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'''Rajakeeya Madya Maha Vidyalaya''' ({{lang-si|රාජකීය මධ්‍ය මහා විද්‍යාලයය}}; also known as '''Royal College, Polonnaruwa''' or '''Royal Central College, Polonnaruwa''') is a ] in ], ].<ref>{{cite news|last=Gamage|first=Yasaratne|title=Schools netball finals in Polonnaruwa|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2012/07/24/spo10.asp|newspaper=]|date=24 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Innovative teachers, student winners in Microsoft Competition honoured|url=http://sundaytimes.lk/120226/BusinessTimes/bt12.html|newspaper=]|date=26 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Province - North Central|url=http://www.moe.gov.lk/web/images/stories/branchnews/bilungual/ncp.pdf|work=Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme|publisher=]}}</ref> '''Royal College Polonnaruwa''' <ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref> ({{langx|si|රාජකීය මධ්‍ය මහා විද්‍යාලයය}}; also known as '''Royal Central College - Polonnaruwa''', '''Polonnaruwa Rajakeeya Madya Maha Vidyalaya''', '''Polonnaruwa Royal''',<ref></ref> '''Royal Polonnaruwa'''<ref></ref> or '''Polonnaruwa Royal College'''<ref></ref>) is a ] in ], ].<ref>{{cite news|last=Gamage|first=Yasaratne|title=Schools netball finals in Polonnaruwa|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2012/07/24/spo10.asp|newspaper=]|date=24 July 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727035915/http://www.dailynews.lk/2012/07/24/spo10.asp|archivedate=27 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Innovative teachers, student winners in Microsoft Competition honoured|url=http://sundaytimes.lk/120226/BusinessTimes/bt12.html|newspaper=]|date=26 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Province - North Central|url=http://www.moe.gov.lk/web/images/stories/branchnews/bilungual/ncp.pdf|work=Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme|publisher=]}}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


==History== ==History==
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Rajakeeya Madya Maha Vidyalaya was founded by government minister C. P. De Silva on the lines of ].<ref>{{cite news|last=Wijenayake|first=Walter|title=C. P. de Silva,advocate of a ‘free society’|url=http://www.island.lk/2008/10/09/features4.html|newspaper=]|date=9 October 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=C. P. de Silva — a victim of ‘Back Stabbing’|url=http://www.island.lk/2005/04/17/features14.html|newspaper=]|date=17 April 2005}}</ref> Silva laid the foundation stone of the school on 19 April 1959.<ref name=history>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.royalcc.sch.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=2&Itemid=2|publisher=Royal Central College}}</ref> Six years later the school was opened for local children. Scholarships were offered to students in ] and ] districts. The main objective of the school was to give proper educational opportunities for the children of farmers. The school also owned {{convert|54|acre|m2}} of land and paddy fields and the income from these was used to fund the school. At the beginning students were recruited to grade 9 and upwards. Students were selected for art, commerce, and science classes by scholarship examination in grade 8. D. B. Karunathilaka was the school's first principal and R. W. Galahitiyawa was the vice principal. The school had around 22 staff in 1965. Royal Central College was founded by government minister ] on the lines of the ].<ref>{{cite news|last=Wijenayake|first=Walter|title=C. P. de Silva,advocate of a 'free society'|url=http://www.island.lk/2008/10/09/features4.html|newspaper=]|date=9 October 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=C. P. de Silva – a victim of 'Back Stabbing'|url=http://www.island.lk/2005/04/17/features14.html|newspaper=]|date=17 April 2005}}</ref> Silva laid the foundation stone of the school on 19 April 1959.<ref name=history>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.royalcc.sch.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=2&Itemid=2|publisher=Royal Central College|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130214074004/http://www.royalcc.sch.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=2&Itemid=2|archivedate=14 February 2013}}</ref> Six years later the school was opened for local children. Scholarships were offered to students in ] and ] districts. The main objective of the school was to give proper educational opportunities for the children of farmers. The school also owned {{convert|54|acre|m2}} of land and paddy fields and the income from these was used to fund the school. At the beginning students were recruited to grade 9 and upwards. Students were selected for art, commerce, and science classes by scholarship examination in grade 8. D. B. Karunathilaka was the school's first principal and R. W. Galahitiyawa was the vice principal. The school had around 22 staff in 1965.


