+ | logo_size               = 150
+ | motto                   = ''සෞභාග්‍යයෙන් ශ්‍රමය කරා''
-|established    = 1867
-|district       = Badulla Education Zone
+ | city                    = [[Badulla]], [[Badulla District]]
-|authority      = [[Ministry of Education (Sri Lanka)|Ministry of Education]]
+ | province                = [[Uva Province, Sri Lanka|Uva Province]]
+ | country                 = [[Sri Lanka]]
-|motto          = ''සෞභාග්‍යයෙන් ශ්‍රමය කරා''
+ | coordinates             = {{coord|6|59|27|N|81|3|26|E|region:LK|display=inline}}
-|type           = Public School
+ | schooltype              = [[National school (Sri Lanka)|national]]
-|principal      = Mr.Nimal Weerasinhe
-|grades         = 1-13
+ | established             = c. 1867
-|gender         = Boys
+ | district                = Badulla Education Zone
-|city           = [[Badulla]], [[Badulla District]]
+ | authority               = [[Ministry of Education (Sri Lanka)|Ministry of Education]]
+ | principal               = D.M.D Dissanayake
-|province       = [[Uva Province, Sri Lanka|Uva Province]]
-|country        = [[Sri Lanka]] {{Flag icon|Sri Lanka}}
+ | grades                  = 1 - 13
+ | gender                  = [[Male|Boys]]
-|postalcode     = 90000
+ | houses                  = {{color box|blue}} Shaantha House<br>{{color box|yellow}} Pragnya House<br>{{color box|green}} Maithree House<br>{{color box|red}} Weerya House
-|schooltype     = National
+ | colours                 = Blue and gold<br>{{color box|blue}}{{color box|gold}}
-|fundingtype    =
+ | website                 = {{URL|http://www.uvacomlab.sch.lk}}
-|type           = [[Education in Sri Lanka#Government Schools|Public]] [[National school (Sri Lanka)|national]]
+ | postalcode              = 90000
-|free_label_2   =
-|free_2         =
+ | coord                   =
-|free_label_1   = Old Students
+ | alumni_name             = Old Uvites
-|free_1         = Old Uvites
-|information    =
-|colours        = Blue and Gold
-{{color box|blue}}{{color box|gold}}
-|website        = [http://www.uvacomlab.sch.lk www.uvacomlab.sch.lk]
 }}
-'''''Uva College Badulla''''' ('''Uva Maha Vidyalaya''') is a public school in [[Uva province]], [[Sri Lanka]] which was founded in 1867. A [[Education in Sri Lanka|national school]], controlled by the central government (as opposed to the [[Provincial Councils (Sri Lanka)|Provincial Council]]), it provides primary and secondary education. Uva College has supplied many undergraduates from [[Badulla District]] to local universities.<ref>{{cite web|last=ඌව නවෝදයින්ගේ  DIGITAL සටහන|title=About Uva College|url=http://uvacollege.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_3045.html|work=School media reporter|publisher=Supun Malinda}}</ref>
+'''Uva College, Badulla''' ('''Uva Maha Vidyalaya''') is a public school in [[Uva province]], Sri Lanka which was founded in 1867. A [[Education in Sri Lanka|national school]], it controlled by the central government (as opposed to the [[Provincial Councils (Sri Lanka)|Provincial Council]]), it provides primary and secondary education. Uva College has supplied many undergraduates from [[Badulla District]] to local universities.<ref>{{cite web|last=ඌව නවෝදයින්ගේ DIGITAL සටහන|title=About Uva College|url=http://uvacollege.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_3045.html|work=School media reporter|publisher=Supun Malinda (2011/2013 A/L Art Batch)}}{{unreliable source|inline|date=April 2023}}</ref>
 ==History==
-Uva College was the first school established in Uva province in 1867 by the Diocesan mission of [[Ceylon]].
+Uva College was the first school established in the Uva province in 1867, by the Diocesan mission of [[Ceylon]].
-It is situated in the heart of [[Badulla]] town. From the inception the college had two halls and two dormitories with a well equipped science laboratory. Adjoining the office was the principal’s quarters. The first principal was Mr. William. At first there were only twelve students and of these eight were Tamils. Seven students entered University. There were also several girls attending Advanced Level classes.
+It is situated in the heart of [[Badulla]] town. From the inception the college had two halls and two dormitories with a science laboratory. Adjoining the office was the principal's quarters. The first principal was Mr. William. At first there were only twelve students and of these eight were Tamils. Seven students entered university. There were also several girls attending Advanced Level classes.
