Lumbini College


Lumbini College or Lumbini Vidyalaya is a Sinhalese mixed school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The school was founded in 1929 and has a current enrollment of 4,500 students from primary class to secondary. The school was named as a national school in 2009.

History

Lumbini College was established on 29 February 1929, as the Havelock Town Junior Mixed School, with 114 students. Although the school was a mixed school, only girls had attended. The staff consisted of the principal, D. R. Balasooriya, and three teachers. There was just a single building built from wooden planks.
The school was originally situated in Skelton Road, Colombo. In 2010 the primary school section was moved to a location in Wellawatte as a result of growth in enrolments, merging with Wallawatta Maha Vidyalaya, which was renamed Lumbini College. The school's secondary classes have remained at the original location.
On 2 June 2014 the President Mahinda Rajapaksa formally opened the school’s sports complex, which contains with a gym, tennis courts and sporting facilities.

Past headmasters and principals

  1. D. R. Balasooriya
  2. H. R. M. Kaluarachi
  3. D. S. Dissanayaka
  4. D. J. Gunasingha
  5. Wijesuriya
  6. W. H. Pranandu
  7. D. K. Jayawardana
  8. D. J. Dias
  9. A. W. Alvis
  10. J. M. Kurupu
  11. A. D. Sirisana
  12. J. S. H. Jasan
  13. G. S. Weerasena
  14. L. H. Edirisingha
  15. W. P. A. Perera
  16. G. Gunawardana
  17. G. Leyanaga
  18. J. G. Amarajeewa
  19. Chandranath Amarathunga
  20. Oshara Panditarathna
  21. K. G. Wimalasena
  22. A.W. Nanayakkara
  23. Priyantha Karunarathna
  24. Sarath Gunathilaka

    Alumni

The school's alumni are known as Old Lumbiniyanas

Notable alumni

NameNotabilityReference
Painter
Member of Parliament – Colombo
Lieutenant Colonel Sri Lanka Army Special Forces
Musician, dramatist
Actor, dramatist
Twenty20 International Cricketer
Actor, television presenter