The school was closed in 1971 due to the ]. It became a rehabilitation camp. No education was carried out at the school for three years. Instead, commerce classes were held in the irrigation office and science classes was held at Topawewa School. The school was closed in 1971 due to the ]. It became a rehabilitation camp. No education was carried out at the school for three years. Instead, commerce classes were held in the irrigation office and science classes was held at Topawewa School.


==Notable alumni== ==Notable alumni==
{{See also|Category:Alumni of Royal Central College, Polonnaruwa}}
* ] - government minister<ref>{{cite news|last=Gunewardene|first=Prasad|title='Mangala, Sripathi, JVP and UPFA' |url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2007/09/25/fea03.asp|newspaper=]|date=25 September 2007}}</ref>
Below is a list of notable alumni of Royal Central College, Polonnaruwa
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==See also== ==See also==
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* {{URL|royalcc.sch.lk|Rajakeeya Madya Maha Vidyalaya}} * {{URL|https://rajakeeya.lk/|Official Website of Royal College}}
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Public national school in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
Royal College Polonnaruwa
රාජකීය මධ්‍ය මහා විද්‍යාලයය
Front entrance to Royal Central College
Address
New Town
Polonnaruwa
Sri Lanka
Coordinates7°55′10.70″N 81°00′11.50″E / 7.9196389°N 81.0031944°E / 7.9196389; 81.0031944
Information
School typePublic national 1AB
Mottoපමා නොවවු (Pama nowau)
(Be punctual)
Founded19 April 1959 (1959-04-19)
FounderC. P. De Silva
School districtPolonnaruwa Education Zone
AuthorityMinistry of Education
Grades1-13
GenderMixed
Age range5-18
School roll5,000
Colour(s)  Maroon
WebsiteOfficial website

Royal College Polonnaruwa (Sinhala: රාජකීය මධ්‍ය මහා විද්‍යාලයය; also known as Royal Central College - Polonnaruwa, Polonnaruwa Rajakeeya Madya Maha Vidyalaya, Polonnaruwa Royal, Royal Polonnaruwa or Polonnaruwa Royal College) is a national school in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka.

History

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Royal Central College was founded by government minister C. P. de Silva on the lines of the Royal College, Colombo. Silva laid the foundation stone of the school on 19 April 1959. Six years later the school was opened for local children. Scholarships were offered to students in Polonnaruwa and Trincomalee districts. The main objective of the school was to give proper educational opportunities for the children of farmers. The school also owned 54 acres (220,000 m) of land and paddy fields and the income from these was used to fund the school. At the beginning students were recruited to grade 9 and upwards. Students were selected for art, commerce, and science classes by scholarship examination in grade 8. D. B. Karunathilaka was the school's first principal and R. W. Galahitiyawa was the vice principal. The school had around 22 staff in 1965.

The school was closed in 1971 due to the JVP insurrection. It became a rehabilitation camp. No education was carried out at the school for three years. Instead, commerce classes were held in the irrigation office and science classes was held at Topawewa School.

Notable alumni

See also: Category:Alumni of Royal Central College, Polonnaruwa

Below is a list of notable alumni of Royal Central College, Polonnaruwa

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Name Notability Reference
Maithripala Sirisena President of Sri Lanka (2015–present, member of Parliament - Polonnaruwa (1989–2015)

See also

References

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  3. This right royal election
  4. Mobitel establishes fully-fledged state-of-the-art computer lab at Royal College in Polonnaruwa
  5. Polonnaruwa Royal advance to pre-quarter final
  6. Royal Polonnaruwa Victorious
  7. New swimming pool for Polonnaruwa Royal College
  8. Gamage, Yasaratne (24 July 2012). "Schools netball finals in Polonnaruwa". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 27 July 2012.
  9. "Innovative teachers, student winners in Microsoft Competition honoured". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 26 February 2012.
  10. "Province - North Central" (PDF). Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme. Ministry of Education.
  11. Wijenayake, Walter (9 October 2008). "C. P. de Silva,advocate of a 'free society'". The Island (Sri Lanka).
  12. "C. P. de Silva – a victim of 'Back Stabbing'". The Island (Sri Lanka). 17 April 2005.
  13. "History". Royal Central College. Archived from the original on 14 February 2013.
  14. Gunewardene, Prasad (25 September 2007). "Mangala, Sripathi, JVP and UPFA". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 19 February 2013.

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