-The school was quite well known in Uva as a secondary school. The medium taught at that time was English and one subject was taught either in [[Sinhala language|Sinhala]] or [[Tamil language|Tamil]]. Then the college came under the tutelage of Christian fathers.<ref>{{cite web|last=The Sunday Times|title=Uva College aims to produce an all - round student population|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/120108/Education/ed20.html|work=Journalist|publisher=Sujitha Miranda}}</ref>
+The medium taught at that time was English and one subject was taught either in [[Sinhala language|Sinhala]] or [[Tamil language|Tamil]]. Then the college came under the tutelage of Christian fathers.<ref>{{cite web|last=The Sunday Times|title=Uva College aims to produce an all - round student population|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/120108/Education/ed20.html|work=Journalist|publisher=Sujitha Miranda}}</ref>
-== {{anchor|Present Status of the School}}Status ==
-The school educates nearly 2000 primary and secondary students in [[Sinhala language|Sinhala]]. It is administratively divided into two sections: primary (grades 1–5) and secondary (grades 6–13). The school provides housing for boys. Its students have performed well in Ordinary and Advance Level Examinations, rating highly in provincial and island-wide rankings. Uva College provides a variety of facilities, including science laboratories, an [[Information technology|IT]] unit, a large [[playground]], a library, [[auditoriums]] and sports facilities.
-==Activities==
+== Status ==
+{{no sources|section|date=April 2023}}
+The school educates nearly 2,000 primary and secondary students in [[Sinhala language|Sinhala]]. It is administratively divided into two sections: primary (grades 1–5) and secondary (grades 6–13). The school provides housing for boys.
-===Sports===
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-The college provides students an opportunity to improve their sports skills, organizing annual intramural games to develop athletic skills and team spirit. Trainers and coaches are available for the games.
-Sports played at the school include:
+==External links==
-{{col-begin}}
-{{col-3}}
-*[[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]
-*[[Cricket]]
-*[[Football]]
-*[[Hockey]]
-{{col-3}}
-*[[Volleyball]]
-*[[Rugby football]]
-*[[Soccer]]
-*[[Chess]]
-{{col-3}}
-*[[Carrom]]
-*[[Wushu (sport)|Wushu]]
-*[[Kabaddi]]
-{{col-end}}
-===Houses===
-Uva College assigns its students to one of four [[house system|houses]] to encourage cooperation and friendly competition:
-*{{color box|blue}}   Shaantha House (ශාන්ත නිවාසය)
-*{{color box|#E9AB17}}  Prakna House (ප්‍රඥා නිවාසය)
-*{{color box|green}} Maithri House (මෛත්‍රී නිවාසය)
-*{{color box|red}}  Weerya House (වීර්ය නිවාසය)
-Annually, the college organizes inter-house athletic games to improve
-the athletic skills of the students as well as their team spirit.
-==School Anthem==
-පාසල් ගීතය
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-''නමදිමු සිරස සදා බැතිනි
-හද රැදි අප විදුහල් මෑණී
-නමදිමු සිරස සදා බැතිනි...
-දෙස බස රැස රකිනට හෙල දෙරණේ
-නැණ ගුණ දහමට සිත යොදවන්නේ
-ඔබ සෙවන ලැද රැකවරනේ-
-ඌව මහා විදුහල් මෑණි //
-නමදිමු සිරස ...
-කුසුමන් අතරේ රන් පියුමක් සේ
-විදුහල් අඹරේ රන් තරුවක් සේ
-බැබළේවා ඔබ සැරදේවා-
-ඌව මහා විදුහල් මෑණි ///''
-=={{anchor|Societies}}Organizations==
-*[[Cadet]] squadron
-*English Learners Club
-*Sinhala Literary Association
-*Art Society
-*Science Society
-*Commerce Society
-*Drug Prevention Unit
-*[[Scouting]]
-*Cadet Band
-*Media Unit
-*IT Club
-==External Web links==
-*[http://www.uvacollege.blogspot.com ඌව නවෝදයින්ගේ DIGITAL සටහන | Media Unit blog | www.uvacollege.blogspot.com]
 *[http://uvacomlab.sch.lk Official SchoolNet website | uvacomlab.sch.lk]
-*[https://plus.google.com/101253788302133173260 Google+ page (Located)]
-*{{Facebook Page|id=wikipedia/305776616158370|name=fb.com/UvaCollege}}
-==References==
-{{Reflist|refs=
+{{Education in Sri Lanka}}
-}}
-[[Category:Schools in Uva Province]]
+[[Category:Buildings and structures in Badulla]]
 [[Category:National schools in Sri Lanka]]
-[[Category:Education in Sri Lanka]]
 [[Category:Boys' schools in Sri Lanka]]
-[[Category:Schools with a Cadet Corps]]
+[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1867]]
-[[Category:Uva Province]]
+[[Category:Schools in Badulla District]]
+[[Category:1867 establishments in Ceylon]]
+{{SriLanka-school-stub}}