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Devi Balika Vidyalaya දේවි බාලිකා විද්යාලය தேவி பாலிகா வித்தியாலயம் | |
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Location | |
Sri Lanka | |
Coordinates | 6°54′39″N 79°52′58″E / 6.910740°N 79.882684°E |
Information | |
Type | National School |
Motto | Manasa Sanvuta Dheera (Great are those who are serene in mind) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Buddhist |
Established | 15 January 1953 |
Founder | Deshabandu Dr. Wimala de Silva |
Principal | Subhashini Dematagoda |
Grades | Class 6 - 13 |
Gender | Girls |
Age | 11 to 19 |
Enrollment | 3500 |
Language | Sinhala, English |
Colour(s) | Silver and Maroon |
Website | www |
Devi Balika Vidyalaya is a public national girls' school in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Girls are admitted at grade six, based on the results of an island-wide scholarship examination. Like other national schools it is controlled by the central government, as opposed to a provincial council.