Panadura Royal College
| Panadura Royal College පානදුර රාජකීය විද්යාලය | |
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| File:Logo of Royal College Panadura.jpg | |
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Galle Road , | |
| Coordinates | 6°42′17.50″N 79°54′36.70″E / 6.7048611°N 79.9101944°E |
| Information | |
| School type | Public provincial 1AB |
| Motto | Aththanan damayanthi panditha |
| Founded | 1976 |
| School district | Kalutara Education Zone |
| Authority | Western Provincial Council |
| Grades | 1-13 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age range | 5-18 |
| School roll | 3,000 |
| Website | rcp |
Panadura Royal College (Template:Lang-si; also known as Royal College Panadura or Royal Maha Vidyalaya, Panadura) is a provincial school in Panadura, Sri Lanka.[1][2] Current students of the school are known as Panadura Royalists.[3][4][5] School facilities include an Information Technology center, over ten science labs and an auditorium.[citation needed]
Annual Big Match
An annual cricket match known as the Battle of the Greens is played between the school and St. John's College, Panadura.[6][7][8] This match is sometimes referred to as the Battle of Panadura.[9]
Notable alumni
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- Chamara Silva - Sri Lankan Test and One Day International cricketer[10]
- Lahiru Fernando - Sri Lanka’s life-saving sportsman and athlete[11]
- Diluka M. Silva - Attorney-at-law[12]
Alumni associations
Panadura Royal College has two main alumni associations:
- Senior Old Boys' Society of Panadura Royal College[citation needed]
- Panadura Royal College - Junior Old Boys' Association[citation needed]
These alumni associations plany annual cricket matches against other alumni associations such as the Old Wesleyites Sports Club and the Old Johnians Old Boys Association.[13][14]
See also
References
- ^ "Cricket Stars Contest: Royal Panadura clear lead in three categories". The Nation (Sri Lanka). 19 February 2012.
- ^ "Province - Western" (PDF). Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Last coupon from May 19". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 8 May 2011.
- ^ Rathnayake, Samiddha (11 April 2010). "Kodikara scores hurricane double century". The Nation (Sri Lanka).
- ^ "Panadura Royal win". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 13 July 2012.
- ^ Fernando, Reemus (15 March 2012). "Royal has the edge: 20th 'Battle of the Greens'". The Island (Sri Lanka).
- ^ Amit, M. Shamil (18 March 2004). "14th Battle of the Greens at Panadura: Royalists have edge over Johnians". Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
- ^ Amit, M. Shamil (29 March 2009). "Royal coast to six wicket victory". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- ^ Joseph, Marcus (22 March 1998). "All eyes will be on Chamara Silva". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- ^ Fernando, Leslie (8 June 2008). "Chamara Silva followed Aravinda's style to forge ahead". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka).
- ^ Fernando, Reemus (11 October 2011). "Live-savers rescue hosts' pride with three golds". The Island (Sri Lanka).
- ^ "New Computer Lab for Royal College".
- ^ "Royal College Panadura beat Wesley College by 8 wickets". Old Wesleyites Sports Club.
- ^ "Six-a-side at Panadura today". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 13 January 2002.
- "National Cadet Corps Sri Lanka - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT CAMP OF 01st & 12th BATTALIONS NCC HELD AT TRAINING CENTRE , RTB". NCCMEDIA. 2012. Retrieved Sept 2012.
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