Lumbini College (Sinhala ලුම්බිණි විද්යාලය) 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.
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.[1] 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.
The school's alumni are known as Old Lumbiniyanas
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Anura Srinath | Painter | [2] |
Bandula Gunawardane | Member of Parliament – Colombo (1989–1994, 2000–present) | [citation needed] |
Lalith Jayasinghe | Lieutenant Colonel Sri Lanka Army Special Forces | [3] |
Lionel Ranwala | Musician, dramatist | [4] |
Vikum Sanjaya | Twenty20 International Cricketer (2017–present) | [citation needed] |
Madhava Wijesinghe | Actor, television presenter (1993–present) | [5] |