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Bandaranayake College, Gampaha බණ්ඩාරනායක විද්යාලය, ගම්පහ | |
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11000 | |
Coordinates | 7°05′30″N 80°00′20″E / 7.091667°N 80.005556°E |
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Former names | • Henarathgoda Seewali Buddhist School • Henarathgoda Senior Secondary School |
Type | 1AB National School |
Motto | "විද්වාන් සර්වත්ර පූජ්යතේ" (Scholar is always honored) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Buddhist |
Established | 18 September 1918 |
Founder | Charles Samarasooriya |
School district | Gampaha District |
School code | BCG |
Principal | Kasun Gunarathne |
Teaching staff | 250 |
Grades | 6 - 13 |
Gender | Boys |
Age range | 10 to 19 |
Enrolment | 5,000 |
Classes | A - J (10), A - S (19) |
Language | Sinhala and English |
Campus size | 10-hectare (25-acre) |
Campus type | Urban |
Colour(s) | Navy blue and maroon |
Team name | Nayakenz |
Alumni | Old Nayakenz |
Website | bcg |
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.