Bandaranayake College, Gampaha

Bandaranayake College, Gampaha
බණ්ඩාරනායක විද්‍යාලය, ගම්පහ
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11000

Coordinates7°05′30″N 80°00′20″E / 7.091667°N 80.005556°E / 7.091667; 80.005556
Information
Former names• Henarathgoda Seewali Buddhist School

• Henarathgoda Senior Secondary School
• Henarathgoda Secondary English School
• Kasagahawatta Maha Vidyalaya
• Bandaranayake Maha Vidyalaya

• Bandaranayake College (since 1993)
Type1AB National School
Motto"විද්වාන් සර්‍වත්‍ර පූජ්‍යතේ"
(Scholar is always honored)
Religious affiliation(s)Buddhist
Established18 September 1918; 106 years ago (1918-09-18)
FounderCharles Samarasooriya
School districtGampaha District
School codeBCG
PrincipalKasun Gunarathne
Teaching staff250
Grades6 - 13
GenderBoys
Age range10 to 19
Enrolment5,000
ClassesA - J (10), A - S (19)
LanguageSinhala and English
Campus size10-hectare (25-acre)
Campus typeUrban
Colour(s)Navy blue and maroon
  
Team nameNayakenz
AlumniOld Nayakenz
Websitebcg.lk

Bandaranayake College Gampaha (Sinhala: බණ්ඩාරනායක විද්‍යාලය ගම්පහ) is a Buddhist boys' school in Gampaha, Sri Lanka, founded on 18 September 1918. The school has a student population exceeding 5,000 across 8 grades from grade 6 to advanced level classes, on a campus of 10 ha (25 acres). Boys are admitted at grade six, based on the results of an island-wide Scholarship Examination.